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.
The DJI Mini 3 rumours are starting to appear as expected announcement date draws closer
Mar 7, 2022
John Aldred
We’re only 16 months out from the release of the DJI Mini 2 but people seem to already be expecting the announcement of a DJI…
This Ultimate Guide to Lightroom’s Smart Previews helps you edit on the road without external storage
Mar 7, 2022
John Aldred
If you edit on a laptop, particularly if you’re regularly travelling and using an external hard drive to store your images, you’ll know what a…
Crystals growing in 8K looks like a vast and beautiful expanding antarctic wasteland
Mar 7, 2022
John Aldred
Growing crystals fascinated me as a kid. I remember my parents buying me an Introduction to Chemistry experiment kit – which actually contained a “flexidisc”…
The best microphones for vloggers to buy in 2022
Mar 6, 2022
John Aldred
If, like me, you use your cameras for video as well as photography, then at some point (probably sooner rather than later) you’re going to…
New Sigma patent shows design for a 28-70mm f/2 full-frame mirrorless lens
Mar 4, 2022
John Aldred
A new patent suggests that Sigma might have a few new exciting lenses on the way soon for mirrorless cameras. The patent describes six lenses, including…
Researchers in Scotland develop “affordable” high speed HD camera tech that shoots millions of frames per second
Mar 3, 2022
John Aldred
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland have developed a new advanced camera technology that can capture full-colour high definition (1280×720) resolution images at millions of…
Canon reports 6 month delays on delivery of EOS R3 bodies plus more delays EOS R5c and several lenses
Mar 3, 2022
John Aldred
Shortages and delays still seem to be the order of the day and Canon Japan has released their latest delayed product list with their usual…
This is the first leaked photo of the upcoming Hasselblad X2D
Mar 3, 2022
John Aldred
The Hasselblad X1D-50c was initially in June 2016 to a great fanfare. Three years later, in June 2019, we saw the launch of the Hasselblad…
Watch and learn how to use every effect in Adobe After Effects
Mar 2, 2022
John Aldred
After Effects has grown in capability a lot since I last used it regularly. Recently, I’ve found myself needing to use it again for a few…
Watching tiny capacitors explode at 187,500fps looks like the most dramatic fireworks you ever saw
Mar 2, 2022
John Aldred
When I was in electronics class in high school, our teacher made some capacitors explode and it was one of the most amazing things I’d…