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.
Controlling photoshop with hand gestures using this weird wearable device
Nov 30, 2020
John Aldred
This has to be the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. But it’s also kinda cool. It’s the Tap Strap 2, and it claims to be…
Vazen completes its Anamorphic MFT lens trio with the 65mm T2 1.8x
Nov 30, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a little while in the making, but Vazen has now completed its Anamorphic lens trio for Micro Four Thirds, first announced in June…
Yongnuo is developing another weird camera and this time it’s “modular”
Nov 30, 2020
John Aldred
Modular cameras are not a new idea, but as the world switched from film to digital, modular systems mostly disappeared for photographers – unless you…
Planning to travel with a drone? These are the drone regulations around the world
Nov 29, 2020
John Aldred
Ok, so maybe you’re not planning to travel much for a little while just yet, but when the world eventually opens back up, people…
Stop asking photographers what flash power they used – it’s irrelevant
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
It’s a question that’s often seen in photography groups. For some reason, people want to know all of the technical specs and exposure settings of…
This smartphone tripod mount lets you use your Apple Watch as a selfie screen
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
Smartphone vlogging has gotten quite popular over the last couple of years, but it has one big flaw. Not with all phones, but most of…
Breaking: After 70 years the Photokina trade show shuts down indefinitely
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
The organisers of Photokina at the Koelnmesse have just announced that Photokina, the Biennial photography trade show in Cologne, Germany, has come to an end…
Don’t miss these Black Friday 2020 deals for photographers and filmmakers (bookmark as we constantly update)
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
Black Friday feels a little different this year. With many parts of the world still in various stages of lockdown, I expect many of the…
You can now use the Blackmagic Video Assist as a USB webcam for live streaming
Nov 27, 2020
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. With all the talk of cameras getting firmware updates this year in order to give them the capability to be used…
This guy liquid-cooled his Canon EOS R5 and beat the 8K overheating issues
Nov 26, 2020
John Aldred
The Canon EOS R5, despite receiving firmware update to help reduce the chances of it happening, has a thing for overheating when shooting video. Every…