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.
This is how a 16mm movie film camera works, shot at 1,000 frames per second
Feb 18, 2021
John Aldred
The videos posted by Gav and Dan (who’s currently MIA), AKA The Slow Mo Guys, are always visually very appealing. But for me, they’re at…
Blackmagic’s new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro features built-in ND, tilting LCD and bigger battery
Feb 17, 2021
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design has announced the new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro. It’s a full-frame version of the regular Pocket 6K, but with some features of…
Nikon to release new Z6 II and Z7 II firmware to add 4K60p video and improved Eye AF
Feb 17, 2021
John Aldred
While the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II have received some nice updates over their predecessors, they have received a little criticism. Their autofocus, while…
Cosina has announced three new 35mm f/2 Voigtlander lenses for Leica M and Sony E
Feb 16, 2021
John Aldred
Cosina has announced three new Voigtlander 35mm f/2 lenses. One of them is the Voigtlander Ultron Vintage Line 35mm F2 Aspherical Type II VM for…
Shooting a giant crazy wide angle f/2 projector lens on the Fuji GFX100
Feb 16, 2021
John Aldred
Weird lenses are always fun, and they seem to be popping up quite regularly. But there isn’t much out there that’s weirder than this. This…
Sigma to announce new 28-70mm f/2.8 FE lens and Sigma fp L camera this month
Feb 15, 2021
John Aldred
Sigma is expected to announce the recently registered Sigma fp L camera at the upcoming CP+ 2021 virtual show in a couple of weeks. Now,…
Watch how to create the split-lighting coloured gel look in Photoshop
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
The two-tone gelled split-lighting look is quite popular for portraits and fashion photography. Thanks to photographers like Jake Hicks, there are lots of tutorials out…
This beginner’s guide walks you through the basics of long exposure photography
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Long exposure photography is a lot of fun, whether it’s landscapes, cityscapes or light painting. It’s a technique that offers a lot of options to…
Use Linear Light blend mode in Photoshop to enhance your colours the easy way
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Enhancing the colour in photographs, no matter what they may be, is a struggle that most photographers face. Sometimes it’s quite easy. At other times,…
The Sony ZV-1 now acts as a webcam without any extra software on PC or Mac
Feb 11, 2021
John Aldred
Sony first announced back in June 2020 that the Sony ZV-1 vlogging camera would soon be able to act as a USB webcam. Just two…