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.
Canon EOS M to be killed off in 2021, two new APS-C RF mount cameras to be announced
Jan 7, 2021
John Aldred
The potential impending death of Canon’s EOS M APS-C mirrorless camera system seems like it’s just been drawn out for far too long. One minute…
Japan’s top-selling DSLR in 2020 was the Nikon D5600 – Wait, what?
Jan 7, 2021
John Aldred
The rankings for 2020 are in from BCN, which collects sales data from across its platforms, and it looks like the most popular DSLR sold…
Fuji’s GFX 100S announcement coming on January 27th? Price expected to be $5,999
Jan 7, 2021
John Aldred
There isn’t a lot of information on this one yet, but Fujifilm is expected to possibly be making an announcement on January 27th for the…
The Ligero69 is a 3D printed camera that lets you use Mamiya Press lenses and backs
Jan 5, 2021
John Aldred
One of the great things about the proliferation of 3D printers is the amount of cool stuff people are coming up with – especially when…
This in-depth Photoshop retouching tutorial covers everything you need to know for fantastic portraits
Jan 5, 2021
John Aldred
Coming to us from photography Eli Infante is this 33-minute long retouching tutorial that covers a whole range of processes you might want to subject…
Olympus confirms the sale of its imaging business to JIP has completed
Jan 5, 2021
John Aldred
A journey that started long before it was announced, with many rumours, has now come to completion. Olympus has announced that the transfer of its…
Watch these four awesome one-light portrait setups in just 10 minutes
Jan 4, 2021
John Aldred
Most of us end up getting so bogged down with gear at some point that it can be difficult to choose exactly what gear we’re…
NiSi’s getting into the mirrorless lens market and the first photos have leaked
Jan 4, 2021
John Aldred
Two images have leaked of an upcoming lens that appears to be from filter-maker NiSi. One image shows the lens mounted to what looks like…
The new Godox AD100Pro is their smallest strobe yet and features their magnetic round head
Jan 4, 2021
John Aldred
Godox has launched its tiny new Godox AD100Pro strobe. Coming in at a modest 100Ws, it’s significantly smaller than even the AD300Pro strobe, which is…
FAA removes always-on Internet from Remote ID requirements when flying drones
Jan 2, 2021
John Aldred
The FAA released its ruling on Monday, December 28th, on Remote Identification (Remote ID) for drones and also a final rule on flights at night…