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.
Tetenal, one of the world’s largest photographic chemical manufacturers is shutting down after 172 years
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
Towards the end of last year, Tetenal Europe GmbH, one of the largest and possibly oldest manufacturers of photographic chemicals in the world announced that…
How to eliminate reflections on glass when shooting with flash
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
Usually, when we hear about reflection issues with photography, especially with flash, it’s on glasses. The type people wear on their faces. We’ve posted about…
Pentax is finally releasing their ultrawide 11-18mm f/2.8 zoom and new full frame 35mm f/2
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been a long wait. The HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW was first announced way back in October 2017 at PPE. And, as Pentax…
Cotton Carrier’s Skout camera harness lets action shooters wear their camera on their chest
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
Harnesses and slings for carrying your cameras seem to have become quite popular over the last few years. And it seems that every few months…
Apple will pay photographer license fees for “Shot on iPhone” contest winners
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Contests requiring people to submit photos to enter are often seen as something of a rights-grab. You enter and give whoever’s running the competition a universal,…
How to repurpose a monitor stand to make a portable overhead camera rig
Jan 25, 2019
John Aldred
There are so many ways to set up an overhead camera rig, but many of them involve building some sort of structure, lugging around heavy…
Sigma adds Canon Lens Aberration Correction and Nikon bug fixes with new firmware updates
Jan 25, 2019
John Aldred
Sigma has released a range of firmware updates for some of their Art, Sports and Contemporary lenses for both Canon and Nikon to add feature…
The new Godox S-R1 adapter lets you use round magnetic modifiers with your speedlights
Jan 25, 2019
John Aldred
Godox has announced a new S-R1 Round Head Accessories Adapter (B&H) for their speedlights to be able to use them with the magnetic modifiers. The magnetic…
The new Olympus OM-D E-M1X is here – It’s built like a tank and shoots RAW up to 60fps
Jan 24, 2019
John Aldred
Well, there’s been a few rumours and leaks about this one. Some were right, some were a little off, but now it’s finally official. Today,…
This rare Marilyn Monroe contact sheet by Bert Stern can be yours for only $195,000
Jan 23, 2019
John Aldred
eBay is no longer the site it once was when it first started. Initially, you could find all kinds of great used treasures there. These…