Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Photographing Obama, insights from White House photographer Pete Souza
    Jun 12, 2016 John Aldred

    Having first photographed President Obama in 2005, White House photographer Pete Souza estimates that by the time Obama’s second term is up, he will have…

    These cheap Soviet lenses are as out of this world as their “Jupiter” name would imply
    Jun 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Jupiter was a class of lens made by manufacturers of the former Soviet Union.  There were quite a few different lenses in the Jupiter lineup, and in this…

    How to composite a car into a new background in Photoshop CC
    Jun 10, 2016 John Aldred

    Unless we are an automotive photographer, getting access to fancy cars at the environments in which we’d like to photograph them can be a tricky proposition….

    Nikon D3300 discontinued by Nikon Japan could signal D3500 announcement soon
    Jun 10, 2016 John Aldred

    According to Nikon Japan, the Nikon D3300 entry level DSLR has been discontinued (what Google translates as “old products”).  That it’s listed as discontinued before an…

    How to Use a Circular Polarizing Filter Like a Champ!
    Jun 9, 2016 John Aldred

    Circular polarizing (CPL) filters are one of the most useful tools a landscape photographer can have in their toolkit. In this video from landscape and…

    Here’s 50 Ways to Use Gaffer Tape and Some of Them Might Surprise You
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    In the words of Jay P Morgan, “If you can’t fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to be fixed”, and he’s…

    Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics
    Jun 8, 2016 John Aldred

    Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…

    How to shoot video with a white seamless background on the cheap
    Jun 7, 2016 John Aldred

    There are countless ways of setting up and lighting a white background for stills or video, but sometimes you just need to get it done…

    How to make “before and after” animated sequences in Photoshop
    Jun 7, 2016 John Aldred

    In a slight departure from the reviews of old and weird lenses typically seen on Mathieu Stern’s YouTube channel, this tutorial shows how to create animated…

    DJI’s new follow focus lets you remotely focus your drone’s camera lens from 3 miles away
    Jun 7, 2016 John Aldred

    Designed for both the land and air, the new DJI Focus remote follow focus system wants to change the way we record our aerial footage. No…