Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Kodak are “investigating” the possibility of bringing back Kodachrome
    Jan 10, 2017 John Aldred

    The film so famous that Paul Simon wrote a song about it may be coming back. Kodak’s Kodachrome was the choice of both hobbyist and…

    Photographer recreates famous TV show scenes with model toy cars
    Jan 9, 2017 John Aldred

    For those of us who grew up in the 80s, scenes like those above were pretty common to our TV screens. The Dukes of Hazzard, The…

    Dell launches Surface Studio-like graphics tablet and a $4,999 8K screen
    Jan 9, 2017 John Aldred

    It seems that Microsoft aren’t the only ones who’ve been working on a control dial you can use on a display. At CES2017, Dell introduced…

    This 4K black & white storm timelapse shows incredible tornadoes and thunderstorms
    Jan 6, 2017 John Aldred

    The name Mike Olbinski has become fairly synonymous with with amazing weather timelapse films. And he’s kicked 2017 off to an amazing start with Pulse,…

    Godox launches new 200Ws hotshoe strobe thingy without a hotshoe
    Jan 5, 2017 John Aldred

    I’ve become a big fan of Godox (Pixapro, Flashpoint, etc) over the last couple of years. They sprang out of nowhere, and in no time…

    This is the story behind Robert Capa’s D-Day photos on Normandy Beach
    Jan 5, 2017 John Aldred

    Every iconic photograph through history has a story to go with it. Sometimes, the picture tells the story all by itself. Robert Capa’s photographs of…

    Canon’s new G9 X Mark II 8.2fps RAW burst mode, dual lens and sensor stabilisation
    Jan 5, 2017 John Aldred

    Canon have updated their popular G9X compact camera with a couple of new additions. While it remains largely unchanged from its Mark I predecessor, it…

    Panasonic’s new Lumix GH5 shoots 4K@60fps without cropping and 4:2:2 10Bit footage
    Jan 5, 2017 John Aldred

    This is the one that many Panasonic video shooters have been waiting for. And it seems to have many of the features they’ve been asking…

    This action camera is the first to feature FLIR thermal imaging
    Jan 4, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s getting pretty hard to innovate with action cameras these days. They pretty much already have all the features most users could ever need now….

    Putting a night vision lens on your camera won’t help it see in the dark but it does look pretty cool
    Jan 4, 2017 John Aldred

    I’m a huge fan of old and weird lenses. They have unique qualities to them that can be difficult or impossible to achieve in post….