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.
How to create a realistic shallow depth of field effect in Photoshop
Mar 25, 2019
John Aldred
Shooting with a shallow depth of field has become so popular in the last few years that it’s almost become a cliché. But it remains…
This is one street photographer’s philosophy to create stories out of chaos in the city
Mar 25, 2019
John Aldred
This morning I woke up to one of those emails. Yes, that’s right, another SmugMug Film is being launched today. This one follows street photographer…
Image Edge Mobile is here and it looks like Sony finally has a mobile app which might not suck (if you own an A9)
Mar 25, 2019
John Aldred
Along with today’s release of the Sony A9 firmware v5.0, Sony as also released a pair of mobile apps. Sony Imaging Edge Mobile now replaces…
Sony’s new firmware v5.0 for the A9 is out now, adding AI-enhanced real-time Eye AF tracking
Mar 25, 2019
John Aldred
Announced in January, the first of two new firmware updates for the Sony A9 is now available. Sony A9 firmware v5.0 adds real-time Eye AF as…
The Insta360 ONE X is a 5.7K 360° “action camera” which completely eliminates the need for a gimbal
Mar 24, 2019
John Aldred
The pace at which some technologies are developing today is just amazing. One area that’s seen particularly rapid progress over the last few years is…
The easy way to create colour grade LUTs in Photoshop for your videos
Mar 23, 2019
John Aldred
Lookup Tables (LUTs) are a wonderful feature of most video editing software. They’re sort of like presets that allow you to get a consistent look…
Sony manager confirms a new “enthusiast” APS-C camera is on the way
Mar 23, 2019
John Aldred
Sony Senior General Manager, Kenji Tanaka, has confirmed in an interview with Imaging Resource that they are focusing on APS-C and that a new high…
A major Instagram security bug leaked users passwords as plain text
Mar 22, 2019
John Aldred
According to a report on The Information Instagram has experienced a pretty major security bug which allowed user passwords to be displayed in plain text. The…
These haunting photos of abandoned places across Europe show the beauty of decay
Mar 22, 2019
John Aldred
Abandoned buildings are an ever-popular subject for photographers, they hold such promise, especially when they’ve truly been left untouched for years. Finding beautiful abandoned places…
Even if you’re not a cat person, you’ll love these cute kitties photographed from underneath
Mar 22, 2019
John Aldred
I have to admit, I’m not really a cat person. I prefer a different kind of four-legged animal. Cats and I just don’t get along. But…