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.
Chroma has launched their new 679 modular medium format camera
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
You might remember Chroma from a couple of years ago when they launched the Chroma 4×5 large format camera through Kickstarter. It’s since grown into…
5 alternatives to Google Photos cloud storage for backing up your work
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
Google Photos has been one of the best photo hosting cloud services out there, offering storage for an unlimited number of your photos absolutely free…
Kodak is releasing a ’70s-inspired metal film case in six colours
Nov 23, 2020
John Aldred
Well, if you’re gonna go retro with some old film cameras, might as well have matching cases for your rolls of film, too, right? That’s…
How to shoot cinematic footage with your smartphone without buying a whole bunch of accessories
Nov 19, 2020
John Aldred
We’ve all seen the “Shot on iPhone” campaigns. Apple takes some Hollywood filmmaker, shoves some iPhones in their hand and lets them go create something…
This $700 computer can edit 8K RED RAW
Nov 19, 2020
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of talk about the new Apple Silicon M1 computers, both for and against. Now that they’re starting to get into the…
This open-source DIY 6-axis motion control rig is almost entirely 3D printed
Nov 19, 2020
John Aldred
The only thing cooler than a 6-axis motion control rig is a DIY 6-axis motion control rig. And the only thing cooler than that is…
This underwater drone can live stream video at up to 574 feet below the surface
Nov 18, 2020
John Aldred
When we think of drones, we usually think of ones that can fly, but there are quite a few out there that don’t quite fit…
BBC Cameraman head-butted in the nuts by an angry sheep
Nov 18, 2020
John Aldred
They say to never work with animals or children and while I agree with the children part of that, I’ve always been quite partial to…
Rumoured Canon EOS R roadmap suggests at least seven new cameras on the way
Nov 17, 2020
John Aldred
It sounds like Canon is getting a lot more serious about the RF mount now. With recently announcing an RF mount cinema camera, and the…
Adobe Photoshop Beta for Apple’s M1 is now available
Nov 17, 2020
John Aldred
While Blackmagic might’ve beaten them to video editing, when it comes to photo editing, Adobe is first out of the gate with a new Photoshop…