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.
Amazon Prime Day 2021 is here – these are the best photo & video deals
Jun 21, 2021
John Aldred
Amazon has kicked off its Prime Day deals on time this year and as usual, there are quite a lot of them. Despite the name,…
Watch: How film and developing actually work – It’s both magic and science
Jun 19, 2021
John Aldred
This is one of the deepest dives into film photography and the developing process I’ve seen. Not surprisingly, it’s from Destin at Smarter Every Day….
A rare 1943 “top secret” Russian FS-3 FotoSniper prototype has sold for $170,000
Jun 19, 2021
John Aldred
One declared a “top secret” project during the Second World War siege of Leningrad, a one-of-a-kind (as far as we know) Russian GOI FS-3 FotoSniper…
Photographing wildlife with 4×5 large format camera and expired film
Jun 19, 2021
John Aldred
These days, for sports and wildlife shooters, it seems the smaller sensor cameras are often favoured for the “extra reach” with long lenses. Most wildlife…
No, Sony is not making the Canon EOS R3 Sensor – Canon is
Jun 19, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it turns out that Canon is making their own sensor for the Canon EOS R3 after all. After a wording change on various Canon websites…
How to create realistic perspective motion blur in Photoshop
Jun 18, 2021
John Aldred
Creating motion blur isn’t as easy or always as possible as we might like when we’re just rushing to get the shot. Sometimes we’re not…
The good and bad of EOS R5 overheating after 8 months use in the real world
Jun 18, 2021
John Aldred
The Canon EOS R5 has been plagued with overheating criticism since its initial release. Canon eventually released a firmware update that resolved some of the…
SkyeBrowse lets you make 3D models with your DJI drone videos in minutes
Jun 18, 2021
John Aldred
As 3D printers have become more popular over the last few years, so has the idea of 3D scanning. No longer in the realm of…
BAD Wrap is a padded, waterproof and posable wrap for your camera gear that doesn’t need velcro
Jun 17, 2021
John Aldred
This is an interesting piece of kit. It’s not the first product of its kind (nor the cheapest), but it does offer a couple of…
Leica has release a “new” smartphone with 1″ camera sensor that comes with its own lens cap
Jun 17, 2021
John Aldred
Leica has released a smartphone. Well, technically, Japanese multinational conglomerate, SoftBank Group has released a “new” smartphone with Leica branding. But for all intents and…