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.
Nirvana Baby’s “child pornography” album cover lawsuit dismissed
Jan 4, 2022
John Aldred
The word “Nevermind” has been stuck in the planet’s collective consciousness ever since Nirvana released their album of that title in 1991. But now…
Viltrox announces ultra-wide 13mm f/1.4 autofocus lens for Fuji X priced at $469
Jan 4, 2022
John Aldred
The third-party autofocus lens collection for Fuji is just exploding now that they’ve opened up their protocols. The latest to be added to this list…
Zen & The Art of Wrapping Cables – Or how to wrap your cables to guarantee tangle-free use
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
Recently, we posted about workflow efficiency on video productions and one of the things we mentioned was learning how to wrap your cables properly and…
Sony A7 III vs A7 IV – Is it really worth the upgrade?
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
The Sony A7 IV has been shipping and already gotten into the hands of a lucky few judging from the posts I’ve been seeing on…
How to use Lightroom CC’s Color Grading feature to get the most out of your raw files
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
Lightroom started to overhaul its Lightroom CC UI in around October 2020, switching the old split toning feature into a new Color Grading feature with…
We 3D printed a giant lithophane photo of the Mandalorian
Jan 3, 2022
John Aldred
It’s not really a secret that we’re big fans of 3D printing here at DIYP. Whether it’s printing out handy gear that we’ll use all…
The Godox VDS-M3 XLR shotgun mic has a built-in battery for when you don’t have phantom power
Dec 30, 2021
John Aldred
Godox has been building up their microphone collection for a little while now with various different mics including a dual wireless mini lav kit, and…
Nikon Z9 flagship mirrorless camera not expected to ship until October 2022
Dec 28, 2021
John Aldred
The global silicon shortage has hit all industries hard, and the camera industry is now feeling it pretty hard. New cameras and lenses have often…
Nikon begins releasing video guides on how to use the Nikon Z9 mirrorless features
Dec 27, 2021
John Aldred
Whenever you order a new camera, you’re always anticipating how its new features will work. Not just how well they’ll work but how easy and…
This new technology makes f/1.4 lenses at almost zero cost
Dec 22, 2021
John Aldred
Researchers at Technion Israel Institute of Technology have developed a new way of making lenses with a curable liquid polymer that allows for faster prototyping…