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.
B&H is fighting for your money before Prime Day with discounts up to $1,000 on Sony, Nikon, Canon and Panasonic
Jul 14, 2019
John Aldred
Ahead of the Amazon Prime Day sales, B&H is offering some big savings on select Sony, Nikon, Canon and Panasonic cameras and lenses, with instant…
First impressions of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Jul 7, 2019
John Aldred
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K attracted me the instant it was announced. I’d been looking at upgrading from my Nikons to something a little…
This is what a gaffer does and why you need one on a film set
Jul 5, 2019
John Aldred
Gaffer is one of those titles that unless you actually become part of the photo or film industry, you’re not really sure what it is….
If you shoot through prisms and own a 3D printer, you’ll want to make this
Jul 5, 2019
John Aldred
Shooting through prisms and glass or crystals of all kinds of shapes has become quite popular over the past couple of years. Lensbaby even put…
Watch this gimbal starter guide to get you shooting cinematic video quickly
Jul 5, 2019
John Aldred
Gimbals can be wonderful filmmaking tools, and they’re ideal for adding interesting movement to your shot with the minimum of fuss. But they’re not always…
Here’s how you can edit Blackmagic RAW footage in Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Jul 5, 2019
John Aldred
When the news that Blackmagic were replacing CinemaDNG with their own Blackmagic RAW format, there was a mixed reaction. It’s Blackmagic’s own format, offering a…
Fixing the base of the Manfrotto RC2 tripod quick release system with 3D printing
Jul 4, 2019
John Aldred
The Manfrotto RC2 quick release system is one of the most popular in the world for photographers. Its only real competition for tripod mounting supremacy…
The Film Carrier Mk1 is yet another film holder for “scanning” your film with a digital camera
Jul 3, 2019
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/negativesupply/film-carrier-mk1-35mm-roll-film-holder-for-camera-scanning There’s a new Kickstarter up from a company going by the name of Negative Supply. It’s for the “Film Carrier Mk1”, a 35mm roll…
How to balance your strobes with ambient light on location
Jul 2, 2019
John Aldred
Many users of flash feel quite comfortable with it in the studio. The studio makes things fairly straightforward. You expose to eliminate all the ambient…
German lighting manufacturer Hensel goes into provisional insolvency
Jul 2, 2019
John Aldred
We appear to have another casualty in the increasingly competitive strobe market. According to ProfiFoto, The District Court of Würzburg has ordered the provisional insolvency administration…