Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Nikon releases updates for almost all their software after malware alerts
    Dec 3, 2019 John Aldred

    While antivirus software is pretty good these days, it doesn’t always get things right. Some quite nasty stuff still gets missed and sometimes innocent software…

    FCC application shows the Autel Evo 2 drone is on the way and it shoots 8K video
    Dec 3, 2019 John Aldred

    DJI might own most of the global drone market, but they’re not the only player in the game. An FCC application from Autel Robotics describes…

    You can actually play Doom on this Kodak digital camera from 1998
    Dec 2, 2019 John Aldred

    I don’t know about you, but to me, this is a thing of absolute beauty. YouTuber LazyGameReviews just posted a video of the 1993 first-person…

    This company has actually made a steel wool “photography kit” and it costs $2.64
    Nov 30, 2019 John Aldred

    The steel wool photography thing isn’t exactly a new idea. In fact, it’s been done to death. To the point now where most photographers avoid…

    Five photography items under $50 that you need in your camera bag
    Nov 30, 2019 John Aldred

    It might be a little bit early to start thinking about stocking stuffers for the photographer in your life, or perhaps to even treat yourself….

    How to spend $1,000,000 on photography gear at B&H this Black Friday
    Nov 29, 2019 John Aldred

    While the world is looking for bargains today, we thought we’d look at the opposite end of the spectrum, the most expensive gear we could…

    The Feelworld F6 Plus on-camera monitor features 3D LUTs and a touchscreen interface
    Nov 28, 2019 John Aldred

    The Feelworld F6 Plus is the latest 5.5″ on-camera monitor from Feelworld. Except in name, it shares little in common with the Feelworld F6 it…

    Insta360 ONE X and GO updates remove wind and background noise from your audio
    Nov 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Two of the biggest complaints about small cameras like action and 360° cameras are their audio and fairly bland colours. The audio is often just…

    It looks like Fujifilm’s new Across II might be being made by Ilford
    Nov 25, 2019 John Aldred

    Fujifilm’s recently released Acros II starts shipping in Japan this month, but it looks like it’s possibly being manufactured by Ilford, and not Fujifilm themselves….

    Tetenal has announced its first film developing kits since coming under new ownership
    Nov 25, 2019 John Aldred

    It looked like it was the end for Tetenal. At the beginning of 2019, Tetenal went into liquidation but was rescued by a management buyout,…