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.
That insane car chase in Fast Five was shot using a real 9,000lb vault
Feb 12, 2019
John Aldred
The Fast & Furious franchise is notorious for using CG in their movies. Even though they have very highly trained stunt drivers, and even gave…
Datacolor releases the new SpyderX Pro and Elite monitor calibrators
Feb 11, 2019
John Aldred
Datacolor has today announced an update to their Spyder range of monitor calibration devices with the new SpyderX Pro and SpyderX Elite, priced at $169.99…
Fuji is developing a modular GFX medium format digital camera
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
At Fuji’s recent X Summit at GPP in Dubai, they introduced a pretty cool concept camera they’ve been working on. It’s a modular medium format…
This guy created an open source 3D printable solution to A7III overheating issues
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
We thought with the Sony A6500 that the overheating issue days with Sony would be over, but apparently not. Eterprising user, Brian Windle, over on…
How to create a classic three-light beauty portrait lighting setup
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
The three light setup has been a staple of portrait photographers for decades. There isn’t just one three light setup, though, there are several, with…
The SteadyCross is a 3D printed 3-axis magnetic camera gimbal with no electric motors
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
Gimbals have become one of the most commonly used camera accessories when filming video. And for the most part, there have been two very different…
The Camera Canopy is a plastic “roof” that stops your camera & lens from getting wet in the rain
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
This is another one of those photography products that’s either really dumb or absolute genius. I haven’t quite decided yet. Most photographers who shoot outdoors…
You can now get pre-cut corrective and creative gel kits for your Godox AD400Pro and AD600Pro strobes
Feb 7, 2019
John Aldred
Using gels is often a problem when working with strobes. Getting them to fit around the bulb can be a pain, and trying to cover…
The first pictures and specs of the new Canon EOS RP mirrorless camera have leaked
Feb 6, 2019
John Aldred
Hot on the heels of Canon’s recent Canon RF Mount lens rumours are image and spec leaks for a new Canon EOS RP full frame…
Insta360 releases desktop editing software for the ONE X 360° camera
Feb 6, 2019
John Aldred
This has felt like a very long wait for Insta360 ONE X camera owners who’ve thus far had to deal with the mobile apps if…