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.
iPhones get free original quality unlimited storage on Google Photos, but Google’s Pixel 4 doesn’t
Oct 21, 2019
John Aldred
Here’s an interesting twist of fate. Google Photos used to offer free unlimited original quality photo backup for the Pixel phones as a perk of…
Don’t be afraid of shooting in the rain – embrace it and do it often
Oct 21, 2019
John Aldred
Heading out into the wilderness to shoot photos during the rain isn’t something a lot of photographers think about. In fact, many of them do…
Fujifilm registers designs for the modular GFX-X Omega medium format mirrorless camera
Oct 21, 2019
John Aldred
Fujifilm showed off a concept prototype for what appears to be called the “GFX-X Omega” back in February during Gulf Photo Plus 2019. Now, it…
Canon adds five new CMOS sensors to their sensor lineup for third party manufacturers
Oct 21, 2019
John Aldred
Canon’s sensor lineup has expanded to add five new sensors, including one Super 35mm and one Full Frame 50-megapixel sensor. It appears as though the…
Luna Display lets you use your old Mac as a second monitor for your new one
Oct 21, 2019
John Aldred
Macs generally tend to hold their value quite well on the used market, but sometimes you just don’t want to get rid of your old…
Review of the Haida M10 Filter System and 6 & 10-stop neutral density filters
Oct 20, 2019
John Aldred
Although many lens filters were pretty much eradicated by the advent of digital photography, there are two which still hold a lot of value that…
How to make your own DIY LED tube lights for video
Oct 19, 2019
John Aldred
We’ve all seen Eric Pare’s DIY light tubes for light painting, but these ones from Adam Rahn at DroiMedia are a little bit different. These…
Woman banned for life by cruise ship company for shooting a selfie
Oct 18, 2019
John Aldred
With the number of selfie deaths on the increase with new ones happening almost every week, you’d think people would get smart and figure out…
How and why you might want to use High Speed Sync flash in the studio
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
High speed sync flash is typically associated with shooting outdoors. You’re in the bright light, and you need to take your shutter past your camera’s…
How to create an animated custom Google Map for your travel videos
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
Maps are wonderful things. They don’t just let us figure out how to get from here to there, but they can also provide context, especially…