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.
Apple has released a beta that adds ProRes RAW support to Adobe apps for Windows
Mar 31, 2020
John Aldred
ProRes RAW was lauded as a high-end raw video codec for high-end video shooters and editors. But it had one fatal flaw; You could only…
Godox has now officially announced the AD1200Pro – and it’ll cost you $1,599
Mar 31, 2020
John Aldred
The leaks have been floating around for a while, but now the complete specs for the Godox AD1200Pro have been released, including the price –…
The Huawei’s P40 Pro anti-shake stabilisation could see the death of smartphone gimbals
Mar 31, 2020
John Aldred
Huawei announced the much anticipated P40 line of smartphones a couple of days ago. There’s the P40, the P40 Pro and the P40 Pro+. As…
This is how Photoshop’s “Divide” blend mode works and how to use it to remove colour casts
Mar 30, 2020
John Aldred
Photoshop has a whole bunch of different blend modes but knowing what they all do… Well, even many of the most advanced Photoshop users don’t…
Laowa is developing six new f/0.95 lenses for Sony FE – but the first won’t be here until 2021
Mar 30, 2020
John Aldred
Laowa announced back in January that a new series of super-fast f/0.95 “Argus” lenses would be coming at some point, although there were no real…
Draganfly is developing “Pandemic Drones” that can detect fever, coughing and other health aspects
Mar 30, 2020
John Aldred
US drone manufacturer Draganfly has announced that they’re developing a drone system that can act as a “global early warning system” for signs of a…
Metabones has released a Canon EF to RF speed booster to reduce the EOS R 4K crop factor
Mar 28, 2020
John Aldred
It might seem strange to produce a speed booster that converts full-frame lenses to full-frame. But with the Canon EOS R and EOS RP mirrorless…
Calling all wildlife photographers (and their kids) – Here’s how you can see wild animals in your home
Mar 27, 2020
John Aldred
This is an awfully frustrating time for wildlife photographers right now. And anybody who has kids. You’re stuck at home, can’t go anywhere, can’t do…
Fujifilm has filed a new patent for XF 300mm f/4 and super-long 500mm f/5.6 lenses
Mar 27, 2020
John Aldred
Given the social distancing measures in place around the world right now, this seems like a good idea. Fujifilm Japan has filed a new patent…
How to build out your own DIY white seamless studio cyclorama on a budget
Mar 27, 2020
John Aldred
This isn’t a project for the little home studio in your spare bedroom, but if you’re looking to build out a new studio space, this…