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.
Sony appears to have finally fixed most (but not all) of their major issues
Jan 3, 2020
John Aldred
With a title like “The Truth about Sony”, I thought this video was just going to be more fanboy hate, but I was convinced to…
Godox vs Godox – How the FV150 LED flash compares to regular speedlights and strobes
Jan 3, 2020
John Aldred
LED flash has had a bit of a bumpy start the last couple of years. A number of products have come out, but they’ve not…
This is why you should or shouldn’t use Lightroom presets
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
Presets for Lightroom and other applications are often the centre of controversy. Some people can’t live without them and actively panic when their software updates…
This is the easiest way to stop screwing up your lines on-camera
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
Speaking to a camera is rarely an easy thing. Even for seasoned professionals, it can take several takes to get all the words out without…
This is why you are never happy as an artist
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
One challenge that almost all artists and creatives face is that of feeling satisfied with our work. That we’re actually getting where we want to…
The issues with winter landscape photography and how to overcome them
Jan 2, 2020
John Aldred
Although Australia is experiencing a rather warm summer at the moment, for much of the world it’s the dead of winter. That means it freezing…
Canon patent shows IBIS coming to EOS M and PowerShot cameras
Jan 1, 2020
John Aldred
Canon is notorious for not having any kind of in-body image stabilisation (IBIS), preferring to go with stabilisation in the lens, instead. This fact came…
If you’re personally offended by this Billie Eilish parody music video, you’re probably a gearhead
Jan 1, 2020
John Aldred
Parody songs can be a bit hit and miss. Some are amazing (just look at the career of Weird Al) while others can be pretty…
Tiffen has announced a new range of ND Filter Kits for the DJI Mavic Mini
Jan 1, 2020
John Aldred
One notable absence in the launch of the DJI Mavic Mini was a range of ND filters designed for the new drone. DJI has sets…
Nikon D750 replacement may be announced as soon as next week
Dec 31, 2019
John Aldred
Rumours of a Nikon D750 replacement, which won’t be called the D760, but either the D770, D780 or D790 (the current favourite seems to be…