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 DIY AI machine learning camera knows what it’s looking and tells you… audibly
Nov 12, 2020
John Aldred
The things people can do with Raspberry Pis, especially when it comes to photography and video related projects, always fascinates me. And Adafruit has recently…
Profoto has launched a $300 light stand bracket for its $1,100 speedlight
Nov 11, 2020
John Aldred
When Profoto first announced the original $1,000 A1 speedlight, I thought they were just having a laugh. But it turns out that it wasn’t April…
Panasonic has just released a whole bunch of GH5 tutorial videos (huh?)
Nov 10, 2020
John Aldred
Panasonic has just unleashed a torrent of educational and tutorial videos on YouTube for the Panasonic GH5. Although such content is never unwelcome, the timing…
Blackmagic has announced DaVinci Resolve 17 with a bunch of new features and performance enhancements
Nov 10, 2020
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design has today announced the latest iteration of their video editing and colour grading software, DaVinci Resolve 17. The new version, which is a…
How to turn one light into several for dramatic black and white portraits
Nov 7, 2020
John Aldred
When it comes to using just a single light source in the studio, there is a lot of great content out there, and we’ve covered…
Infinite Tools new Infinite Luma panel lets you create luminosity masks the easy way
Nov 5, 2020
John Aldred
Luminosity masks are one of the most powerful tools available in photo editing software. But they can be a pain to create manually, and while…
Canon’s RF 50mm f/1.8 lens is a nifty fifty with a very appropriate $199 price tag
Nov 5, 2020
John Aldred
Well, Canon did it. They actually released a full-frame mirrorless lens designed for entry level users with a cost comparable to its DSLR counterpoint. Yes,…
Angle grinder vs tripod plate – How to still access your battery slot with small cameras
Nov 4, 2020
John Aldred
A lot of us have smaller cameras these days. Even if we have larger DSLRs or mirrorless cameras, we also usually have one or two…
Canon’s ML-100 only shoots 1080p but it does it at 73fps 12-Bit RAW and ISO 4.5 million
Nov 4, 2020
John Aldred
Another new announcement from Canon today, but this time, it’s a camera. Two, technically. They’re the Canon ML-100 and ML-105, which feature 35mm full-frame CMOS…
Stop trying to chase (or fake) perfection in your photography – It’s ruining your work
Nov 3, 2020
John Aldred
It’s funny. In the film days, camera and lens manufacturers strived for perfection, because photographers demanded it. They wanted perfect sharpness and clarity wide open….