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.
Here’s how to use focus stacking to shoot landscapes with complete front-to-back sharpness
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
One of the biggest issues with landscape photography is ensuring that you have enough depth of field to cover the entire front-to-back distance of the…
ISO has nothing to do with your exposure – Here’s how digital ISO really works
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
Everybody knows the exposure triangle by now, right? ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Once you know your scene’s exposure value, you can just balance out…
Olympus cancels its camera “Check & Clean” service at The Photography Show over coronavirus fears
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
If you were hoping to get your Olympus camera and sensor cleaned at The Photography Show starting at the end of this week, then you’re…
How to “scan” your film shots with the Nikon ES-2 digitizer and your camera
Mar 7, 2020
John Aldred
The Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter was announced way back in August 2017, along with the Nikon D850. It looks like somebody finally bought the…
Canon has filed a patent for a fan-cooled EOS-M mirrorless camera
Mar 6, 2020
John Aldred
One of the claims Canon’s made in the past over its DSLR and mirrorless cameras and the lack of certain video features compared to their…
Tokina promises five new E Mount lenses in 2020 including 23mm, 33mm and 56mm f/1.4 for APS-C
Mar 6, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced that they plan to release a number of new lenses in 2020, including an 11-20mm f/2.8 APS-C for Nikon and Canon, 35mm…
You can now send huge Creative Cloud assets with Gmail using this Adobe addon
Mar 6, 2020
John Aldred
Adobe’s Creative Cloud is a wonderful tool for many photographers and filmmakers out there who want to get some remote backup of their work and…
How to create a virtual holographic smartphone display in DaVinci Resolve
Mar 5, 2020
John Aldred
When you’re making your sci-fi short film, have you ever just wished you had a phone with a holographic display? Something that would let…
Innovatronix has announced the “first and only” high-power 550W LED flash for smartphones
Mar 5, 2020
John Aldred
Innovatronix has taken a break from its usual line of portable power inverters and announced the CPFlash 550W – A powerful LED flash designed specifically…
Canon has abandoned the touchbar on the upcoming EOS R5
Mar 5, 2020
John Aldred
The controversial M-Fn touchbar which was introduced with Canon’s EOS R mirrorless camera is notably absent from the upcoming EOS R5, new images show. Japanese…