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.

    Geekoto tease a new GT-250 round head strobe
    Oct 31, 2019 John Aldred

    Geekoto is a relatively new brand when it comes to lighting. They offered both a speedlight as well a portable GT200 Fresnel strobe. Now, they’re…

    First look at the RODE NTG5 shotgun microphone
    Oct 31, 2019 John Aldred

    Announced last week, the Rode NTG5 is the newest shotgun microphone from Rode. It’s an ultra-light short shotgun broadcast microphone designed for use on location….

    Sick of dog pictures on social media? Nvidia’s GANimal AI lets you turn them into other animals
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    Of course, I’m kidding, how can anybody get sick of dog pictures on Facebook? Nvidia’s research teams have been doing some pretty crazy stuff with…

    This app lets you use Aperture and iPhoto with your Mac if you’ve upgraded to Catalina
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    Although Apple’s Aperture photo editing software has been pretty much unsupported and dead since 2014, there are still people who still choose to use it….

    The DJI Mavic Mini is official – It weighs 249g, shoots 2.7K video and has 30min flight time
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    There have been rumours about the DJI Mavic Mini for a little while now and at least one of them appears to have been correct….

    How to optimise your camera settings for street photography to get the best exposure
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    Street photography is one of the more chaotic yet fun genres of photography that many people choose to pursue. Even if it’s not something that…

    Deity’s S-Mic 2S short shotgun microphone is designed for small spaces and weighs only 85g
    Oct 30, 2019 John Aldred

    Deity’s S-Mic 2S short shotgun microphone is an evolution of their popular S-Mic 2 shotgun microphone. They had them on show at IBC 2019, but…

    Nikon’s next mirrorless lens announcement is likely to be the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S
    Oct 29, 2019 John Aldred

    Nikon Rumors has posted what appears to be an update to Nikon’s mirrorless roadmap which shows the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S lens as having already…

    Sony’s Real-Time Animal Eye Autofocus is coming to the RX10 IV
    Oct 29, 2019 John Aldred

    Released in 2017, Sony’s RX10 IV has become a pretty popular all-in-one camera. It features a built-in Zeiss 24-600mm equivalent field of view lens with…

    The Loupedeck Creative Tool is a tiny control deck for creatives with massive potential
    Oct 29, 2019 John Aldred

    Since Loupedeck hit the scene a couple of years ago, they’ve become very popular tools for photographers and more recently for video editors, too. The…