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.
Sony’s full-frame FX6 is finally here and offers 15+ stops of dynamic range
Nov 17, 2020
John Aldred
Teased in September, Sony’s successor to the FS5 Mark II, the Sony FX6 has now officially been announced. As expected, the Super 35mm sensor of…
The iPhone 12 Pro boasts more dynamic range than the Canon EOS R5 in iOS beta
Nov 17, 2020
John Aldred
Apple recently announced the developer beta for iOS 14.3 which brings with it Apple’s new ProRAW photo feature. iPhones have actually had DNG RAW capabilities…
The digitalfoto Thanos Pro II is a low budget almost-all-in-one alternative to the Arri Trinity
Nov 16, 2020
John Aldred
The Arri Trinity made a big impression a few months ago when Potato Jet got to go try one out in person. But it’s a…
How to keep your subject comfortable in front of the camera when shooting interviews
Nov 16, 2020
John Aldred
There are a lot of great videos out there on the technical side of shooting interviews, but there isn’t really a whole lot out there…
This weird lens filter traps the world in a sphere in front of your camera
Nov 15, 2020
John Aldred
This is one of the weirdest, but at the same time coolest, lens filters I’ve ever seen. There have been a lot of filters purely…
Atomos has finally released their long overdue Neon HDR monitor-recorders
Nov 15, 2020
John Aldred
Atomos first announced their Neon Series production monitors almost 18 months ago. They were announced at Cine Gear 2019 and were true 10-Bit display. Not…
Blackmagic adds support for new M1-powered Macs in 17.1 Beta update
Nov 13, 2020
John Aldred
Quick off the mark, Blackmagic has today announced a new update to the DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta. The new 17.1 version adds support for Apple’s…
Five beginner tips for getting started with shooting timelapse
Nov 13, 2020
John Aldred
There are so many different ways you can apply timelapse techniques to speed up time and show the world at a different pace to that…
Parabolic softboxes “make a mockery of the laws of physics” and are “completely unnecessary”
Nov 13, 2020
John Aldred
When somebody begins a video with the phrase “what a load of marketing bulls**t”, they’re about to either make themselves look like an idiot or…
Apple’s new M1 computers max out at 16GB RAM and you can’t use an external GPU
Nov 12, 2020
John Aldred
The desktop on which I’m writing this article is a PC I built myself in 2013. I built it with 16GB RAM. Back then it…