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.
Litra has been acquired by Logitech
May 17, 2021
John Aldred
Litra’s range of LED lights have become very popular over the last few years. Their products fit into that small LED niche accompanied by names…
How to find photography clients when you have no idea where to start
May 17, 2021
John Aldred
When it comes to running a photography business, there’s far more to it than just knowing how to a good picture. You also need to…
PSA: Google’s free cloud photo storage ends in 2 weeks – Here are eight alternatives
May 16, 2021
John Aldred
Last November, Google announced that its free unlimited photo backup was going to end and it would all fall under the free shared 15GB get…
Godox sets its sights on high end flash with the new P2400 pack & head system
May 15, 2021
John Aldred
Godox has announced their new P2400 pack and head system. It’s the most powerful strobe system they’ve produced to date, which Godox describes as “a…
New tech is coming to help fight the spread of misinformation in photographs online
May 14, 2021
John Aldred
The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), launched in 2019 as a collaboration between Adobe, Twitter and the New York Times, looks like it might finally be…
This is what a 10-million second long exposure photograph of the sun looks like
May 14, 2021
John Aldred
Matthew Vandeputte is generally better known for his timelapse and hyperlapse work than his regular single image photography. But in this project, he decided to…
Vazen expands its full-frame anamorphic lineup with the new $8,000 50mm T2.1 1.8x lens
May 14, 2021
John Aldred
Chinese lens manufacturer Vazen has now officially announced their new 50mm T2.1 1.8x Anamorphic Lens. Designed to cover large sensors like those found in the…
The TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25 lens for Leica M mount officially announced
May 14, 2021
John Aldred
TTArtisan has announced their new newest lens for Leica M mount; the TTArtisan M 90mm f/1.25 manual focus full-frame lens. Despite housing a Leica M…
Nikon kills off more of its APS-C and full-frame F mount lenses
May 13, 2021
John Aldred
I’ve been saying for years that the “Death of DSLRs” will come when the manufacturers give up on them and not before – no matter…
M1 iPad Pro benchmarks show performance beating a high-end i9 MacBook Pro
May 13, 2021
John Aldred
Apple’s recently announced M1 iPad Pro has gotten a lot of people excited, and for quite good reason. Apple’s M1 chips have shown some impressive…