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.
Godox set their sights on Elinchrom with new flavour of AD600 strobe
Oct 30, 2017
John Aldred
With Bowens now out of the picture, it looks like Godox have realigned to set their sights on Elinchrom. While there’s been no official announcement…
Take a peek inside the Hocus factory and watch how they hand build a $2,000 follow focus
Oct 27, 2017
John Aldred
I always love watching how things are made, especially the tools that man of us use on a daily basis. So, when I see a…
Sony macro just got a lot more interesting with the new Novoflex reverse lens mount adapter
Oct 27, 2017
John Aldred
Well, this is pretty cool. A reverse lens mount adapter for Sony that you can actually autofocus with. Designed for the Sony E-Mount cmaeras, including…
X-Rite announces new i1Studio end-to-end colour correction system for photographers
Oct 26, 2017
John Aldred
Colour management can be such a pain. You’ve got cameras and printers to profile, monitors to calibrate, all in an effort to reproduce accurate colour….
Fuji announces first standalone square format Instax printer for your smartphone
Oct 25, 2017
John Aldred
Although Fujifilm seem to be intent on killing off their film products, they’re going full on with the whole Instax thing lately. And specifically a…
8 Easy and Effective DIY Photography Hacks Using Cardboard
Oct 25, 2017
John Aldred
Cardboard is such a wonderfully versatile product. You can use it for all sorts of photography related things. Most of my cameras have arrived in…
Photographer Terry Richardson banned from working with Vogue and other high profile magazines
Oct 24, 2017
John Aldred
This is news that’s going to make a great deal of people pretty happy. The Telegraph reports that controversial fashion photographer Terry Richardson has been…
Canon patent shows giant new LCD flip screen for DSLRs
Oct 20, 2017
John Aldred
People have been begging Canon for years to put flippy out (or up) articulated LCDs on their higher end bodies for years. Now it looks…
Internet “entrepreneur” shocked that copyright owner sued him for stealing their work
Oct 19, 2017
John Aldred
This is one of those stories you couldn’t make up if you tried. Most people, especially content creators, such as those with YouTube followings of…
The Blind Photographer uses his camera to overcome the isolation of his condition
Oct 18, 2017
John Aldred
Ian Treherne is a photographer based in Essex, England. He was born profoundly deaf. At 15 he was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. A degenerative condition…