Posts by Author: John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
How to shoot dynamic waterscapes and take your long exposure photography to the next level
Apr 20, 2022
John Aldred
Long exposures, particularly of water, are something that almost all of us either have tried at some point or will try and some point in…
No card reader required – The X-Driver is a CFexpress card with a built-in Type-C USB plug
Apr 20, 2022
John Aldred
It seems quite obvious when you think about it. A memory card that features its own native USB plug so that you don’t have…
Watch this complete guide to shooting subjects on white seamless backgrounds
Apr 19, 2022
John Aldred
White seamless background photography has been a staple of both portraits and products, amongst other things, for decades. It’s one of those things that almost…
Going beyond the basic “rules” – How to create balance and find harmony in your photography
Apr 19, 2022
John Aldred
Balance is an odd thing in photography. It’s one of those things that’s difficult for people to quantify – especially observers who aren’t familiar with…
Three cheap and easy DIY reflectors you can use to take your portraits to the next level
Apr 19, 2022
John Aldred
Reflectors are one of the most valuable tools a portrait photographer can own. And we’re not talking about monetary value, but usefulness. Their cost is…
Blackmagic Design adds native cloud collaboration and a ton of new features to DaVinci Resolve 18
Apr 19, 2022
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design had one of their live presentation events yesterday. And as usually happens during such events from Blackmagic, the announcements were pretty interesting. Dubbed…
Unpopular opinions matter in photography and here’s why
Apr 18, 2022
John Aldred
Regardless of how you feel about photography, it comes with opinions. Lots of them. From absolute beginners to seasoned pros with 50 years’ experience behind…
High resolution DJI Mini 3 photos leak ahead of rumoured April 28th announcement
Apr 18, 2022
John Aldred
We’re only 10 days away from the rumoured launch date of the DJI Mini 3 and more new images of the <250g drone appear to…
Aputure has announced the LS 600D – a slightly cut down version of its LS 600D Pro with a $500 price reduction
Apr 15, 2022
John Aldred
Aputure has announced their new Light Storm 600D – non-Pro version. It features many of the same capabilities as the LS 600D Pro but does…
This new tiny camera overcomes the problems of metalenses by using a whole bunch of them at once
Apr 15, 2022
John Aldred
Metalenses have been a thing for a while now. We first wrote about them here on DIYP back in 2016 when a team at Harvard…