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.
Specs leak for upcoming Panasonic Leica 25-50mm f/1.7 – announcement maybe this week
Jul 6, 2021
John Aldred
Last week, the above image leaked of the upcoming Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Summilux 25-50mm f/1.7 ASPH Micro Four Thirds lens, first mentioned during the Panasonic…
10 astrophotography tips to raise your nighttime photography game
Jul 5, 2021
John Aldred
Astrophotography is arguably one of the more technically challenging genres of photography out there. And even if you do know what you’re doing, it can…
Canon’s video-focused EOS R5c expected in Q1 2022
Jul 5, 2021
John Aldred
The mythical Canon EOS R5c is said to be a video-centric version of the Canon EOS R5. It’s supposed to come with active cooling and…
Comparing the Canon EOS R, EOS RP, EOS R5 and EOS R6 head-to-head for portraits
Jul 5, 2021
John Aldred
Canon’s full-frame lineup has proven to be very popular ever since it was initially introduced. So far, they’ve released four full-frame mirrorless bodies with the…
How to fake that gelled split lighting look in Photoshop
Jul 3, 2021
John Aldred
Using multiple differently coloured gels to light your subject and their environment has become a very popular subject over the last few years – and…
Less than four days after Nikon Z fc announcement, Nikon can’t keep up with demand
Jul 3, 2021
John Aldred
The new Nikon Z cf APS-C mirrorless was only announced four days ago and Nikon has already issued a statement claiming that they can’t keep…
All Western Digital My Cloud OS 3 NAS devices vulnerable to major exploits
Jul 3, 2021
John Aldred
Western Digital’s not having a great time lately, huh? After having received reports from users that their Western Digital My Book Live devices were randomly…
Thinking about buying used camera gear? Watch this first
Jul 2, 2021
John Aldred
We’ve all either bought or thought about buying used gear before now. We know how much we baby our stuff and we know there are…
Panasonic GH6 camera passes Bluetooth certification – but don’t expect it any time soon
Jul 2, 2021
John Aldred
Panasonic has now registered its upcoming Panasonic GH6 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera and completed its Bluetooth Qualification Process. It’s hardly surprising that the Panasonic…
Is there really that big of a difference between 12-Bit and 14-Bit RAW?
Jul 2, 2021
John Aldred
12-Bit used to be the standard for most raw files in the early days. Then, somewhere around 10 years or so ago, most of them…