Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Are control consoles the future of photo editing? DIYP reviews the Loupedeck+
    Aug 19, 2018 John Aldred

    Since Adobe switched from perpetual licenses to a subscription model, I’ve been trying to make my photo and video workflow as Adobe-free as possible. As…

    Samsung busted tweeting stock photos to promote Galaxy A8 camera
    Aug 18, 2018 John Aldred

    With as much as Samsung gives Apple a hard time in its promotional material, Apple fans will probably get a chuckle over this one. Samsung…

    Learn pancake editing in three simple stages
    Aug 17, 2018 John Aldred

    Pancake editing is a term I’ve heard a few times lately, but not something I’ve really started to look into until recently. It’s essentially an…

    Chroma Chrono is the world’s first programmable multi colour camera flash
    Aug 16, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve not quite decided yet whether the Chroma Chrono is genius or a gimmick. It’s an interesting idea, a programmable RGB camera flash capable of…

    The Power Junkie is a “Swiss army knife” for Sony L series NP-F batteries
    Aug 13, 2018 John Aldred

    A big thing for me, as a location shooter, is portable power. Whether it’s for powering lights and cameras or charging them up when they’re…

    This is what it looks like through a 360° camera attached to a flying arrow
    Aug 13, 2018 John Aldred

    The guys at Corridor are fairly well known for their flying cameras. From others, we’ve also seen action cameras stuffed into a giant nerf football and…

    How to create a fake recording studio background with pegboard & a cardboard box
    Aug 13, 2018 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you aren’t able to get access to the types of real locations you need in order to photograph somebody. Sometimes the location might have…

    Oprema Jena’s future in doubt as company files for bankruptcy
    Aug 11, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, that’s a shame. It looks like the Oprema Jena lenses may not come to fruition. The company behind them, Net SE Group has filed…

    The original Canon 5D goes up against the 5D Mark IV in this street portrait comparison
    Aug 10, 2018 John Aldred

    I was just talking yesterday about how interesting it is to see the progression of digital cameras. Well, here we have another. This time a…

    Omar Z Robles shoots amazing photographs of ballet dancers in the street
    Aug 9, 2018 John Aldred

    I don’t know about you, but for me, when it comes to photographing people, dancers make the absolute best subjects. They just have such control…