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.
Eye-Fi unbrick their X2 cards to give us what we should have had in the first place
Sep 1, 2016
John Aldred
Several weeks ago, you may remember a post about Eye-Fi’s decision to “End of life” a bunch of their products. It’s not uncommon for companies…
A step-by-step guide to using the Waveform Monitor
Sep 1, 2016
John Aldred
The waveform is video’s answer to the histogram. Like a histogram it shows the brightness levels throughout your image. Also like the histogram, it can…
Tamron updates its 150-600mm f/5-6.3 lens with new design, reduced flare and faster autofocus
Sep 1, 2016
John Aldred
Tamron have today announced the updated “G2” next generation version of its popular 150-600mm f/5-6.3 zoom lens. The new lens boasts faster autofocus and enhanced vibration control…
PortraitPro Body now lets you change your subject’s entire body
Aug 31, 2016
John Aldred
This is one of those announcements that’s going to split the photography world in two. Some will be over the moon that such a tool exists….
Naked dogwalker photobombs high school senior photo shoot
Aug 31, 2016
John Aldred
Shooting portraits on location has become very popular over the last few years. Since the demise of train tracks and caution tape, rural middle of nowhere…
This is what causes red-eye in photographs
Aug 30, 2016
John Aldred
One of the problems many new photographers face is red-eye. Using your camera’s built in flash in dark environments is usually the cause. But, have you ever…
Adobe to add 5D Mark IV’s dual pixel RAW functionality to Lightroom and Photoshop
Aug 30, 2016
John Aldred
The dual pixel sensor of the 5D Mark IV has two main functions. One is to improve the accuracy of the autofocus. The other gives…
Test shows that Rolling shutter on the 5D Mark IV is a pretty big issue with 4K
Aug 30, 2016
John Aldred
The folks over at DPReview have got their hands on a 5D Mark IV. One of the tests they’ve performed with respect to video is…
This is how they shot the amazing super slow motion burger drop
Aug 26, 2016
John Aldred
Food can be a difficult subject to photograph. There’s all kinds of things to take into account about the colour and texture of the food….
DJI’s new Osmo+ brings 7x zoom to handheld gimbal cameras
Aug 26, 2016
John Aldred
DJI have updated their Osmo handheld gimbal camera to provide up to 7x zoom capabilities. Like the recently announced Zenmuse Z3 zoom camera for the…