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.

    How to use frequency separation to remove chromatic aberration and colour fringing
    Dec 21, 2018 John Aldred

    Frequency separation is typically seen as a technique for retouching skin – albeit often quite badly these days. But that’s not its only use. Separating…

    These “AudioPhotographs” combine a sound recorder with film photographs
    Dec 20, 2018 John Aldred

    Personal and experimental projects can be a lot of fun for both those who create them and those who view them. This particular project was created…

    Drone sightings shut down Gatwick airport – up to 100,000 passengers delayed
    Dec 20, 2018 John Aldred

    Less than a week ago, we posted about a possible drone collision with an incoming flight at an airport in Mexico. Now, we read about…

    Sony fixes data loss, lockup and memory card issues with new v2.1 firmware for the A7III and A7RIII
    Dec 19, 2018 John Aldred

    Sony recently pulled Firmware v2.0 for the Sony A7III and A7RIII that was released in October due to the discovery of two fairly major bugs….

    We’ve been writing it wrong. It’s “Z 6” and “Z 7” not Z6 and Z7, says Nikon
    Dec 19, 2018 John Aldred

    Sometimes, branding or naming products doesn’t always go as a company intends. They call it one thing, they want us to call it that thing,…

    Sony’s XEVC 12-bit 8K RAW video codec may be coming to the A7SIII
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    After a recent leak over new 8K full frame Sony sensors, as well as the spec sheet for one of them, now we’re seeing information…

    The SquidRig gives your tripod arms to hold your lights and microphone
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    Tripods already come with a set of legs, so why not give them a set of arms, too? If you shoot video, and particularly interviews,…

    These guys built a giant DIY “pixelstick” and mounted it to a drone to light paint in the air
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve been following Ivan Miranda’s channel on YouTube now for a few months. It’s not a photography or video channel, though. It’s about 3D…

    3D printing lenses is now a thing and you can make them yourself
    Dec 18, 2018 John Aldred

    We’ve covered 3D printed lenses before, like this one from Mathieu Stern. But up until now, 3D printed lenses have mostly still used a glass…

    All Canon EF mount lenses may become soft focus lenses with new EOS R adapter
    Dec 17, 2018 John Aldred

    A new Canon patent spotted by the folks at Northlight Images shows a design for a new Canon EF to RF mount lens adapter. What’s so…