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 smartphone tripod mount lets you use your Apple Watch as a selfie screen
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
Smartphone vlogging has gotten quite popular over the last couple of years, but it has one big flaw. Not with all phones, but most of…
You can now use the Blackmagic Video Assist as a USB webcam for live streaming
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. With all the talk of cameras getting firmware updates this year in order to give them the capability to be used…
This is the surprisingly true story of Kodak Aerochrome’s origins and ultimate fate
Nov 26, 2020
John Aldred
It’s hard to imagine that a particular film stock, especially something like infrared film, might have an origin story that’s almost as wild as a…
The MIOPS FLEX is the ultimate external camera trigger
Nov 25, 2020
John Aldred
MIOPS, the company that brought you the Mobile trigger, Capsule360 Motion Box and the Splash trigger, is back with a new project, the MIOPS FLEX,…
Can’t wait for Blackmagic’s new Speed Editor? How about building your own DIY version from scratch?
Nov 25, 2020
John Aldred
Control decks and consoles for various pieces of software are starting to really become more of a standard on our desktops these days. Whether it’s…
Confused by lighting terms? Here’s what they all mean
Nov 24, 2020
John Aldred
If you’re new to working with flash, especially when shooting portraits, all of the different terms for different lights can be quite confusing. With no…
The Panasonic Lumix S5 is now capable of shooting 5.9K ProRes RAW
Nov 24, 2020
John Aldred
Panasonic recently announced that they had a bunch of new firmware updates coming for their full-frame mirrorless lineup, including their newest addition, the Panasonic S5….
What to do when you have $17,000 worth of camera gear stolen
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
It’s every photographer and filmmaker’s worst nightmare. You pop your bag full of gear down on the ground, turn around for a moment, turn back…
5 alternatives to Google Photos cloud storage for backing up your work
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
Google Photos has been one of the best photo hosting cloud services out there, offering storage for an unlimited number of your photos absolutely free…
Kodak is releasing a ’70s-inspired metal film case in six colours
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
Well, if you’re gonna go retro with some old film cameras, might as well have matching cases for your rolls of film, too, right? That’s…