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 what happens when men are Photoshopped like women
Jul 19, 2016
John Aldred
Recently, The Try Guys at BuzzFeed were Photoshopped to produce their ideal male body types, as a way to explore how the world of Photoshop…
GoPro Hero5 to shoot Full Ultra HD 8K video and 3D video at 4K?
Jul 18, 2016
John Aldred
GoPro, like many companies, tends to keep pretty quiet when it comes to new products, letting very little out until an official announcement is ready…
A crash course in developing colour negative film at home
Jul 18, 2016
John Aldred
Lots of us still shoot and develop our own film, but many limit themselves to black and white, at least when it comes to DIY…
Hard, soft, specular and diffused lighting and how it affects your subject
Jul 18, 2016
John Aldred
Understanding different types of light is important. If you don’t know how light works, then fixing issues that show up in your lighting during a…
Build your own DIY GoPro stabiliser out of LEGO
Jul 15, 2016
John Aldred
Stabilising small cameras such as GoPros can be tricky. Their light weigh makes them particularly vulnerable to things like wind or fast movements. There are…
Build an easy DIY overhead camera rig with Open Source Hardware
Jul 13, 2016
John Aldred
Whether hardware or software, Open Source is a wonderful thing. Open Source doesn’t always mean free, though, especially when it comes to hardware. While not…
FStop, it’s basically Tinder for photographers and models
Jul 13, 2016
John Aldred
Many photographers and models tend to go to sites like Model Mayhem when looking for new people with which to collaborate, but such sites were built…
A guide to nailing focus and depth of field
Jul 12, 2016
John Aldred
Focus and depth of field are those kinds of topics that can quickly confuse newer photographers. When we’re just starting out, we think we know what…
Photographing on the streets and the law in the UK
Jul 11, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer rights are always a bit of a hot topic, and often brings out extreme points of view from all sides. There’s the law, there’s…
Driver charged with felony assault for threatening photographer with his vehicle
Jul 11, 2016
John Aldred
Yesterday, we showed you a video of a somewhat agitated driver harassing automotive photographer Alex Stone, who he felt was trespassing on his “private driveway” (which…