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.

A photographer tries to buy a print of his own image from the person who stole it

Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

It’s a fact of life these days for photographers that our work may be stolen if we post it online. No matter what level of photography…

This photographer is capturing childhood at its simplest, sheltered from TV and electronic devices

Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

There’s no way around it, our world is dominated by electronic devices. In these days of the super computers in our pockets we call cellphones,…

This photographer brings Lego characters to life with these movie inspired and humorous scenes

Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

With influences ranging from The Avengers and X-Men to Star Wars and The Martian, French photographer Sofiane Samial (AKA Samsofy) spends his days making amazing…

This is what star trails look like when shot from the International Space Station

Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

Star trails have become a very popular photography subject, especially with the high ISO performance offered by some cameras over the last few years, but…

Galaxy Hyper Speed 12 for medium format film cameras is a roll of direct positive photosensitive paper goodness

Apr 14, 2016 John Aldred

Shooting directly onto positive paper has so far typically existed almost exclusively in the world of large format photography. Galaxy are no stranger to this type…

How to use vintage equipment to produce 3D photographs with modern cameras for $30 or less

Apr 14, 2016 John Aldred

3D photography has been rapidly coming back into fashion over the last few years, and with dual cameras now slipping into our mobile phones, it doesn’t…

This is the camera gear that NASA use on the International Space Station

Apr 14, 2016 John Aldred

From the moon landings to present day, one constant question that much of the world’s population has when it comes to space missions is their choice of camera…