Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Sony laughs at tiny E Mount criticisms claiming they can make f/0.63 lenses
    Mar 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Last October, when Leica manager Stephan Schulz was badmouthing Sony’s E Mount, and how it simply couldn’t handle faster lenses due to its small stature,…

    Here’s proof that Sony Picture Profiles do have an effect the data stored in your raw files
    Mar 5, 2019 John Aldred

    It’s long been thought that when shooting raw, we can basically just ignore the in-camera processing settings. They’re only used if you’re shooting jpg or…

    DPTH simulates fake bokeh and depth of field effects with any phone
    Mar 5, 2019 John Aldred

    While the fake depth of field look on smartphones might not be everybody’s cup of tea, they’re definitely very popular. And while they’ve improved in…

    Yongnuo’s YN450 has a Micro Four Thirds sensor, Canon EF mount, Android OS and shoots 4K video
    Mar 4, 2019 John Aldred

    When this camera was first teased last October, my mind was stuck somewhere between “wtf?” and “this is so crazy, it just might work!”. They…

    The Godox V1 round head speedlight is finally here
    Mar 1, 2019 John Aldred

    The Godox round head speedlight, first teased during Photokina 2018 is finally a real, finished, final product. Now it has an official name, too, the…

    USB 3 is about to get renamed (again) and it’s going to get even more confusing
    Feb 28, 2019 John Aldred

    While not strictly a photography topic, all of our cameras use USB, as do our card readers, many of our flashes, flash triggers, and other…

    Godox is showing off a new X2T trigger with easy group control and built-in Bluetooth at WPPI
    Feb 28, 2019 John Aldred

    Many thought that the Godox X1T line of triggers would simply die off once the Godox XPro had been released. But it was not to…

    Samyang has announced two low budget 14mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 RF lenses for Canon EOS R mirrorless
    Feb 28, 2019 John Aldred

    Samyang has announced two new manual focus lenses for use on the Canon EOS R. EOS RP and future RF mount cameras. Taking two wild…

    ProGrade Digital CFexpress cards are coming with speeds up to a crazy 1.6GB/sec
    Feb 28, 2019 John Aldred

    ProGrade Digital has officially announced the launch of their new CFexpress cards. But the range has expanded since they teased us with the 1TB CFexpress…

    These colour palettes highlight the vibrance of the world around us
    Feb 26, 2019 John Aldred

    This is an interesting look at the world in which we live. As Principle Digital Imaging Evangelist at Adobe, Julieanne Kost has travelled most of…