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.
Retouching Toolkit 3.1 for Photoshop lets you make your own custom Photoshop panels
May 13, 2019
John Aldred
The Retouching Toolkit has become a very popular addon for retouching in Photoshop. It’s seen a number of iterations, and a massive update with version…
How to to make your own DIY LED panel for only $13
May 13, 2019
John Aldred
You know what it’s like, you’re walking through the local dollar store (or pound shop, for those in the UK) and you see some interesting…
Godox expands their range of video lights with four new high CRI flexible LED panels
May 12, 2019
John Aldred
While we all know Godox for their strobes and speedlights, Godox has also been making LED video lights for quite a while now. Until lately,…
Some insight into the logistics of photographing a NASA rocket launch
May 11, 2019
John Aldred
Photographing a rocket launch is something I’ve always wanted to try. For me, though, it’s not easy. There aren’t exactly many of them here in…
Photos and specs of the new DJI Osmo Action camera have been leaked
May 10, 2019
John Aldred
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? It was only just over a week ago that it was first rumoured that DJI was to enter…
Instagram is going to let you appeal takedowns of your images
May 10, 2019
John Aldred
Instagram has become a breeding ground for a lot of negativity as it’s grown and evolved. It’s something that Instagram have been working hard to…
Adobe is cutting availability to older versions of some Creative Cloud apps
May 10, 2019
John Aldred
Adobe has posted a short but to the point blog post stating that many older versions of Creative Cloud applications will be removed, limiting availability to…
Nikon reports an almost 18% drop in Imaging Business revenue
May 10, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like Canon’s not the only one hurting this year. Nikon has just published their financial report for this fiscal year, running from April…
FAA expects commercial drone market to triple in size by 2023 but consumer demand is dropping
May 10, 2019
John Aldred
The Federal Aviation Administration has just released its 20-year forecast predicting what may happen in the world of aviation between now and 2039. It covers…
Nikon stops forcing Snapbridge on users – unlocks real WiFi on the D850, D500, D7500 and D5600
May 9, 2019
John Aldred
Well, this is certainly an interesting bit of news. Nikon has actually, finally, stopped forcing their proprietary Snapbridge wireless system onto Nikon photographers. After a false…