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.

    These guys built a giant DIY “pixelstick” and mounted it to a drone to light paint in the air
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve been following Ivan Miranda’s channel on YouTube now for a few months. It’s not a photography or video channel, though. It’s about 3D…

    3D printing lenses is now a thing and you can make them yourself
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    We’ve covered 3D printed lenses before, like this one from Mathieu Stern. But up until now, 3D printed lenses have mostly still used a glass…

    All Canon EF mount lenses may become soft focus lenses with new EOS R adapter
    Dec 17, 2018 John Aldred

    A new Canon patent spotted by the folks at Northlight Images shows a design for a new Canon EF to RF mount lens adapter. What’s so…

    Are these photographers cheating or does reality not matter anymore?
    Dec 17, 2018 John Aldred

    At the beginning of this video from Jamie Windsor, he asks a simple question. “When does photography become a lie?”. The answer, for me, is…

    This is how the metering modes in your camera work
    Dec 14, 2018 John Aldred

    Metering is one of those strange aspects of photography. It’s actually a rather straightforward principle, but it seems complex to new camera users due to unfamiliar…

    sRGB, Adobe RGB, ProPhoto RGB – Which you should use, when and why
    Dec 13, 2018 John Aldred

    Colour space is one of the most confusing topics in digital photography. Every day I see questions popping up on social media about them. The…

    Forgotten app shares abandoned places for photography, killing urban exploring for everyone
    Dec 12, 2018 John Aldred

    This is one of those things that’s definitely going to split people up into two camps. In one, there’s those who’ll think it’s awesome, and…

    VSCO Film Presets for Desktop are being discontinued in March 2019
    Dec 12, 2018 John Aldred

    VSCO has announced that the much loved VSCO Film Presets for Desktop are coming to an end. The company says they’re moving completely away from…

    Babies with Teeth is the most horrifyingly funny thing you’ll see this year
    Dec 11, 2018 John Aldred

    A phrase you often hear when it comes to children is “they grow up so quickly”. Not quickly enough, though, for Texas-based lifestyle and family…

    DX Encoding – What it is and how it became a standard for the analogue age
    Dec 10, 2018 John Aldred

    Have you ever wondered how some film cameras just know what speed ISO (or ASA) film you’re loading into it? Well, have you ever noticed…