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.
Fuji define target market for the GFX and aims to gets serious about video
Jan 26, 2017
John Aldred
With the recent official launch of the Fujigilm GFX 50S some photographers have been left wondering exactly what market it’s aimed at. The array of videos…
This in-depth colour theory guide helps create harmony and impact in your photography
Jan 26, 2017
John Aldred
Colour can be one of the hardest things to master in photography. The real world doesn’t always provide the most pleasing colour for our images….
Shooting outdoor flash portraits with a 50 year old M42 lens on a modern mirrorless body
Jan 25, 2017
John Aldred
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of M42 and other older manual focus lenses. I’ve been using them for years with my DSLRs….
NASA’s new satellite offers stunningly high resolution images of earth
Jan 24, 2017
John Aldred
The GEOS-16 satellite lifted off in November last year. The satellite contains an Advanced Baseline Imager, which boasts images of earth at four times the…
How to scale the world down and make it miniature for your timelapse videos
Jan 24, 2017
John Aldred
Although tilt-shift lenses have many uses, one of the most common for timelapse photographers is miniaturisation. Tilt-shift lenses are expensive, though. Certainly worth the investment…
This photographer turns 30ft waves into liquid mountains
Jan 23, 2017
John Aldred
Photographing water and waves can be one of the most fun and challenging subjects a photographer can try. It’s difficult to really get that size…
RØDE’s new VideoMic Soundfield lets you record full 360° 3D audio on-camera
Jan 23, 2017
John Aldred
Nikon aren’t the only one celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Rode microphones is also entering its 50th year in business in 2017. In their…
Hack your own DIY night vision action camera for under $100
Jan 20, 2017
John Aldred
Being able to see with a camera in complete darkness is a challenge. For stills we often have to resort to long exposures. For video…
This is the oldest known photograph of a Presidential inauguration
Jan 20, 2017
John Aldred
On March 4th, 1857, while the Capitol building was still under construction, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States of…
Google RAISR’s upsampling brings CSI-like image enhancement to your Android device
Jan 19, 2017
John Aldred
RAISR stands for Rapid and Accurate Image Super-Resolution. It’s Google’s prototype software which utilises machine learning to provide better quality upsampling of low resolution images. They…