Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Godox officially announces the X2T trigger – an upgraded X1T with built in Bluetooth
    May 21, 2019 John Aldred

    Godox first teased the X2T trigger back in February at WPPI. A refresh to the X1T, with a few extra buttons, easier adjustments and the…

    Ricoh thinks photographers will start switching from mirrorless back to DSLRs within 1-2 years
    May 20, 2019 John Aldred

    Imaging Resource recently published their interview with Ricoh execs at the CP+ trade show in Tokyo. They spoke about Ricoh’s plans for Pentax. But in…

    Video tripods are the best type of tripods to use for shooting landscapes
    May 20, 2019 John Aldred

    During my recent visit to the USA, I decided to forego the lightweight travel tripods and go with something a little more substantial. Something that…

    Google cuts off Huawei – Loses Play Store, Gmail and Android security updates
    May 20, 2019 John Aldred

    Google has suspended business operations with Huawei, effective immediately, according to Reuters. They say that a source close to the matter has told them Google…

    Leica has released a Special Edition “100 jahre bauhaus” Leica CL
    May 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Olympus isn’t the only one celebrating their 100th birthday this year. 2019 also marks 100 years since the founding of the Bauhaus school of art…

    Adobe panics, knocks off 40% off “All Apps” CC annual package for a limited time
    May 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Adobe’s been getting a lot of press lately. Some good, but mostly bad. It’s caused a lot of people to become very upset, particularly people…

    This guy built a high speed DIY LED flash and put the plans online so you can make your own
    May 17, 2019 John Aldred

    LED flash still hasn’t really hit the mainstream yet. There are a couple of products out there, of course, like the Rotolite Neo, but for…

    PolarPro launches a range of magnetic lens filters for the DJI Osmo Action
    May 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Hot on the heels of DJI’s announcement of the Osmo Action camera, PolarPro is here to announce new filters for it. There are six different…

    This is what Photoshop’s 27 different layer blending modes do
    May 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Most of us will probably only ever use a handful of layer blending modes in Photoshop. Normal, Darken, Multiply, Screen, and maybe Overlay. This mostly…

    Nikon issues recall for some Z6 & Z7 mirrorless cameras over VR issues
    May 16, 2019 John Aldred

    Today’s a big of a mixed day for Nikon. On the good side, the Nikon Z6 & Z7 has just received a new firmware giving…