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 hands on first look at the new Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
It’s only just been announced, but The School of Photography was lucky enough to be the first to get their hands on the new Olympus…
Olympus announces the OM-D E-M5 Mark III with up to 6.5 stops of stabilisation and IPX1 waterproof rating
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been a while since Olympus announced the OM-D E-M5 Mark II, which was already a pretty solid little camera. But now, Olympus has announced…
Tokina’s releases their new atx-i 11-16mm f/2.8 APS-C zoom lens for DSLRs
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
Tokina’s line of 11-16mm f/2.8 lenses for APS-C DSLRs have been pretty regularly recommended for years. They weren’t perfect, but they were rather good for…
Lightcore is a 5800 lumen LED light for video that’s smaller than a speedlight
Oct 17, 2019
John Aldred
The problem for many photographers making the move to video is that there’s generally a lot more gear, and most of it’s much bigger than…
It’s deja vu all over again as UK retailer Jessops plans to call in the administrators
Oct 16, 2019
John Aldred
No, it’s not 2013, it’s 2019, but UK photography retailer Jessops looks like it might be going into administration again. Jessops had narrowly avoided administration…
DJI Mavic 3 may be announced in January, Mavic Mini at the end of this month
Oct 16, 2019
John Aldred
It’s being rumoured that DJI is getting ready to announce the Mavic 3 drone in January 2020. Drone DJ reports that they’ve received several rumours…
Do you recognise any of these types of photographers? If not, it’s probably you
Oct 16, 2019
John Aldred
Every so often, something comes along in the name of parody that really hits home. In my time working with a camera, I’ve come across…
This new video series teaches you about every effect available in Adobe Premiere Pro
Oct 15, 2019
John Aldred
Adobe’s Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing applications in the world. Like most non-linear editors, though, Premiere Pro can seem very…
Seven tips to improve your documentary-style portrait photography
Oct 15, 2019
John Aldred
Documentary portraits are becoming more popular than ever. While once more the domain of magazine features, they’ve become a lot more widespread over the last…
Canon tops mirrorless sales over Sony according to latest Japanese sales reports
Oct 15, 2019
John Aldred
Even though Canon only makes two full-frame mirrorless bodies, they have been working on their EOS M APS-C mirrorless line up. And it seems to be…