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.
It looks like RED will be the first to announce an RF mount video camera with the RED Komodo
Jul 29, 2019
John Aldred
Canon’s EOS R and EOS RP cameras haven’t quite seen the widespread adoption that they’d hoped for amongst users, although it looks like they might…
Canon’s camera profits plummet 64% in latest financial report
Jul 29, 2019
John Aldred
Canon did everything they could to fight the mirrorless advance before finally capitulating with the launch of the EOS R. It seems, though, that it…
Feel old yet? This Stranger Things fan didn’t know what a darkroom was
Jul 29, 2019
John Aldred
For most of us who own cameras, we’ve at least heard of a darkroom, even if you’ve never been used one or been inside one….
How to modify an 8×10 sheet film holder for shooting wet plate collodion
Jul 27, 2019
John Aldred
While it was once the only way you could really shoot a photo, wet plate photography went off almost into the realm of complete non-existence…
This Color Wheels add on for Photoshop lets you color correct and grade photos as easily as video
Jul 27, 2019
John Aldred
Colour wheels in applications like Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve are an absolute blessing when it comes to both colour correcting or colour grading video….
Sony finally adds a microphone jack to its RX100 line with the new RX100 VII
Jul 26, 2019
John Aldred
Following suit from the recently announced Canon G7X Mark III, Sony is finally adding a microphone jack to its RX100 series of cameras with the…
This is how much the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K can really cost you
Jul 26, 2019
John Aldred
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K sounded like something of a unicorn when it was first announced. 12-bit 4K RAW video for less than $1,300?…
These are the worst types of photographers – If you don’t know them, you probably are one
Jul 25, 2019
John Aldred
If you hang around other photographers enough, whether it’s online or in real life, you’ll likely encounter some of the types of photographers mentioned in…
RED is having another go at smartphones with the RED Hydrogen 2
Jul 25, 2019
John Aldred
The promotion leading up to the release of the RED Hydrogen One was largely a hype-fuelled campaign that ended up disappointing a whole lot of…
The pros and cons of shooting both film and digital for street photography
Jul 25, 2019
John Aldred
Street photography can be a lot of fun, and it’s something that a lot of people all over the world really enjoy doing. But street…