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.
AI-powered Super Resolution upscaling is now available in Adobe Camera Raw
Mar 10, 2021
John Aldred
Adobe Camera Raw now includes a new feature that will be coming soon to both Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. It’s called Super Resolution and it’s…
Sony unleashes world’s largest and highest resolution 128-megapixel global shutter CMOS sensor
Mar 10, 2021
John Aldred
Sony has announced their Sony’s newest huge CMOS sensor, the Sony IMX661 with a global shutter and whopping 127.68-megapixel resolution. It’s said to be both…
This guy built his own SSD side handle for the Z Cam E2 so he wouldn’t have to buy a cage rig
Mar 10, 2021
John Aldred
Sometimes, you have a camera rig and you need a thing, and there’s just no real commercially available solution out there to give you exactly…
The Insta360 GO 2 is an amazing wearable first-person camera (also available in Minions flavour)
Mar 9, 2021
John Aldred
The more I’ve travelled to shoot photos and video over the last few years, the more I’ve come to appreciate the benefits of smaller and…
The Godox ML60 – The ultimate lightweight and portable interview light?
Mar 7, 2021
John Aldred
The Godox ML60 is an interesting little light. I say little because it’s similar in size to the company’s AD300Pro strobe, which is really tiny….
You can save a ton of space in your lighting bags with Godox mount modifiers
Mar 7, 2021
John Aldred
Over the past several decades, the Bowens mount has become the ubiquitous modifier mount for lights. Created, naturally, by Bowens decades ago, before they went…
10 things OM Digital Solutions needs to do in order to succeed
Mar 5, 2021
John Aldred
I’ve always tried to approach the acquisition of Olympus and the formation of OM Digital Solutions with a positive outlook. Partly because I would be…
DJI FPV Drone teardown shows it’s modular and repairable at home
Mar 5, 2021
John Aldred
One of the key aspects of FPV drones is their repairability. After all, most FPV drones (particularly racing ones) are self-built by the person flying…
This huge DIY camera crane built with metal tubes and 3D printing has a very cool trick up its sleeve
Mar 4, 2021
John Aldred
There are a lot of great tools out there for moving your camera these days, and there are plenty of more affordable options out…
How to fake a long exposure effect in Photoshop using Path Blur
Mar 4, 2021
John Aldred
The Path Blur has been around in Photoshop for a few years now, but it’s not a commonly used or really understood tool. Something that…