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.
Fuji finally fixes the 4GB video clip limit in the X-T3 with new Firmware 2.10
Feb 11, 2019
John Aldred
One of the things that many video shooters will be very familiar with is the 4GB file size limit in place on many cameras. This…
Fuji is developing a modular GFX medium format digital camera
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
At Fuji’s recent X Summit at GPP in Dubai, they introduced a pretty cool concept camera they’ve been working on. It’s a modular medium format…
This guy created an open source 3D printable solution to A7III overheating issues
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
We thought with the Sony A6500 that the overheating issue days with Sony would be over, but apparently not. Eterprising user, Brian Windle, over on…
How to create a classic three-light beauty portrait lighting setup
Feb 9, 2019
John Aldred
The three light setup has been a staple of portrait photographers for decades. There isn’t just one three light setup, though, there are several, with…
The SteadyCross is a 3D printed 3-axis magnetic camera gimbal with no electric motors
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
Gimbals have become one of the most commonly used camera accessories when filming video. And for the most part, there have been two very different…
New Canon patents hint at lots of long telephoto lenses in the works
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
As well as expanding their EOS R camera and RF mount lens lineups, Canon still seems to be going pretty hard on the long telephoto…
YouTube finally appears to be helping small content creators with new “Explore” feature
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
Getting started on YouTube these days is a struggle for most people. There are so many new YouTubers putting out a lot of really great…
The Camera Canopy is a plastic “roof” that stops your camera & lens from getting wet in the rain
Feb 8, 2019
John Aldred
This is another one of those photography products that’s either really dumb or absolute genius. I haven’t quite decided yet. Most photographers who shoot outdoors…
You can now get pre-cut corrective and creative gel kits for your Godox AD400Pro and AD600Pro strobes
Feb 7, 2019
John Aldred
Using gels is often a problem when working with strobes. Getting them to fit around the bulb can be a pain, and trying to cover…
If you use Premiere Pro on a MacBook Pro, stop now – It could blow your speakers
Feb 7, 2019
John Aldred
It seems that there’s something a little off with the latest release of Premiere Pro for users running on a MacBook Pro. After a user…