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 make your own DIY LED tube lights for video
Oct 19, 2019
John Aldred
We’ve all seen Eric Pare’s DIY light tubes for light painting, but these ones from Adam Rahn at DroiMedia are a little bit different. These…
How and why you might want to use High Speed Sync flash in the studio
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
High speed sync flash is typically associated with shooting outdoors. You’re in the bright light, and you need to take your shutter past your camera’s…
How to create an animated custom Google Map for your travel videos
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
Maps are wonderful things. They don’t just let us figure out how to get from here to there, but they can also provide context, especially…
Olympus announces the OM-D E-M5 Mark III with up to 6.5 stops of stabilisation and IPX1 waterproof rating
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been a while since Olympus announced the OM-D E-M5 Mark II, which was already a pretty solid little camera. But now, Olympus has announced…
DJI Mavic 3 may be announced in January, Mavic Mini at the end of this month
Oct 16, 2019
John Aldred
It’s being rumoured that DJI is getting ready to announce the Mavic 3 drone in January 2020. Drone DJ reports that they’ve received several rumours…
Seven tips to improve your documentary-style portrait photography
Oct 15, 2019
John Aldred
Documentary portraits are becoming more popular than ever. While once more the domain of magazine features, they’ve become a lot more widespread over the last…
EOS 5D Mark V and EOS R Mark II added to Canon’s internal roadmap, rumours suggest
Oct 15, 2019
John Aldred
Well, that didn’t seem to take long. According to a report on Canon Rumors, Canon has already added an EOS R Mark II to their…
Adding IBIS to the Nikon Z50 would’ve made it too big, interview with Nikon reveals
Oct 14, 2019
John Aldred
The Nikon Z50 looks like a pretty neat camera. Positioning itself as an entry-level mirrorless camera sitting somewhere between the capability of the D5x00 and…
Blackmagic Pocket 4K/6K cage comparison – SmallRig vs Nitze
Oct 14, 2019
John Aldred
If you’ve had a go at shooting video for any length of time with any camera that has a DSLR or mirrorless-like form factor, you…
How to shoot epic slow motion food commercials without $100K+ robot arms
Oct 14, 2019
John Aldred
We’ve all seen those fancy slow-motion food videos with ingredients slamming into each other in midair. Such videos often require expensive rigs involving multiple motion…