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 photographer captured a dragon in the Northern Lights sky over Iceland
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
We just posted yesterday about the incredible sights that nature can present us with when Ted Chin showed us his photographs of the Firefall at Yosemite…
Deal alert: Western Digital Elements 10TB desktop drives are only $159 until the end of today
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
Update: If you’ve missed this deal at B&H, then Amazon currently has the 10TB Western Digital Elements for $159.99. B&H currently has the Western Digital 10TB…
Light has announced a new partnership with Xiaomi for future multicamera smartphones
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
Well, even though Light’s L16 wasn’t the critically acclaimed success that the hype hoped it would be, it looks like Light’s technology is definitely being…
OPPO 48-megapixel smartphone camera module with “10x zoom” goes into full production
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
OPPO has announced that they’ve gone into mass production on their new 10x zoom camera module for smartphones and will release a phone utilising it…
Skylum is releasing an AI-powered imaging app designed specifically for drones
Feb 27, 2019
John Aldred
Skylum is no stranger to AI-powered imaging apps. Luminar and Aurora HDR both feature AI-enhanced effects to help make your post-processing life a little easier,…
These colour palettes highlight the vibrance of the world around us
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
This is an interesting look at the world in which we live. As Principle Digital Imaging Evangelist at Adobe, Julieanne Kost has travelled most of…
This photographer captured the stunning annual “Firefall” in Yosemite National Park beautifully
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
Nature regularly presents us with some rather wonderful and special events. The most common of these are eclipses, which we’ve seen quite a lot of…
Massive 1TB microSD cards are insane and they’re a real thing now
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
The race for more and more storage on tiny little cards just keeps on trucking. Although SanDisk showed off a proof-of-concept 1TB SD card way…
Sigma is releasing 11 L mount Art Series lenses and MC-21 Canon EF to L mount adapter
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
If you’ve been thinking about pre-ordering a Panasonic S1 or S1R mirrorless camera but were worried about lens options, then worry no more. Sigma has today…
Ricoh’s new Theta Z1 360° camera shoots 23MP DNG raw and can automatically erase you from the shot
Feb 25, 2019
John Aldred
Coming out of CP+ 2019, Ricoh has today announced their latest 360° camera, the Ricoh THETA Z1. The new model expands on the previous Theta…