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.
Video shows Beverly Hills Cops playing Beatles music to exploit copyright laws while being recorded
Feb 15, 2021
John Aldred
Filming police officers in the course of their duties has started to become quite commonplace. Sometimes it’s morons trying to wind them up and bait…
Watch how to create the split-lighting coloured gel look in Photoshop
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
The two-tone gelled split-lighting look is quite popular for portraits and fashion photography. Thanks to photographers like Jake Hicks, there are lots of tutorials out…
This beginner’s guide walks you through the basics of long exposure photography
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Long exposure photography is a lot of fun, whether it’s landscapes, cityscapes or light painting. It’s a technique that offers a lot of options to…
Scientists prove that deepfake detectors aren’t perfect and can still be tricked
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Deepfakes are simultaneously both an amazing technological achievement and also scary as hell. The potential for movies and VFX work is huge, as has been…
Use Linear Light blend mode in Photoshop to enhance your colours the easy way
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Enhancing the colour in photographs, no matter what they may be, is a struggle that most photographers face. Sometimes it’s quite easy. At other times,…
New photo leak shows the Sony FX3 will get a flippy out LCD
Feb 12, 2021
John Aldred
Another leaked photo of the Sony FX3 has popped up on Twitter. And this one might go some way towards explaining why the Sony A1…
The Sony ZV-1 now acts as a webcam without any extra software on PC or Mac
Feb 11, 2021
John Aldred
Sony first announced back in June 2020 that the Sony ZV-1 vlogging camera would soon be able to act as a USB webcam. Just two…
How to convert a clothing rack into a DIY camera, light & monitor stand on wheels
Feb 11, 2021
John Aldred
Solid stands, especially ones on wheels, that you can mount cameras, lights, monitors to and whatever else you want to attach aren’t that cheap. Even…
Sigma registers a new “fp L” L mount camera body in Korea
Feb 11, 2021
John Aldred
Another one from Nokishita. It appears Sigma has registered a new Sigma fp L camera body in Korea. There’s no real information about it yet…
Manual vs Auto vs Back Button focus – Which should you use for landscapes?
Feb 11, 2021
John Aldred
I see people banging on about Back Button Focus in Facebook groups almost every day, extolling the virtues and benefits it offers for portrait photography….