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.
Insta360 teams up with Leica for the ONE R – A modular action camera with a 5.3K 1″ sensor
Jan 7, 2020
John Aldred
Action cameras seem to come out with alarming regularity, and more players are jumping into the field every year. But there’s been very little real…
Hotly anticipated Canon 1DX Mark III announced – 1,000 shot buffer, dual CFexpress and 5.5K internal raw video
Jan 7, 2020
John Aldred
It’s the first day of CES 2020 so there are a few new gear announcements today. This time it’s Canon’s turn, with the official announcement…
The Nikon D780 has officially been announced with Eye AF and 4K 10-Bit HDMI output
Jan 7, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a long time coming, but the Nikon D750 has finally been replaced. Nikon has today announced the new Nikon D780 DSLR. It offers…
How to shoot atmospheric photos of glass with just a couple of speedlights
Jan 6, 2020
John Aldred
Photographing glass can be a very tricky topic if you don’t know how to approach it. It doesn’t react to light the way that most…
Watch as this commercial shows you how not to act on set as a boom operator
Jan 6, 2020
John Aldred
It’s funny how commercials have a way of completely escaping your memory, and then seem to resurface again every few years. This is one of…
A GoPro spinning at 1800rpm looks like it’s entering a wormhole to another universe
Jan 6, 2020
John Aldred
It’s difficult to come up with original GoPro footage these days. Everything’s just been done. But this is something I haven’t seen before. YouTuber Mr….
The first images of Nikon’s upcoming D780 DSLR have leaked
Jan 4, 2020
John Aldred
The Nikon D780 announcement is expected to arrive in just three days during the opening of CES 2020 in Las Vegas. To add some weight…
Godox vs Godox – How the FV150 LED flash compares to regular speedlights and strobes
Jan 3, 2020
John Aldred
LED flash has had a bit of a bumpy start the last couple of years. A number of products have come out, but they’ve not…
This is why you should or shouldn’t use Lightroom presets
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
Presets for Lightroom and other applications are often the centre of controversy. Some people can’t live without them and actively panic when their software updates…
This is why you are never happy as an artist
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
One challenge that almost all artists and creatives face is that of feeling satisfied with our work. That we’re actually getting where we want to…