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.
Olympus has now officially been renamed “OM System”
Oct 27, 2021
John Aldred
Well, there’s been a lot of speculation about what’s going to happen to the name Olympus since its acquisition by JIP was completed at the…
DJI’s tiny new Action 2 is going to set you back $850 with the selfie screen and microphone
Oct 27, 2021
John Aldred
DJI has announced the new DJI Action 2 action camera, and they seem to have taken a leaf out of Insta360’s book by making it…
Nikon releases fourth Z9 teaser – confirms official release announcement tomorrow
Oct 27, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it looks like we won’t have to wait another week between the final teaser and the official announcement for Nikon’s upcoming new Z9 flagship…
Lumix kicks off 20th Anniversary by announcing that the GH6 is still under development
Oct 27, 2021
John Aldred
It’s the 20th anniversary of Panasonic’s Lumix brand of cameras this year. Today, in fact, is the 20th anniversary of their first cameras, the Lumix…
If you’ve missed travelling, check out this Hyperlapse around Singapore
Oct 26, 2021
John Aldred
The last couple of years has been tough on us all, but especially those of us who love to travel. Well, even if we haven’t…
Rode Wireless GO II gets smartphone control and Rode Connect podcasting support
Oct 26, 2021
John Aldred
Rode has released two updates for the Rode Wireless Go II microphones, bringing new podcasting and live streaming functionality and allowing complete remote configuration from…
Samyang’s first autofocus lens for Fuji X is the 12mm f/2 X
Oct 26, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it’s not much of a surprise, really. The teaser image posted last week by Samyang for their first autofocus Fujifilm X mount lens with…
How to create fake anamorphic lens flares in DaVinci Resolve
Oct 26, 2021
John Aldred
The anamorphic look is all the rage these days, as evidenced by the rate at which new anamorphic lenses seem to be getting announced. And…
Seven tips to shoot successful YouTube videos without showing your face
Oct 25, 2021
John Aldred
Whenever I speak to people about starting up a YouTube channel, one of the biggest objections I hear is that they don’t want to be…
Stop making art for other artists – you’re ruining your work
Oct 25, 2021
John Aldred
An odd thing that’s happened over the years as film has transitioned over to digital and the rise of social media has had a huge…