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.
This is how Photoshop’s “Divide” blend mode works and how to use it to remove colour casts
Mar 30, 2020
John Aldred
Photoshop has a whole bunch of different blend modes but knowing what they all do… Well, even many of the most advanced Photoshop users don’t…
Metabones has released a Canon EF to RF speed booster to reduce the EOS R 4K crop factor
Mar 28, 2020
John Aldred
It might seem strange to produce a speed booster that converts full-frame lenses to full-frame. But with the Canon EOS R and EOS RP mirrorless…
How to build out your own DIY white seamless studio cyclorama on a budget
Mar 27, 2020
John Aldred
This isn’t a project for the little home studio in your spare bedroom, but if you’re looking to build out a new studio space, this…
Canon says a firmware is on the way to fix 1DX Mark III lock-up issues – offers temporary workaround
Mar 26, 2020
John Aldred
Recently, a number of users have reported that the Canon 1DX Mark III will lock up under certain (often mystifying) conditions. Canon seems to have…
The Loupedeck CT now works with DaVinci Resolve, Avid, Cubase, and any other software you want
Mar 26, 2020
John Aldred
The Loupedeck CT is Loupedeck’s most recent control deck, launched in October last year. It features native support for much of the Adobe CC suite…
Potential design flaw in the DJI Mavic Mini causes the propeller blades to hit the body
Mar 25, 2020
John Aldred
DJI’s Mavic Mini made big news when it was announced in October, especially given that it was something so small. But being small and lightweight…
Official photos of the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens leak ahead of official announcement
Mar 24, 2020
John Aldred
Tamron hasn’t announced its upcoming 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD lens yet, however product photographs of the new lens have leaked online. As is often…
AtomOS 10.3 update for the Ninja V adds social media guides, broadcast-legal recording and more
Mar 24, 2020
John Aldred
Atomos has released a new version of AtomOS for the Ninja V monitor recorder. The new AtomOS 10.3 comes with frame guides for social media,…
Pergear has released two new low budget 35mm f/1.6 and 50mm f/1.8 lenses for Fuji X shooters
Mar 24, 2020
John Aldred
With lenses skyrocketing in price lately, especially on the mirrorless front, it can be difficult for beginner mirrorless shooters to find inexpensive lenses. For DSLRs…
A minimalist approach to shooting B-Roll for your videos
Mar 23, 2020
John Aldred
For anybody who shoots videos, especially on their own, shooting b-roll can be a bit of a pain. You have to have it, though, really,…