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.

The dark truth behind the sensor size wars… Or is it?

Dec 17, 2018 John Aldred

If you want to learn about the real history of the digital camera sensor size wars, then you probably should watch a different video. But…

Are these photographers cheating or does reality not matter anymore?

Dec 17, 2018 John Aldred

At the beginning of this video from Jamie Windsor, he asks a simple question. “When does photography become a lie?”. The answer, for me, is…

Mexican authorities are investigating an alleged drone collision with Boeing 737 passenger plane

Dec 15, 2018 John Aldred

Drones meeting “real aircraft” seems to be hitting the news more and more often these days. And right now the reports from social media are…

NASA just released the first photograph shot inside the Sun’s corona

Dec 14, 2018 John Aldred

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe’s goal is to help us answer some of the big questions we have about the Sun. In order to do that, it…

You can now use your Loupedeck+ with Adobe Photoshop CC 2019

Dec 14, 2018 John Aldred

Well, folks. You wanted it. You got it. Loupedeck has today announced the first integration with the Loupdeck+ and Adobe Photoshop CC 2019. Today’s announcement…

This is how the metering modes in your camera work

Dec 14, 2018 John Aldred

Metering is one of those strange aspects of photography. It’s actually a rather straightforward principle, but it seems complex to new camera users due to unfamiliar…