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 build your own DIY orbiting camera rig with a twist
Jan 1, 2021
John Aldred
Sometimes, you just need a spinning camera that orbits around your subject for a video. There are many really fancy, expensive, customised and automated rigs…
How to make your own DIY pinhole camera for 35mm film using a matchbox
Jan 1, 2021
John Aldred
Coming to you from the guys at COOPH, here are two ways to make and shoot with a pinhole camera. The first is analogue. Yes,…
Here’s what Lightroom CC looks like running on the Zeiss ZX1 camera
Jan 1, 2021
John Aldred
It’s been a bit of a journey for the Zeiss ZX1. Announced in 2018, teased in late 2019, and released last year (that feels weird),…
2020 was s**t, but here are some of the things that didn’t send me into a spiraling depression
Dec 31, 2020
John Aldred
2020 has been a strange year. It’s been a difficult one for all of us and for some more than others. It’s been a challenge…
Canon hammered every other brand for gear rentals in 2020
Dec 31, 2020
John Aldred
Although the overall number of photography and video productions has been cut short this year, there have still been many going ahead. Many photographers and…
Fujifilm breaks backup storage records with a tape that can hold 580 Terabytes
Dec 30, 2020
John Aldred
Fujifilm has shattered backup storage records with a new magnetic tape backup solution that offers around 50x the capacity of current commercially available LTO-8 tapes…
Canon has patented an Osmo gimbal-style camera with interchangeable lenses
Dec 29, 2020
John Aldred
This is pretty odd, but also kind of cool. Canon has patented (through no fewer than five separate patents) a strange DJI Osmo-like gimbal with…
Nikon’s newest Z6 & Z7 3.20 firmware adds Blackmagic RAW support & ProRes RAW metadata
Dec 23, 2020
John Aldred
Nikon recently announced that the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II will get the ability to record both Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW to the…
Godox new SZ150R is a Bowens-mount zoomable LED light that’s both RGB and bi-colour
Dec 23, 2020
John Aldred
Godox has launched its new Godox SZ150R LED light. It’s both RGB and bi-colour offering a range from 2800K up to 6500K with high CRI…
Adobe has launched a Premiere Pro beta designed for the Apple M1 ARM chips
Dec 23, 2020
John Aldred
Adobe has launched new beta versions of Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush and Audition designed specifically for the Apple M1 ARM-based chipsets. Remember, they are beta…