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.

    This super slim adapter will let you mount Sony E lenses on Nikon Z cameras with full autofocus
    Jan 22, 2019 John Aldred

    It’s interesting how things evolve. Nikon has traditionally made lenses that you can adapt to pretty much any other system (to varying degrees of compatibility),…

    Computer generated fashion models will take over the industry – Is it happening already?
    Jan 21, 2019 John Aldred

    This is a topic that I’ve seen come up every few months in some form or another. Removing photographers from the process of image creation….

    How to read video scopes for perfect colour and exposure
    Jan 21, 2019 John Aldred

    For most stills photographers, the only measure of exposure that many of us see (besides the camera’s built-in reflective meter) is the histogram; essentially a…

    How to build your own DIY teleprompter for less than $10
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve been following The King of Random on YouTube for a few years now. Most of the stuff they do on there is, as the…

    Take a look behind the scenes and watch the breakdown of this magical Christmas film
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Where I am in the UK, each year, there’s a big battle between the supermarkets over who makes the best Christmas ads. Much of the…

    NASA asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx photographed the Earth & Moon from 71 million miles away
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe is tasked with the mission of obtaining a sample of 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid. Discovered in September 1999, Bennu has…

    Sigma updates Canon EOS R compatibility list with a lot more lenses
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Third party lens compatibility on the Nikon Z and Canon EOS R cameras has been a hot topic for many of those looking to switch….

    This DIY medium format camera shoots both 110mm and pinhole lenses
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you come across a DIY film camera that’s just beautiful in its simplicity. The LIMES 120 is one such camera. Made from an old…

    Everything you need to know about depth of field in under 4 minutes
    Jan 16, 2019 John Aldred

    Depth of field can be a somewhat confusing topic to get to grips with if you’re new to photography. That is to say, it’s easy…

    Sony is bringing realtime Eye AF and native timelapse to the Sony A9, A7RIII and A7III
    Jan 16, 2019 John Aldred

    It looks like Sony are taking a leaf out of the Fuji playbook by introducing new substantial features through firmware updates rather than entirely new…