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.
Watch as Rankin recreates one of David Bailey’s iconic photographs with Bailey’s help
Apr 11, 2016
John Aldred
When it comes to the names of those that have changed the photography world over the years, fashion photographer David Bailey is often one of…
Is Travel Photography the latest victim in the Photoshop manipulation saga?
Apr 11, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve covered the “evils of Photoshop” as it pertains to human subjects a number of times, but the use of some photography and Photoshop techniques in travel…
Model & Photographer couple travel the world creating amazing images as they go
Apr 8, 2016
John Aldred
Originally based on Florida, and drawn together by a common love of photography, Victoria Yore and Terrence Drysdale took their first trip together in June…
Use this time stacking technique to create surreal landscapes
Apr 8, 2016
John Aldred
Stacking photographs made from a locked off tripod over a given duration is not a new technique, and has been commonly used for creating star trail…
This photographer filled a house with sand to exhibit her photos of houses filled with sand
Apr 6, 2016
John Aldred
Many of us have seen photographs of the abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop in Namibia. Even if you don’t remember the name of the place,…
Make your own 3D printed speedlight grids
Apr 1, 2016
John Aldred
As somebody who owns what some would describe as a ludicrous amount of speedlights (although, nowhere near as bad as Joe McNally), and regularly grids some of…
How to turn toy action figures into life sized super heroes with compositing
Apr 1, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve all been there, playing with our action figures as kids as if they were real. For me it was He-Man. For photographer Ari Mahardhika,…
How to make the world’s cheapest flash diffuser for only $0.02
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
The humble popup flash. Let’s face it, we hate it. You might be able to use it for a little fill now and again, but as…
How to install Photoshop keyboard shortcuts in GIMP
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
With Adobe’s long standing global domination and the current buzz around Affinity’s recent announcement of impending Windows versions of their software, it’s easy to forget…
Hack a 50 year old Russian film camera and repurpose its lens for modern DSLRs
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
When it comes to ridiculously cheap but very useful lenses, you’d be hard pushed to beat 40+ year old Russian technology, and this suggestion from Mathieu Stern is no…