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.

The Godox ML60 – The ultimate lightweight and portable interview light?

Mar 7, 2021 John Aldred

The Godox ML60 is an interesting little light. I say little because it’s similar in size to the company’s AD300Pro strobe, which is really tiny….

You can save a ton of space in your lighting bags with Godox mount modifiers

Mar 7, 2021 John Aldred

Over the past several decades, the Bowens mount has become the ubiquitous modifier mount for lights. Created, naturally, by Bowens decades ago, before they went…

Reporter robbed of camera at gunpoint while filming a piece about robberies

Mar 5, 2021 John Aldred

It’s the kind of cruel irony you see in a scene from a movie or a TV show or something. Don Ford, a reporter…

10 things OM Digital Solutions needs to do in order to succeed

Mar 5, 2021 John Aldred

I’ve always tried to approach the acquisition of Olympus and the formation of OM Digital Solutions with a positive outlook. Partly because I would be…

DJI FPV Drone teardown shows it’s modular and repairable at home

Mar 5, 2021 John Aldred

One of the key aspects of FPV drones is their repairability. After all, most FPV drones (particularly racing ones) are self-built by the person flying…

Leica has announced its $8,200 APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens

Mar 4, 2021 John Aldred

Leica has just announced its new APO-Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH lens, coming in at the princely sum of $8,195. I’m never going to complain about…

This huge DIY camera crane built with metal tubes and 3D printing has a very cool trick up its sleeve

Mar 4, 2021 John Aldred

There are a lot of great tools out there for moving your camera these days, and there are plenty of more affordable options out…

How to fake a long exposure effect in Photoshop using Path Blur

Mar 4, 2021 John Aldred

The Path Blur has been around in Photoshop for a few years now, but it’s not a commonly used or really understood tool. Something that…

New Apple service lets you transfer your iCloud Photos Library to Google Photos

Mar 4, 2021 John Aldred

Apple has launched a new service that lets you automatically transfer your photos, videos and albums from your iCloud Photos library over to Google Photos….

Silicon Power 1TB Superior microSD card – Faster than SanDisk at less than half the price

Mar 3, 2021 John Aldred

Many of you know I’m a fan of big memory cards. Sometimes you just need a lot of tiny portable storage. Some of you might have…