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.
Everything you need to know about depth of field in under 4 minutes
Jan 16, 2019
John Aldred
Depth of field can be a somewhat confusing topic to get to grips with if you’re new to photography. That is to say, it’s easy…
Sony is bringing realtime Eye AF and native timelapse to the Sony A9, A7RIII and A7III
Jan 16, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like Sony are taking a leaf out of the Fuji playbook by introducing new substantial features through firmware updates rather than entirely new…
Yes, you can update your Godox firmware on the mac, and here’s how to do it
Jan 16, 2019
John Aldred
As good as Godox equipment can be, it has one fatal flaw which puts many photographers off using their equipment. There’s no easy, native way…
Travel photography isn’t just shooting pretty landscapes – It’s a way of life
Jan 14, 2019
John Aldred
Travel photography seems like something that only social media “influencers” do these days, but that is absolutely not the case. Travel photography as a genre…
The Flashpoint R2 Pro Mark II seems a good upgrade from the Godox XPro trigger
Jan 14, 2019
John Aldred
When Adorama announced that they were starting to go in their own direction with their rebranded Godox kit and actually developing their own compatible products,…
The Weeview SID 3D is an entry-level 3D camera that’s a whole lot of fun to use
Jan 14, 2019
John Aldred
Small compact camera technology and tiny sensors have come a long way in the last few years. This is largely due to the advancement of…
This dog films skateboarders better than I ever will
Jan 12, 2019
John Aldred
If there’s one thing I know about skateboarders, it’s that they’ll go to great lengths to film themselves pulling off tricks. But finding a camera…
Canon is still working on focal length reducing “speedbooster” adapters
Jan 11, 2019
John Aldred
Canon has been working on their own focal length reducers. Lens adapters commonly sold under “speedbooster” or similar names, these adapters translate a larger projection…
This is how they clean camera sensors at the Leica Camera AG service centre
Jan 11, 2019
John Aldred
Cleaning our sensors at home is a fairly straightforward thing to do. I’ve been doing it since I was shooting with a pair of…
First photos of the Fujifilm GFX 100S rear show 3-way tilt screen and no D-Pad
Jan 11, 2019
John Aldred
There hasn’t been a lot of information about the Fujifilm GFX 100S yet, but some photos have been discovered on Instagram. They were actually posted…