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.

It’d take a miracle for you to get a Canon EOS R3 anytime soon

Sep 18, 2021 John Aldred

The Canon EOS R3, announced on Tuesday, has proven to be a popular camera. It’s not surprising, really. A lot of EOS 1DX Mark III…

A simple seven-step process to create dramatic black and white images in Lightroom

Sep 16, 2021 John Aldred

For the longest time, I wasn’t a huge fan of digital black and white conversions. I stuck with film. Ilford FP4+ to be precise. It…

Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 and 28-75mm f/2.8 images and specs leak ahead of October announcement

Sep 16, 2021 John Aldred

Last month, Tamron announced the development of a new 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD zoom lens for Sony E-Mount. They claimed it to be the…

Canon has now officially announced the EOS R3 mirrorless camera and yup, it’s $5,999

Sep 14, 2021 John Aldred

So, I have to start this post by saying that I was wrong. I really didn’t expect the Canon EOS R3 to come with a…

Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 cameras are disabled if you unlock the bootloader

Sep 13, 2021 John Aldred

If you’re thinking about picking up the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 for your smartphone photography needs and you’re a bit of a tinkerer, you…

How to create a mock-up of a framed photograph in Photoshop to help you sell more prints

Sep 13, 2021 John Aldred

Many of us might not ever need to create a mock-up of how a photograph might look in a frame on the wall. If we’re…

The Hubsan Zino Mini SE has a flight time of 45 minutes. weighs 249g and costs $349

Sep 13, 2021 John Aldred

It looks like DJI might have some competition in the license-free (in many countries) sub-250g market. Hubsan has just announced their new Zino Mini SE…