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.
Use household items to light your shot with this DIY approach to product photography
Jul 10, 2020
John Aldred
If you’re still stuck at home and want to practice your photography, particularly small products, you might have been struggling if you don’t have a…
Your Fuji mirrorless camera now works as a regular USB webcam on the Mac
Jul 10, 2020
John Aldred
Fujifilm’s X Webcam software proved to be a big hit when it was released for the PC a couple of months ago and Fujifilm announced…
Don’t take your EOS R5 outside on a warm day – serious 8K and 4K overheating issues
Jul 10, 2020
John Aldred
Well, we were all waiting for the other shoe to drop on the Canon EOS R5. 8K RAW video for under $4,000? There had to…
Canon’s new 85mm f/2 RF is a low budget stabilised portrait lens that also shoots macro
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Along with the EOS R5, EOS R6, 600mm & 800mm f/11 primes and the 100-500mm zoom, Canon has today announced a new low budget alternative…
Canon’s EOS R6 will cost $2,499 but is a little more premium than your standard entry level camera
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Despite Canon feeding us little bits of information about the EOS R5 over the last few months, they’ve remained extremely tight-lipped about the EOS R6….
Canon has now officially announced the 45-megapixel EOS R5 and it’ll cost you $3,899
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
The hype surrounding the Canon EOS R5 has been pretty crazy, although if it’s everything it promises to be, it’s been well deserved. The Canon…
Intrepid cuts straight down the middle with their new lightweight 5×7 large format camera
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Large format cameras typically come in two sizes these days. They’re either 8×10″ or the more common 4×5″. But there is a size in between,…
Watch Canon’s live EOS R5 and EOS R6 announcement right here
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Canon is getting ready to announce the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras and a bunch of lenses in the next few hours,…
H.266 is coming and your video files will be half the size they are with H.265/HEVC
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Video compression tech doesn’t seem to change all that often, but when it does it sure takes some big leaps. H.264/Advanced Video Coding (AVC) was…
Sekonic is releasing a Godox module for the L-858D light meter this year
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
Last year, Sekonic put out a questionnaire on their Twitter feed asking if anybody was interested in them looking into the possibility of creating a…