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.
Mitsubishi reported to be leaving the photography market
Mar 15, 2021
John Aldred
I’ll bet most of you didn’t realise Mitsubishi was even in the photography market and just made Shoguns, Galants and various other 4-wheeled whatnots, right?…
This beginner’s guide to using strobes will help you decide what to buy and how to use it
Mar 15, 2021
John Aldred
Speedlights and strobes can be quite intimidating to new photographers who’ve never had personal experience with them before. Particularly strobes. They’re really not all that…
The FAA’s new drone rules start coming into effect from April 21st
Mar 15, 2021
John Aldred
The FAA has announced dates for when their new tightened drone regulations (revised from an initial proposal in December 2019) will start to take effect….
Don’t Fall for the StarScope Monocular “Telescope” Smartphone Lens Scam
Mar 13, 2021
John Aldred
This sort of thing seems to pop up quite regularly. Optics that defy the laws of physics that you can attach to your phone to…
Canon has patented a bunch of fast(ish) portrait-length 70-100mm RF prime lenses
Mar 12, 2021
John Aldred
A new Canon patent application has popped up on the Japan Patent Office website detailing six new RF mount prime lenses ranging in focal length…
The Sigma fp L expected to be announced soon, but with a weird (not Foveon) sensor
Mar 12, 2021
John Aldred
The Sigma fp L was thought to have been getting announced at CP+ last month, but it turned out to not be the case. Instead,…
How to shoot easy white backgrounds for either products or portraits
Mar 12, 2021
John Aldred
It’s one of the oldest and most fundamental techniques when it comes to shooting both portraits and product photography in the studio. But it’s also…
Atomos is bringing ProRes RAW video to the Sony FX3
Mar 12, 2021
John Aldred
This announcement is probably a big surprise to absolutely nobody, but Atomos is bringing ProRes RAW support to the Atomos Ninja V when used in…
OPPO’s new Find X3 Pro has TWO 10-Bit 50MP Sony cameras that see a billion colours
Mar 11, 2021
John Aldred
OPPO has announced its new Find X3 Pro smartphone, and it comes with a pair of primary cameras with each featuring 50-megapixel Sony IMX 766…
DaVinci Resolve 17 final now available in native Apple M1 flavour
Mar 11, 2021
John Aldred
Blackmagic has announced that DaVinci Resolve 17, released just a couple of weeks ago, is now also available as an Apple M1 native application. As…