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.
Nine beginner landscape photography tips you should definitely not ignore
Dec 16, 2019
John Aldred
Recently, photographer Mark Denney posted a video of the worst photography advice he’d received when he was a fresh budding young landscape photographer. But just…
2019 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Accessories & Gadgets
Dec 16, 2019
John Aldred
All photographers and filmmakers have accessories and doohickies in their bags to help them with their pursuits. And now that we’ve covered cameras, lenses, lights,…
2019 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Tripods, Sliders and Gimbals
Dec 15, 2019
John Aldred
So far in this year’s DIYP gift guides, we’ve covered cameras, lenses, lights and bags. But whether you shoot stills or video, at some point…
2019 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Camera Bags
Dec 14, 2019
John Aldred
Now that you’ve got your camera, lenses and lights, you’ll need something to store them in, and that’s where bags come in. Bags are one…
Twitter massively improves quality of JPG images posted and adds Live Photo support for iOS
Dec 13, 2019
John Aldred
One of the big problems with posting photos to social media is that the quality often gets destroyed. The phenomenon is most notable on Facebook…
OPPO shows off new smartphone prototypes with under-display selfie cameras
Dec 13, 2019
John Aldred
Avoiding the notch seems to have been the big goal of 2019. Some devices have managed to do it quite successfully, like the OnePlus 7…
The cold hard truth about Instagram for photographers
Dec 13, 2019
John Aldred
Instagram is just a fact of life for many photographers these days. We all have our various reasons for posting and a lot of us…
2019 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Lighting
Dec 13, 2019
John Aldred
With cameras and lenses out of the way, it’s time to light your scene. So, you’ll need lights. I’ve noticed a distinct trend over the…
The Canon 5D Mark IV drops below $2,000 in its biggest sale ever (and $800 off EOS R)
Dec 13, 2019
John Aldred
Released back in 2016, the Canon 5D Mark IV has proven over and over to be an extremely capable and popular DSLR for photographers. Even…
This handy guide offers five tips to extend the life of your Godox and other Lithium-Ion batteries
Dec 12, 2019
John Aldred
Godox has been getting an unfair, I think, hard time lately about its batteries. With reports of them spontaneously catching on fire or just dying…