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.

    Adobe Premiere Pro finally adds Apple ProRes export support to Windows
    Dec 13, 2018 John Aldred

    Windows users thought this day would never come, but finally, Adobe Premiere Pro can now export Apple ProRes files on Windows. Yes, you heard that…

    Forgotten app shares abandoned places for photography, killing urban exploring for everyone
    Dec 12, 2018 John Aldred

    This is one of those things that’s definitely going to split people up into two camps. In one, there’s those who’ll think it’s awesome, and…

    Deal alert: B&H is knocking $430 off the DJI Mavic Pro Fly More combo for today only
    Dec 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Although DJI might be pushing the new Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom drones, the original DJI Mavic Pro is still a very competent…

    VSCO Film Presets for Desktop are being discontinued in March 2019
    Dec 12, 2018 John Aldred

    VSCO has announced that the much loved VSCO Film Presets for Desktop are coming to an end. The company says they’re moving completely away from…

    Sigma announces availability for the new 70-200mm f/2.8 Sports and can’t keep up with demand
    Dec 11, 2018 John Aldred

    After a leak back in September, and then the official announcement a week later, many people have been waiting for more information on the new…

    Babies with Teeth is the most horrifyingly funny thing you’ll see this year
    Dec 11, 2018 John Aldred

    A phrase you often hear when it comes to children is “they grow up so quickly”. Not quickly enough, though, for Texas-based lifestyle and family…

    Canon to announce new EOS R camera with 5-axis in-body image stabilisation
    Dec 10, 2018 John Aldred

    Canon got a lot of flak when the EOS R camera with no in-body image stabilisation. Well, it got flak for a lot of things,…

    DX Encoding – What it is and how it became a standard for the analogue age
    Dec 10, 2018 John Aldred

    Have you ever wondered how some film cameras just know what speed ISO (or ASA) film you’re loading into it? Well, have you ever noticed…

    Canon is working on their own “speedbooster” style adapter to use EF lenses on M bodies
    Dec 10, 2018 John Aldred

    Lens adapters to put Canon EF mount lenses onto M mount bodies are nothing new. Canon’s had one for a while now. But when it…

    Colorado Tripod Company launches the world’s first titanium tripod & ballhead
    Dec 7, 2018 John Aldred

    It wasn’t too long ago that we thought carbon fibre was the answer to all of our tripod woes. A material that makes our tripods…