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.
A simple trick to help you adapt any lens to your camera
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer Mathieu Stern tests out a lot of weird lenses. From modern CCTV to 135 year old large format lenses, nothing is too large a challenge. Many modern lenses have…
DJI wants people to learn how to fly so they opened a drone school
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows…
You can now shoot Panoramas and 360 degree photos with the Syrp Genie Mini
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
Moving the camera is the single biggest way to add impact and production value to your video and timelapse sequences. In fact, camera movement has…
SmugMug rescues nearly 200 million photographs from closed cloud service Picturelife
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
My biggest problem with “the cloud” has always been that many cloud services seem to pop up overnight from nowhere. This means that they can also…
How to shoot a dialogue scene for a movie – a primer
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
You’d think that recording a simple conversation would be quite straightforward. But it’s not as easy as it often looks. If you want to add a…
Build your own large DIY Teleprompter for under $40
Aug 22, 2016
John Aldred
If you speak to camera often, then there’s no getting away from the value of a teleprompter. But, those things can be expensive. There are less…
Photographer puts homeless people next to their dreams
Aug 19, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer Horia Manolache had a goal when he started his latest project “The Prince and the Pauper“. He wanted to show homeless people in a new…
How to build your own DIY camera jib for overhead shots for less than $35
Aug 18, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve shown you a few overhead camera rigs before. This one, though, has to be amongst the least expensive DIY solutions I’ve seen. Based around…
The Olympic tennis court is a giant green screen and the Internet has noticed
Aug 18, 2016
John Aldred
It’s always amusing when something shown on TV includes something ripe for chroma keying. This time around, it’s the Rio 2016 men’s singles tennis final…
How to shoot Bokeh Panorama for animals and wildlife photography
Aug 18, 2016
John Aldred
Bokeh Panoramas, (Bokehrama or the “Brenizer method“) are a way to simulate a large format look with small sensor cameras. In theory, the process is simple. Take a…