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.
Fuji reported to be releasing no more X series cameras in 2021
May 13, 2021
John Aldred
Well, if you were holding out for a Fuji X-H2, you’re gonna have to hold out a little more. Fuji Rumors is reporting that Fujifilm…
Reviewing Sony’s first ever digital camera 25 years after its release
May 13, 2021
John Aldred
Even though they didn’t really start to take off as a camera manufacturer until after they bought Minolta in 2006, Sony’s been in the digital…
YouTube is letting people “remix” your content into their Shorts and it’s enabled by default
May 12, 2021
John Aldred
YouTube has recently rolled out its Shorts feature across the USA, taking it out of beta. It’s YouTube’s answer to TikTok, allowing you to post…
Advertising experiment shows Instagram’s personal data collection is 100% for their benefit, not yours
May 12, 2021
John Aldred
After Instagram (and Facebook) recently put out notifications in the app stating that they wanted access to your data to “Help keep Instagram free of…
Adobe Audition now M1 native and Premiere Pro workflow improvements in May CC update
May 12, 2021
John Aldred
Adobe has just announced their May 2021 update for Adobe’s Creative Cloud, including new features for both Adobe Audition and Adobe Premiere Pro. Audition now…
This DIY YouTube studio-in-a-box lets you film anywhere instantly
May 12, 2021
John Aldred
For some, the prospect of setting up a bunch of tripods, stands, equipment and wiring it all together is just too much of a pain…
Sony A6300 & A6500 discontinued – New not-A6700 APS-C camera announcement in two weeks?
May 12, 2021
John Aldred
It appears that Sony has now officially discontinued the Sony A6300 and A6500 APS-C mirrorless cameras. Both bodies have disappeared from Sony’s list of interchangeable…
The Moza Air 2S gimbal offers 20 hours of runtime and focus wheel like a fishing reel handle
May 11, 2021
John Aldred
Gudsen has announced their new Moza Air 2S gimbal; successor to their popular Moza Air 2. It brings with it a new battery offering up…
Nikon seems to be killing off its DX DSLR body and lens lineup
May 11, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this wasn’t much of a surprise, really. With the expected announcement of the Nikon Z30 and DX-format Z mount lenses already a thing, it…
NVIDIA launches RTX 3050 mobile GPUs for low priced laptops for creatives
May 11, 2021
John Aldred
NVIDIA has today announced their new hotly-anticipated RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti mobile GPUs for RTX Studio laptops. Designed for both gamers and creatives,…