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.
“The Gift of Room Tone” is three minutes of people being told to sit in silence in front of the camera
Dec 20, 2021
John Aldred
Room tone is literally how the name sounds. It’s a recording of the room’s tone. Its background noise. What’s going on when people are quiet….
This guy designed and 3D printed a mount to use Canon EF lenses on his Gameboy Camera and the results are awesome
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
Well, we’ve seen a few experiments with the Gameboy camera over the years, but this one is pretty wild. YouTuber, car nut and 3D printing…
Canon’s new SPAD sensor shoots high quality colour images using 1/10th the light required by a CMOS sensor
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
Canon has been going a bit mad on the Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor development, it seems. Having just announced their groundbreaking 1-megapixel SPAD sensor…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Photography and Filmmaking Accessories of 2021
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you…
Try one of these seven weird and unusual lenses to shoot your next documentary
Dec 9, 2021
John Aldred
The king of weird lenses, Mathieu Stern set himself a challenge with a documentary short film he shot recently. The challenge was to use only…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Tripods, Sliders and Gimbals of 2021
Dec 9, 2021
John Aldred
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you…
Cloning lens elements using silicone and epoxy resin
Dec 8, 2021
John Aldred
I’ve been following the YouTube channel Breaking Taps for quite a long time. It’s a fun mix of science, engineering and technology covering physics and…
Dune was shot with an Arri Alexa LF, transferred to 35mm film and then scanned back to digital again
Dec 8, 2021
John Aldred
Well, there’s no denying that the recently released Dune remake has a unique yet familiar look and feel to it. But the process to create…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Flash and Video Lights of 2021
Dec 8, 2021
John Aldred
The season of giving is upon us – which becomes immediately obvious whenever you walk into a store and you’re overwhelmed by Whamageddon. If you…
These are the most popular new photo and video gear rentals of 2021
Dec 8, 2021
John Aldred
It’s always interesting to see what products people are renting for their productions. Probably more so than the gear people are actually buying. Many filmmakers…