Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    FiLMiC Pro LogV2 update brings 12 stops of dynamic range and 140Mbps video footage
    Dec 27, 2018 John Aldred

    The folks at FiLMiC Pro have released a new update that brings LogV2 to the app. It claims to offer up to 12 stops of…

    Luminous Landscape’s team leaves as founder’s son becomes new CEO
    Dec 27, 2018 John Aldred

    The popular photography site, Luminous Landscape (aka “LuLa”) was established in 1999 by photographer Michael Reichmann. He made it at the suggestion of a friend…

    Sigma releases Photoshop plugin to add X3F raw import
    Dec 26, 2018 John Aldred

    Sigma has announced a new plugin which adds X3F import support into Adobe Photoshop CC. Sigma camera users have been mostly limited to using Sigma’s…

    The Moin L1 is a new rugged action light that costs only $59
    Dec 24, 2018 John Aldred

    Action lights are strange little things. When I first saw them, when the Lume Cube was announced, I thought they looked pretty useless. A light…

    Dear YouTubers, B-Roll isn’t content
    Dec 24, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve been watching more and more of the Camera Conspiracies channel lately. And while a lot of the things are slightly ludicrous (in a good,…

    This is the first hands-on look at Zeiss’s new Android-powered ZX1 with built-in Lightroom
    Dec 23, 2018 John Aldred

    When Zeiss announced the Android-powered ZX1 back in September, It was met with a bit of a mixed reaction, and a lot of questions. No…

    You have to see this 195 billion pixel image shot from Shanghai’s Oriental Pearl Tower
    Dec 22, 2018 John Aldred

    Massive multi-gigapixel images are starting to become a little more common now, with today’s computing power being what it is. But they still rarely fail…

    Why backlighting is this photographer’s favourite lighting technique
    Dec 21, 2018 John Aldred

    Backlighting seems to be one of those techniques that people either love or hate. Personally, I’m a huge fan, although when shooting stills, I usually…

    NASA has created posters for every space mission and they’re so bad they’re amazing
    Dec 21, 2018 John Aldred

    Of all NASA’s achievements over the years, this has to be up there amongst the best. It’s certainly the most hilarious. It turns out, that…

    Deal alert: Save $1,000 on the Sony A9 and $400 on the A7RIII for two days only
    Dec 21, 2018 John Aldred

    For today and tomorrow, B&H has the flagship mirrorless Sony A9 on sale with $1,000 discount, with the price currently at $3,498. The Sony A7RIII also…