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.
Qualcom’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 poses big potential privacy issues with always-on camera
Dec 7, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it looks like it might not just be our desktop and laptop webcams that we might be taping over soon, but our smartphones, too….
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Lenses of 2021
Dec 7, 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…
How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes
Dec 6, 2021
John Aldred
While understanding how light actually works is a much more reliable way to figure out how you’re going to light your subject, when you’re just…
I’ve spent the last two weeks editing with the Wemax Go Advanced projector and it’s pretty awesome
Dec 6, 2021
John Aldred
Recently, I wrote that adding a second monitor to your computer is the best thing you can do to speed up your workflow efficiency. Well,…
Holiday Gift Guide – Best Cameras of 2021
Dec 6, 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…
L’Officiel sued by New York City for not paying photographers and other freelance staff
Dec 4, 2021
John Aldred
French magazine L’Officiel, announced the creation of an American edition of their magazine, L’Officiel USA, in 2017. Since that time coverage has included fashion shows…
Qualcomm teams up with Sony to strengthen future smartphone camera integration
Dec 4, 2021
John Aldred
Smartphone processor manufacturer Qualcomm has teamed up with leading smartphone CMOS sensor maker Sony Semiconductor to provide better integration between their two systems for future…
You can now shoot true RAW video with your smartphone thanks to open source app MotionCam
Dec 3, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is pretty exciting. At least, it’s exciting if you have an Android phone – sorry iPhone users!. The newest version of the open-source…
Capture One 22 lets you stitch panoramics and create merged HDR images – releasing on December 9th
Dec 3, 2021
John Aldred
Capture One has announced its new Capture One 22 software. Or at least, they’ve announced that it’s coming. With a release date of December 9th,…
Godox’s third generation of “Quicker” QTIII series strobes bring LED modelling light and more efficient bulb design
Dec 2, 2021
John Aldred
Although the Godox M600D LED light might not quite be official yet, Godox has announced three new strobes in its QT series today. The QT…