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.
Nikon D500 listed as discontinued on Nikon Asia – Mirrorless successor on the way?
Jan 26, 2022
John Aldred
It’s been six years since Nikon released the Nikon D500. The camera that will likely be their last “pro” model APS-C DSLR. It was just…
Ricoh Theta X 360° camera comes with a big touch display, 60MP image capture and real-time stitching
Jan 25, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh has today announced the new Ricoh Theta X 360° camera. Like the rest of the Ricoh 360° range, the Theta X is an all-in-one…
New firmware gives the DJI Mavic 3 the features that were promised at launch
Jan 25, 2022
John Aldred
After the success of the DJI Mavic 2 and the “collaboration” (pretty much an acquisition) with Hasselblad, many folks were excited to see what would…
Reporter hit by truck live on-air, gets back up and carries on to finish her segment
Jan 24, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is something you don’t see every day. Journalist Tori Yorgey was reporting from Dunbar, W. VA. for local news channel WSAZ when she was…
This amazing stop motion animation makes woodworking look as simple as chopping a salad
Jan 21, 2022
John Aldred
I find stop motion animation absolutely fascinating to watch, particularly when it looks as good as this. I absolutely don’t have the patience to create…
Metropolitan Police detective to serve three years in jail for secretly filming models
Jan 21, 2022
John Aldred
A London Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism detective has been sentenced to three years in jail for secretly filming models during fake photoshoots. The BBC reports that…
Ricoh announces major restructuring – is Pentax about to be reborn or are they just dying?
Jan 21, 2022
John Aldred
This announcement applies to Ricoh Japan only. For a statement from Ricoh USA, see the bottom of this post. Ricoh, more specifically its Pentax brand…
Woman crashes car through frozen river and stops to shoot selfies as it sinks beneath her feet
Jan 20, 2022
John Aldred
I don’t think we’ve had a stupid-selfie post for a while, but here’s a good one. A woman who has not been publicly identified had…
Shooting photos with a brand new original Nintendo Gameboy Camera and Printer from 1998
Jan 20, 2022
John Aldred
The Gameboy Camera seems to have picked up in popularity as of late. We’ve seen a plethora of projects using one over the last few…
Capture One has officially killed off Nikon, Fujifilm and Sony-specific versions of Capture One 22
Jan 20, 2022
John Aldred
Capture One has announced that they’ve officially discontinued their brand-specific versions of Capture One for Nikon, Sony and Fujifilm cameras. This means that now, there’s…