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.
This scene of time passing in a room was shot as a single long take and it’s beautiful
Oct 5, 2018
John Aldred
If you didn’t know better, you’d swear this almost-two-minute sequence from new TV show, Kidding, was multiple takes with motion controlled cameras and some nifty…
Intrepid launches new 4×5 enlarger & “scanner” on Kickstarter
Oct 5, 2018
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1436129614/intrepid-4×5-enlarger-print-and-scan-35mm-120-and Intrepid, the creators of the wooden 4×5 large format camera have now announced their new 4×5 enlarger. It mounts to the top of a…
The Godox XPro-P flash trigger is a “game changer” for Pentax photographers
Oct 5, 2018
John Aldred
I’ve reviewed the Godox XPro trigger before, a little over a year ago. Normally, I wouldn’t review the same product again just because it comes out…
Here are all of the popular Godox portable strobes compared for size
Oct 4, 2018
John Aldred
Since posting my AD400 Pro review a few days ago, I’ve had a lot of people asking me how it compares to other lights. Most…
Tearing down a $2,300 Sony GM lens for a DIY repair
Oct 4, 2018
John Aldred
As a photographer, it’s one of the worst things that can happen. You’re away for three weeks travelling and shooting – for work – and…
The first Godox AD200 lookalike has arrived – The Triopo F1-200
Oct 3, 2018
John Aldred
I wasn’t able to make it to Photokina this year, but our friend David at Lighting Rumours did. He happened to stumble across the Triopo…
The iPhone XS & XS Max cameras don’t beautify you, noise reduction does, says Halide camera app designer
Oct 3, 2018
John Aldred
So, it turns out the camera in the iPhone XS and XS Max doesn’t suck. Nor is the software “Beautifying” you. It’s just overly aggressive…
There is now a website that lets you get (and give!) honest feedback on photographs
Oct 2, 2018
John Aldred
This is quite an interesting idea. ARS is a new platform which allows you to give and receive critique on photos completely anonymously. Created by…
This is why Canon didn’t put IBIS in the EOS R mirrorless camera
Oct 1, 2018
John Aldred
There have been a lot of complaints about the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. It only has one card slot, it crops when shooting 4K…
The Godox AD400 Pro is the best value for money strobe Godox has ever made
Oct 1, 2018
John Aldred
The Godox AD400 Pro is the newest portable all-in-one strobe from Godox. It’s basically a 400Ws version of the AD600 Pro. It has a few…