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.
How to clean up fuzzy edges and colour spill from your green screen video footage
Jun 22, 2020
John Aldred
Taran Van Hemert is one of the editors at Linus Tech Tips. With the number of videos he pumps out every week, it’s a pretty…
How much do you really need to worry about damaging your camera’s sensor?
Jun 22, 2020
John Aldred
No, that thumbnail isn’t clickbait – at least not entirely. Photographer Arthur Reutov does indeed take a box cutter blade to a Sony sensor in…
Tokina has released a new flagship 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for APS-C DSLRs
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced its new atx-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for Nikon and Canon APS-C DSLRs. As an APS-C lens, it offers a full-frame field…
Video shows how badly scratches and dirt on your lens affects your photos
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
People are paranoid about scratching their lenses. So much so that they’ll actually put filters over the end of them, intentionally degrading the overall image…
NiSi releases its first macro focusing rail for precise focus control
Jun 17, 2020
John Aldred
Lens and filter manufacturer, NiSi is branching out into macro with their brand new NM-180 Macro Focusing Rail. And from looking at the video and…
The June Creative Cloud update brings massively improved AI selection features to Photoshop
Jun 17, 2020
John Aldred
Adobe has released their June update for the Creative Cloud, which they says is the biggest feature update since the Adobe MAX conference in November…
Ditch those batteries with the GravGrip hydraulic stabiliser for smartphones and action cameras
Jun 17, 2020
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gravgrip/gravgrip-battery-free-camera-stabilization With the massive range of gimbals and stabilisers out there and the number of different companies making them, you’d think we’d see something truly…
An in-depth review of Meike’s new $159 3.5mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens
Jun 17, 2020
John Aldred
Recently Meike announced their new 3.5mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens. It’s a super low budget extreme wide-angle lens costing a mere $159.99 designed for Micro…
This tiny cable will power your camera from a USB power bank
Jun 16, 2020
John Aldred
USB has been undergoing a pretty rapid development over the last few years since the Type-C connector came along. We’ve seen massive increases in speed,…
Sigma is developing small L Mount lenses to go with the Sigma fp
Jun 16, 2020
John Aldred
The L mount alliance is a funny thing. On one corner of the triangle, you’ve got Panasonic, traditionally known in the digital world for making…