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.
This is the Nikon Z9, sort of – It’s made from paper
Apr 18, 2020
John Aldred
The lockdowns in place around the planet have all got us trying to figure out different ways to spend our time. For BuildYourCamera, though,…
The Dulens 85mm f/2 lens is now available to pre-order in the USA for $539
Apr 17, 2020
John Aldred
Shortly after IBC last year, an unknown China-based lens company called Dulens appeared, announcing a new 85mm f/2.0 lens. It’s a full-frame lens for DSLRs…
iFootage has announced the SpiderCrab quick-release magic arm
Apr 17, 2020
John Aldred
With the lack of trade shows this year, Cinema 5D has taken to hosting an online virtual show this month, allowing companies to show off…
Leaked DJI Mavic Air 2 manual shows 48-megapixel camera, 42.5mph speed and 34 minutes flight time
Apr 17, 2020
John Aldred
Ahead of the anticipated official announcement of the DJI Mavic Air 2 on April 27th, the manual for the upcoming drone appears to have leaked…
The Scura is an open-source curved panoramic 3D printed pinhole camera
Apr 17, 2020
John Aldred
3D printed cameras are a lot of fun, and something I was planning to make a bunch of this year before we were told we…
Watch this crazy video combining fire, water, capoeira and slow motion
Apr 16, 2020
John Aldred
Slow-motion video is a lot of fun to shoot. I’ve been playing around with it myself a bit since recently receiving the Insta360 ONE R,…
Adobe launches Productions and Team Projects to let you remotely collaborate on videos
Apr 16, 2020
John Aldred
Back in January, Adobe announced Productions – a new tool which allows Premiere Pro CC users to more easily collaborate in post-production and editing. They…
10 tips and tricks to get the most out of your Rode Wireless GO microphones
Apr 15, 2020
John Aldred
When Rode released the Wireless GO microphones, they probably didn’t anticipate just how quickly it would grow in popularity or the number of ways in…
New York federal court rules website did not breach copyright by embedding Instagram post
Apr 15, 2020
John Aldred
Professional photographer, Stephanie Sinclair has had her copyright infringement case against Mashable dismissed in a New York federal court. Sinclair is not just some random…
DJI gearing up to announce the DJI Mavic Air 2 on April 27th?
Apr 15, 2020
John Aldred
It appears that DJI is getting ready to make an announcement on April 27th. As per usual, there aren’t really any hints as to what…