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 make a DIY “Flare Ring” to add golden flare to your photos
Mar 20, 2020
John Aldred
While many photographers do everything they can to avoid lens flare, others actively seek it to add a dash of colour or just a little…
The new modular Zhiyun Crane 3S gimbal is built to handle big beefy cameras
Mar 19, 2020
John Aldred
Zhiyun has just announced their new Zhiyun Crane 3S motorised gimbal, and it’s a bit of a monster. It’s based around the design of the…
How to build a DIY 4×5 large format digital scanning back from a portable flatbed scanner
Mar 13, 2020
John Aldred
Large format film still holds a huge draw for a lot of photographers. It has a look that the relatively tiny digital sensors today (yes,…
EOS R5 avoids the cripple hammer? Canon confirms no-crop 8K video recorded internally
Mar 13, 2020
John Aldred
It seems almost inevitable that when Canon announces a new camera, it’ll get a quick whack from the cripple hammer, at least when it comes…
Yongnuo to release the YN450M – A Micro Four Thirds version of their Android-powered mirrorless camera
Mar 12, 2020
John Aldred
Yongnuo’s YN450 was first teased at the end of 2018 and the specs were released a little while later. It was an odd, but interesting…
New firmware adds Waveform and Vectorscope to the $229 Feelworld F6 Plus on-camera monitor
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
We’ve been fans of the Feelworld F6 Plus here at DIYP for a while. It’s a great monitor for what it costs, offering a 1080p…
Production of the Canon EOS 5DS & 5DSR has stopped, report claims
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
According to a report on Canon Rumors, production of the high-resolution Canon DSLRs, the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DSR has ended. There’s been no confirmation…
Here’s how to use focus stacking to shoot landscapes with complete front-to-back sharpness
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
One of the biggest issues with landscape photography is ensuring that you have enough depth of field to cover the entire front-to-back distance of the…
ISO has nothing to do with your exposure – Here’s how digital ISO really works
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
Everybody knows the exposure triangle by now, right? ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Once you know your scene’s exposure value, you can just balance out…
How to “scan” your film shots with the Nikon ES-2 digitizer and your camera
Mar 7, 2020
John Aldred
The Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter was announced way back in August 2017, along with the Nikon D850. It looks like somebody finally bought the…