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.

    This is how some of Hollywood’s legendary historic lenses look on a modern cinema camera
    Nov 8, 2017 John Aldred

    I’m a sucker for old glass. Whether for stills or video, I’ve always been a big believer that the lens plays a massive part in…

    Panasonic officially announces the 60fps stills capable Lumix G9 mirrorless camera
    Nov 8, 2017 John Aldred

    The Panasonic Lumix G9 is now official, and it’s a little beast. While Panasonic have become a favourite for video shooters, stills photographers tend to…

    This is what the light from a 500W, $500 LED looks like
    Nov 7, 2017 John Aldred

    LEDs are developing at a ridiculous pace lately. They’re getting more colour accurate and much more powerful. The power of LEDs often comes at some…

    DIYP reviews the 5.7K resolution YI 360 VR camera
    Nov 6, 2017 John Aldred

    For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been playing with the new YI 360 VR camera. I’ve wanted to get my hands on one of…

    This lighting setup will save you hours in set-up time
    Nov 3, 2017 John Aldred

    I love these Frankenstein setups for supporting our gear. Whether it’s for cameras, lights, microphones, whatever. It’s rare that a single commercial option offers us…

    Firmware update turns the YI M1 into the camera people hoped for at launch including manual exposure control for video
    Nov 3, 2017 John Aldred

    When YI sent us their new M1 mirrorless camera last year, we had high hopes. On paper, the hardware and spec looked very impressive. Once…

    This Stranger Things inspired Polaroid camera movie will keep you up at night
    Nov 3, 2017 John Aldred

    When I first started watching this short film, I thought it was a promotional piece. After all, Polaroid just announced its new OneStep 2 camera…

    Skylum Luminar 2018 now has native RAW support and a big performance boost
    Nov 1, 2017 John Aldred

    There’s been quite a bit of news coming out of the former Macphun offices. I say former Macphun offices, because they’re now known as Skylum….

    President Trump’s new official portrait lacks pro lighting and definition
    Nov 1, 2017 John Aldred

    The White House have released new official portraits for both President Trump and Vice President Pence. Pence’s actually looks pretty good, but Trump’s? Not so…

    How to make your digital footage look like it was shot on Super 16mm film
    Oct 31, 2017 John Aldred

    Shooting with real film is the dream of many filmmakers. Often, they actually get their chance, and fall in love with it. But these days,…