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.
This is why your night sky photography sucked last night
Aug 17, 2016
John Aldred
It’s why mine always suck, too. Light pollution. It’s hard to escape it these days. It’s the thing that puts many budding astrophotographers off before…
Nikon’s new 105mm f/1.4E out in the wild and sample photos
Aug 16, 2016
John Aldred
Nikon’s new 105mm f/1.4E ED isn’t officially available until the end of the month. A few lucky people have managed to get their hands on one, though. On that…
How to hack the $100 Yi action camera to beat a GoPro Hero3+ Silver
Aug 14, 2016
John Aldred
I needed an action camera to document DIYP’s trip to Photokina in September. I didn’t really want to have to fork out for a GoPro. It’s…
Fujifilm Ambassador releases his Lightroom preset collection for free
Aug 12, 2016
John Aldred
Fuji’s line of X cameras are well known for their great colour. They’re ability to simulate classic films like Velvia and Provia gives photographers what they want…
Getty use underwater robots to photograph Olympic swimming events
Aug 11, 2016
John Aldred
The technological advancements that can be made in just four short years are amazing. 11 time Olympic photographer Al Bello is taking advantage of that fact…
You could probably store your photographic life’s work on Seagate’s new 60TB SSD
Aug 11, 2016
John Aldred
When I upgraded from 386 to 486, my hard drive went from a measly 40MB to a whopping 240MB. Totally blown away. Look at all this…
Learn how to read your histogram and nail exposure in just 2 minutes
Aug 9, 2016
John Aldred
Histograms are handy things. They either confirm that you’ve nailed your exposure or let you instantly see if you need to adjust. But, they can…
Get perfect sound in your videos with $5 DIY sound absorbing panels
Aug 9, 2016
John Aldred
Getting quality sound in your video can be tricky. Even when you have a great microphone and field recorder, you’re hindered by the environment. Outside we have traffic, birds and…
How to cheat at high speed sync and shoot in bright conditions with studio strobes
Aug 8, 2016
John Aldred
High speed sync (HSS) has taken off in a big way the last few years. A relatively new technology, high speed sync has largely been limited…
Tiny vibrations bring still photos to life in dynamic interactive images
Aug 4, 2016
John Aldred
A photograph is, by its very nature, a still image. Good ones perform their task very well. As technology has evolved the lines between photo…