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.
Build your own DIY field monitor for shooting with DSLRs
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Whether you’re shooting video or stills, field monitors can be invaluable. For video the advantages are obvious. Nailing focus is a lot easier on a big…
Getty asks photographer to pay for her own photo, photographer responds with $1 billion lawsuit
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Getty can be pretty quick to send out infringement letters, as well they should. In the case of a real infringement, they absolutely must be…
Turn your phone into a teleprompter with the new Parrot Teleprompter 2
Jul 27, 2016
John Aldred
As somebody who speaks to camera now and again, having a script is great. But, I still mess up lines and may end up shooting the same…
Quickly and easily retouch shiny skin in Photoshop & Lightroom
Jul 25, 2016
John Aldred
Shiny skin can sometimes be a problem for portraits, especially if you don’t have a makeup artist. Camera LCDs are so small that you might…
An easy guide to colouring with LUTs in Adobe Premiere and DaVinci Resolve
Jul 25, 2016
John Aldred
Lookup Tables, or LUTs, are simply amazing. LUTs are like presets, but work across all platforms and software, for both video and stills. LUTs can be used for both…
Full Frame Sony A7II vs. Crop Sony A6000, which is better for portraits?
Jul 21, 2016
John Aldred
When you’re looking to pick up your first portrait camera, the whole full frame vs crop thing can be confusing. Technical explanations can be difficult…
Photographer makes the world stand still with an engagement shoot on a road bridge
Jul 21, 2016
John Aldred
Shooting portraits in the middle of a road isn’t something that many photographers do. Some roads, though, are worth it, especially when they have such good looking surroundings. For…
4 Tips to help you tell a story with your work
Jul 21, 2016
John Aldred
Knowing what to shoot and learning how to tell a story in your videos can be a challenge. It’s something you pick up with over time with experience, but…
Behind the scenes of the 12K Phase One XF IQ3 100MP Timelapse
Jul 20, 2016
John Aldred
Not long ago, we showed you an amazing 12K timelapse from Joe Capra shot on the Phase One XF IQ3 100MP camera. Why shoot in…
How to create beautiful slow motion slider shots
Jul 20, 2016
John Aldred
At some point or another, most of us that shoot video have to create a clip sliding past, or moving around some kind of static…