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.
Samyang kicks off its new Premium line of lenses with an 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
Samyang have today announced two new lenses to start their Premium range. An 85mm f/1.2 and 14mm f/2.4. These new lenses, Samyang say, offer “unprecedented…
Laowa’s hydrophobic Frog Eye lens coating makes shooting in the rain a breeze
Sep 9, 2016
John Aldred
You may remember Laowa fully funded their new 12mm f/2.8 lens kickstarter within 30 seconds of going live last month. Thanks to the claims of high…
Photographer places life size animal prints in what used to be their natural habitats
Sep 9, 2016
John Aldred
Growing up in England, home to brown bears, wolves, wolverines and woolly mammoths, photographer Nick Brandt noticed something. Like most of us, he spotted that they weren’t around…
Take a visit inside Ansel Adams’ house & studio to see his camera collection
Sep 8, 2016
John Aldred
Marc Silber’s series of videos on Ansel Adams just gets better and better each time a new one comes out. In this latest video, we…
How to build a large DIY Track Dolly under $50
Sep 7, 2016
John Aldred
DIY dollies come in all sorts of shapes and sizes using a variety of tricks and technology. Sometimes, though, you just have to go back to…
Vandals destroy local landmark “Duckbill” Rock at Oregon’s Cape Kiwanda
Sep 6, 2016
John Aldred
In what can only be described as another incident of mindless stupidity, vandals have destroyed an iconic sandstone pedestal at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon’s coast….
Yongnuo’s new 35mm f/2 for Nikon is kind of interesting
Sep 5, 2016
John Aldred
Recently, Yongnuo announced their 35mm f/2 lens for Nikon. It’s basically the YN 35mm f/2 for Canon but with a Nikon mount. What makes this…
8 year old girl knocks a drone out of the sky with a golf ball
Sep 5, 2016
John Aldred
Drones are usually pretty good at staying stable. Especially when they have 6 or 8 props rather than the traditional 4 of a quadcopter. With…
DIY your old train set into a motion control timelapse dolly
Sep 5, 2016
John Aldred
This is one of those unique repurposing projects that would have never occurred to me. Having never owned a train set in my life, why…
Stanford Professor puts his entire digital photography course online for free
Sep 2, 2016
John Aldred
When it comes to the list of digital imaging pioneers, Marc Levoy is one of those names that belongs right near the top. His work…