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.
How to add flash to your shot to create portraits at night
Feb 5, 2021
John Aldred
The night time can produce some wonderful colours, especially when shooting against a city skyline, or even within the city at ground level. The colours…
The Sony A1 reviews hit YouTube and they’re resoundingly positive
Feb 5, 2021
John Aldred
YouTubers have had the embargo lifted on the Sony A1 content and now they’re all coming out in force to go over their experiences using…
Canon ST-E3-RT Version 2 trigger is basically the original but with 3 new features most can’t use
Feb 5, 2021
John Aldred
Canon has announced a new Version 2 of their ST-E3-RT trigger for controlling Canon speedlights off-camera. If you were hoping for some massive upgrade, though,…
Canon EOS M system not dead – but apparently it’s going in a “new direction”
Feb 4, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one camera mount that has had enough hype over the last year or so that they should be pumping out cameras weekly to…
Sony’s grip on full-frame mirrorless sees them hold 42.6% market share in Japan
Feb 4, 2021
John Aldred
Despite the new models from Canon and Nikon over the last few months, Sony’s release of the A7C, A7S III and now the A1 have…
Photoshop has a new AI “colorize” filter but is it really any good?
Feb 4, 2021
John Aldred
One thing that seems to have become quite popular over the last year or two is colourising black and white photos. We’ve seen lots of…
Panasonic GH6 to see a new 8K Sony sensor?
Feb 3, 2021
John Aldred
I’ve heard a whisper or two recently about Sony working on a high-resolution 8K Micro Four Thirds sensor. But they were a little difficult to…
Fitness instructor obliviously captures Myanmar military coup on video while dancing away
Feb 2, 2021
John Aldred
Well, the 2020s certainly is turning out to be the most surreal decade ever, and we’re only just starting the second year. I’m not even…
Check out this toy photographer’s guide to buying action figures
Feb 2, 2021
John Aldred
Toy photography, particularly of humanesque action figures has become a pretty popular topic over the last year or so. With much of the world still in…
Build this DIY fully stabilised DJI RS2 camera mount rig for under $500
Feb 2, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one thing that many of us would love to be able to do, it’s attaching a fully stabilised gimbal camera to a vehicle….