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 Wandrd Duo might be the best travel photography backpack of 2019
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
Wandrd burst onto the scene relatively recently as a new company with a range of new bags for photographers. One particular bag, the Wandrd Duo…
Stabilens means never rebalancing your gimbal when you swap lenses
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
One of the big issues with motorised 3-axis gimbals is that you have to balance them. And if you’re regularly changing lenses while you shoot,…
This is the $60 DIY 6×6 medium format camera from Lomography
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
At some point in their photographic journey, many people who take up arms with a camera, especially if they start shooting film, toy with the…
Automated star tracking astrophotography with Sky-Watcher
Nov 4, 2019
John Aldred
There are generally two types of astrophotography. There’s the kind that’s more like landscape photography, where the skies form a part of the overall scene…
Wirelessly tether any camera to your desktop with Air Direct
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been three years since we saw the Tether Tools Case Air unveiled at Photokina 2016. It offered a lot of options for wirelessly tethering…
First look at the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 mirrorless camera
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
Recently, Fujifilm released its newest camera in the X-Pro lineup, the Fujifilm X-Pro 3. It offers a number of improvements over previous models, and also…
Hoya announces new Starscape filter to cut through light pollution and a ProND filter kit
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
Hoya has today launched two new filters. Well, to be correct, one new filter and one new filter set. The single filter is the Hoya…
Here is a top cage handle that also charges your black magic pocket camera
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
When it comes to custom power solutions, Indipro Tools is one of the names that’s been popping up more and more lately. They offer a…
Six steps for a quick portrait retouch
Nov 1, 2019
John Aldred
Skylum Luminar has seen some pretty massive changes over the last couple of years. The latest version, Luminar 4, particularly so. It’s had a lot…
First look at the Sigma FP pocket camera
Oct 31, 2019
John Aldred
Granted, it’s not much of a pocket camera once you stick one of those L mount Art series lenses on it, but the Sigma FP…