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 eliminate reflections on glass when shooting with flash
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
Usually, when we hear about reflection issues with photography, especially with flash, it’s on glasses. The type people wear on their faces. We’ve posted about…
Pentax is finally releasing their ultrawide 11-18mm f/2.8 zoom and new full frame 35mm f/2
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been a long wait. The HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW was first announced way back in October 2017 at PPE. And, as Pentax…
Cotton Carrier’s Skout camera harness lets action shooters wear their camera on their chest
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
Harnesses and slings for carrying your cameras seem to have become quite popular over the last few years. And it seems that every few months…
Artlist plans to reinvent the stock footage game with new Artgrid service offering up to 8K RAW video
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
When you can’t shoot it yourself, finding footage to add a little something to your video can be difficult or expensive. Popular royalty-free music subscription…
Samsung to acquire Corephotonics and 25x zoom smartphone camera tech
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
It seems that the Israeli smartphone camera tech company Corephotonics is being snapped up by electronics giant, Samsung, according to GSMArena. It’s a deal estimated…
Kodak Ektachrome is coming in 120 and large format sheet film this year
Jan 29, 2019
John Aldred
The news of Ektachrome’s triumphant return to the world was a big deal when it was first announced. One of the many historic flavours of…
Facebook killing off photo-sharing app “Moments” because nobody used it
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Facebook’s Moments app came onto the scene with a lot of promise. Announced in June 2015 for Android and iOS, Moments allows users to take…
Apple will pay photographer license fees for “Shot on iPhone” contest winners
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Contests requiring people to submit photos to enter are often seen as something of a rights-grab. You enter and give whoever’s running the competition a universal,…
13 tips for working with Photoshop curves in 2 minutes
Jan 28, 2019
John Aldred
Curves are one of the most valuable and powerful tools contained within Photoshop. Many of us have been using them for years. But do we know…
Photographing wolves and lynx in the snow with the new Olympus OM-D E-M1X
Jan 26, 2019
John Aldred
The new Olympus OM-D E-M1X is being billed as Olympus’ new fast action sports and wildlife camera. So, photographer Matt Higgs took one out for…