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.
This is the gear we’re using in Las Vegas at NAB 2019
Apr 9, 2019
John Aldred
Whenever DIYP heads out to cover an event, we get a lot of people asking what gear we’re using to do it. Our kit evolves…
PolarPro just announced two “Peter McKinnon Edition” Variable ND filters – Here are our first impressions using one
Apr 4, 2019
John Aldred
Today, PolarPro has announced their new Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filters. They’re available in two strengths of 2-5 stops and 6-9 stops. I’ve been…
Left-eyed shooters are apparently upset with Canon over the EOS RP
Apr 1, 2019
John Aldred
I’m a left-eyed shooter. I’ve just come to accept the fact that my LCD screen’s (assuming digital) gonna get covered in nose sweat and other…
How to make your own colour changing DIY LED ring light for under $30
Apr 1, 2019
John Aldred
Ring lights can be a lot of fun, and they’ve certainly become more popular over the last few years, especially for video. And while ring…
The Slow Mo Guys actually managed to film light at 10 trillion frames per second
Apr 1, 2019
John Aldred
Every new Slow Mo Guys video just makes me go “wow!”. Seething every day things shot at tens or hundreds of thousand frames per second…
Been asked to work for free? Use this Exposure Calculator to see what that’s worth
Apr 1, 2019
John Aldred
Normally when we talk about exposure calculators in photography, it’s to figure out what ISO, aperture and shutter speed we want to use for the…
New Apple patent would let you shoot underwater photos with your iPhone down to 140 feet
Mar 30, 2019
John Aldred
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple that details a submersible iPhone capable at taking pictures down to a…
Arri launches the Alexa Mini LF – “Large format” 4.5K cinema camera
Mar 29, 2019
John Aldred
The photography crowd might laugh at Arri’s use of the term “large format” when we’re talking about a sensor only a hair larger than a…
Nvidia releases new Creator Ready Drivers boasting improved performance in Adobe desktop apps
Mar 29, 2019
John Aldred
Nvidia unveiled their new Creator Ready Drivers (CRD) for the Titan, RTX 20, GTX 10 and GTX 16 series graphics cards at GTC 2019 last week…
Sony is combining camera, mobile, audio and TV into a new “Electronic Products and Solutions” division
Mar 29, 2019
John Aldred
Sony’s Xperia phones have been struggling. Of that, there is no doubt. With strong competition from the likes of Apple, Huawei, Samsung, LG and others, they’ve…