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.
How to blend time with motion control from planning to post production
Feb 6, 2020
John Aldred
Motion control is one of the most fascinating topics of photography and filmmaking for me. It combines several of my favourite subjects. Photography, electronics, engineering…
Watch this introduction to hard vs soft light for beginners
Feb 6, 2020
John Aldred
Understanding light, how it works, and the effect it can have on your subject is one of the fundamental principles of photography. It basically determines…
How to create a teleport transition effect in DaVinci Resolve using Fusion
Feb 6, 2020
John Aldred
Blackmagic has done some pretty amazing things with DaVinci Resolve over the last few versions. It’s gone from being just colour grading tool (I…
400-megapixel pixel-shift coming to the Fujifilm GFX 100 and two primes added to lens roadmap
Feb 5, 2020
John Aldred
Fujifilm’s X Summit in London happened yesterday, which kicked off with some talk about their GFX medium format mirrorless camera system. After talking about some…
Moondog Labs made a mount for phones that lets you use standard 52mm screw-on filters
Feb 5, 2020
John Aldred
The photo and video capabilities of phones getting better and better with each new device that seems to be released, so more and more people…
Ricoh’s new WG-70 ultra-rugged compact camera is basically a WG-60 with new firmware
Feb 5, 2020
John Aldred
Ricoh has announced its new WG-70 compact camera. All outward appearances suggest that the WG-70 is largely identical to its predecessor, the WG-60 (which was…
Coronavirus outbreak “could affect image sensor and electronics business enormously” says Sony
Feb 4, 2020
John Aldred
Sony has spoken up on the coronavirus outbreak in China and the effects it may have on its image sensor and other operations. The Nikkei…
More specs on the Godox AD1200Pro released by Pixapro
Feb 4, 2020
John Aldred
In December, word of an upcoming Godox AD1200Pro got out. As usually happens, Adorama popped up a listing almost immediately afterwards. That listing didn’t really…
Google Photos may have sent your private videos to random strangers
Feb 4, 2020
John Aldred
Always be careful what you put in “the cloud”, people. Google Photos is facing yet another controversy as Google reveals that a “technical issue” may…
Canon already working on an RF 70-200mm f/2.8 Mark II lens with internal zoom?
Feb 3, 2020
John Aldred
It was only October when the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens went up for pre-order, and they only started shipping a month or…