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.
Photographing black metal concerts with crazy and dark lighting conditions
Oct 3, 2016
John Aldred
Photographing concerts is not an easy task, especially indoor concerts. Often, you’ve got get dim lighting conditions. The lights you do have illuminating your scene…
Make your Lightroom images look like they were processed with Capture One
Sep 30, 2016
John Aldred
Capture One is generally touted as the only real Lightroom alternative. Overall, many say that it produces better results, or at least better starting points,…
Three tips to never lose your lens caps again
Sep 29, 2016
John Aldred
Lens caps are probably the thing I used to lose the most often, until I quit bothering replacing them. If I have none to lose,…
GoPro’s Karma Drone is finally here and it has folding arms
Sep 20, 2016
John Aldred
GoPro have today finally unleashed the Karma drone on the world. Originally slated for release much earlier in the year, it seemed like it may…
Yi Technology are launching a 20MP mirrorless camera
Sep 19, 2016
John Aldred
Well, this is a bit of a surprise. Yi Technology, yup, the action camera people, have announced that they are releasing a micro four thirds…
DIYP Reviews the DataColor Spyder5CAPTURE Pro Suite
Sep 18, 2016
John Aldred
When DataColor announced the Spyder5CAPTURE Pro package a few weeks ago, I had to get my hands on one. So we had a chat with…
Fuji X-T2 vs Nikon D5; Real world portrait comparisons with Raw sample downloads
Sep 16, 2016
John Aldred
Ok, it might be a little unfair to put a $2,400 camera and lens against a $8,100 camera and lens. One would expect a camera…
How to “scan” film using your DSLR and process it in Lightroom
Sep 15, 2016
John Aldred
For those that shoot film, developing and dealing with chemicals isn’t usually the biggest hassle. Often it’s scanning the resulting film into the computer. Many…
Canon’s new EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM Lens has a built in LCD screen
Sep 15, 2016
John Aldred
It’s been rumoured for while now that Canon would start introducing LCDs into their lenses. Last week, we even saw some suggestions as to what they…
Nikon KeyMission 80 and KeyMission 170 camera specs leaked along with new photos
Sep 14, 2016
John Aldred
A little more information is coming out on the two new Nikon KeyMission 80 bodycam, and KeyMission 170 action cam. The most obvious one being…