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.
The sky’s no limit for this tiny camera with big astrophotography aspirations
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Developed by a three man team describing themselves as a passionate photographer, a frustrated engineer and an electronics geek, the TinyMOS has been designed from the…
Faking the tilt-shift video look in Adobe Premiere Pro
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Since the first tilt-shift timelapses started to appear online several years ago, it’s a look that’s been attempted, copied, and improved upon quite a bit….
GoPro timelapse and night vision nestcam capture nature’s nest thieves taking four bird eggs and a baby buzzard
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Documenting nature isn’t always as cute and fluffy as we’d like it to be, and when it comes to the law of the jungle, the…
How to deal with difficult panoramic image stitching in Photoshop the easy way
May 13, 2016
John Aldred
With the speed boosts and memory capacities of modern computers, stitching multiple shots together to make larger panoramic images has become a very common technique used by…
Photographer explains how to create and shoot wet plate photography
May 12, 2016
John Aldred
In the modern digital world, what is it that fascinates us about photography techniques that died out maybe a hundred years or more ago? Whatever…
Historically-inaccurate drone speared out of the sky by renaissance festival actor
May 12, 2016
John Aldred
As if eagles and nets weren’t already enough for drone users to worry about, now we have to deal with javelins, too. The eagle eyed amongst you might’ve…
19 year old girl banned from social media for posting nude photos of another woman
May 11, 2016
John Aldred
19 year old Courtney Marie Mulkentine from Gympie, Queensland, posted photos of her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend to Facebook and removed them after Mulkentine received a phone call from…
US Marine photographer recreates iconic war photography with Star Wars action figures
May 9, 2016
John Aldred
We just posted about Felix’s Sandtroopers project yesterday, but is it too soon to post another Star Wars miniature related project? We don’t think so, so here’s a behind…
Sony shooters need wait no more, the Godox X1 triggers for Sony are now available
May 9, 2016
John Aldred
Sony’s decision to go with a hotshoe design that no other camera system in the world supports has meant that Sony shooters have typically been…
Cheap Speedlight comparisons, which should you buy and why?
May 5, 2016
John Aldred
Venturing into the world of flash, and radio triggers can be a confusing, sometimes frightening and potentially expensive prospect for those who are very new…