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.

    Reports suggest that the DJI Phantom series is dead – DJI denies it
    Apr 29, 2019 John Aldred

    The DJI Phantom line of drones are probably the most recognised drones around the world. But reports and circumstantial evidence suggests that the DJI Phantom’s…

    This viral video of a chimp browsing Instagram is facing criticism from primatologists
    Apr 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Many of us get enthralled in social media these days. And for photographers, that means Instagram in particular. But one Instagram user is going viral…

    U.S. Appeals Court rules you CAN’T just take images off the web and reuse them under “Fair Use”
    Apr 26, 2019 John Aldred

    A controversial court ruling in July 2018 that said it was ok to just take photos from the web and reuse them has been overturned…

    Rare glass plate propaganda photos of Hitler digitised into US National Archive
    Apr 26, 2019 John Aldred

    1,270 of 41,000 glass negatives created by Hitler’s personal photographer and “key propagandist”, Heinrich Hoffman have been scanned into the US National Archives. Many of…

    Canon reports 23% decline in camera sales and 81% drop in Imaging division operating profit
    Apr 26, 2019 John Aldred

    Canon has previously predicted a 50% drop in camera sales over the next two years, and it seems that they might be right according to…

    Five tips to get perfect selections and cutouts in Photoshop
    Apr 26, 2019 John Aldred

    Making selections and cutting out is probably the most common use for Photoshop. It’s used on countless product shoots, not to mention compositing. And it’s…

    iOS13 finally gets direct access to external storage, report claims
    Apr 25, 2019 John Aldred

    According to a report on 9to5Mac, it looks like Apple might be starting to loosen their grip on external storage with iOS devices. New details…

    Nikon wants to get kids into photography with the new waterproof Coolpix W150
    Apr 25, 2019 John Aldred

    Aimed at children and absolute beginners, the Coolpix W150 is a new waterproof and shockproof compact camera from Nikon. It comes in a variety of…

    Canon 63MP full-frame DPAF sensor leaked – but it’s probably not for an EOS R
    Apr 25, 2019 John Aldred

    There’s been a lot of talk about a new higher resolution EOS R mirrorless body from Canon lately. People want a pro model. They want…

    This insane editing machine supports four Nvidia Quadro GPUs, 2 Xeon CPUs, 1.5TB RAM and can cost over $100,000
    Apr 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Sometimes, the video editing and visual effects jobs we get can demand some pretty hardcore specs for maximum performance. While we were at NAB 2019,…