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.

Platypod’s Platyball is an inverted tripod ball head with built-in electronic level

Jan 17, 2020 John Aldred

If you haven’t heard of Platypod before, they’re the company that makes that little flat kind-of-tripod of the same name to provide you with a…

Relio² 2020 Edition comes with more portability, practicality and accessories

Jan 17, 2020 John Aldred

Relio first launched in 2015 via Kickstarter. It was one of the first tiny lights on the market and came in a variety of preset…

The V-Coptr Falcon foldable bi-coptor drone has a flight time of up to 50 minutes

Jan 16, 2020 John Aldred

Zero Zero Robotics, creators of Hover2 – “The Drone that Flies Itself” (and the original Hover), has just announced their new V-Coptr Falcon. It’s a bi-copter…

This is what a CFast 2.0 card looks like on the inside

Jan 16, 2020 John Aldred

CFast 2.0 might be on the way out, thanks to CFexpress, but it’s a popular format still in use by a lot of cameras. The…

DJI agrees with need for Remote ID, but not how the FAA wants to implement it

Jan 16, 2020 John Aldred

With drones now well and truly here to stay, some close calls, some too close and too many major disruptions, drones regulation is big on…

Five composition mistakes you should avoid with your photography and how to fix them

Jan 15, 2020 John Aldred

Composition is one of those things that often gets talked about in photography. After all, it’s one of the fundamental aspects of it. If…

Breakdown of the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens shows internal design like nothing before

Jan 15, 2020 John Aldred

Seeing lenses taken apart and dismantled for the first time, or anything mechanically or electronically complex just fascinates me. I don’t know what it is…