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 shoot and edit epic match cut transitions for your videos
Nov 6, 2019
John Aldred
One transition that’s often used in movies and TV is the match cut. It’s not often used in most non-cinematic videos, though. It’s essentially where…
What does bit depth even mean? And does it matter?
Nov 6, 2019
John Aldred
Bit depth is a topic that always comes up whenever a new camera is announced. But what does it all actually mean? And why is…
Rosco’s MIXBOOK is the “world’s first” digital gel swatchbook
Nov 5, 2019
John Aldred
Gel and lighting manufacturer Rosco has released the MIXBOOK. They say that it is the “world’s first digital swatchbook”. If you don’t know what swatchbooks…
This is the $60 DIY 6×6 medium format camera from Lomography
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
At some point in their photographic journey, many people who take up arms with a camera, especially if they start shooting film, toy with the…
Automated star tracking astrophotography with Sky-Watcher
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
There are generally two types of astrophotography. There’s the kind that’s more like landscape photography, where the skies form a part of the overall scene…
Wirelessly tether any camera to your desktop with Air Direct
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been three years since we saw the Tether Tools Case Air unveiled at Photokina 2016. It offered a lot of options for wirelessly tethering…
Hoya announces new Starscape filter to cut through light pollution and a ProND filter kit
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
Hoya has today launched two new filters. Well, to be correct, one new filter and one new filter set. The single filter is the Hoya…
Geekoto tease a new GT-250 round head strobe
Oct 31, 2019
John Aldred
Geekoto is a relatively new brand when it comes to lighting. They offered both a speedlight as well a portable GT200 Fresnel strobe. Now, they’re…
Sick of dog pictures on social media? Nvidia’s GANimal AI lets you turn them into other animals
Oct 30, 2019
John Aldred
Of course, I’m kidding, how can anybody get sick of dog pictures on Facebook? Nvidia’s research teams have been doing some pretty crazy stuff with…
The DJI Mavic Mini is official – It weighs 249g, shoots 2.7K video and has 30min flight time
Oct 30, 2019
John Aldred
There have been rumours about the DJI Mavic Mini for a little while now and at least one of them appears to have been correct….