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.
Skylum’s new AI Sky Enhancer for Luminar adds detail and drama to your skies
Nov 2, 2018
John Aldred
Skylum has announced a free update for Luminar 2018 which adds a new AI Sky Enhancer. Operated by just a single slider, the new feature,…
How to sync multiple cameras in DaVinci Resolve with and without audio
Nov 2, 2018
John Aldred
As the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has come closer to general release, I’ve started pushing myself to break away from Premiere Pro and…
The new Apple iPad Pro lets you edit 3GB Photoshop files with “zero lag”
Nov 1, 2018
John Aldred
So, Apple’s done its latest round of product announcements. Amongst them, there’s a new iPad Pro, and it seems to have seen some pretty significant…
Canon Q3 results are out. Not awesome, but the company is definitely not dead
Nov 1, 2018
John Aldred
Canon has published their Q3 2018 financial report, and although things seem to have taken a little dip with a decline in overall interchangeable lens camera…
16 10-stop neutral density filters go head to head for sharpness, colour and accuracy
Nov 1, 2018
John Aldred
There are so many neutral density filter brands out there that it can be difficult to know which one to choose. The choice becomes even…
XQD availability “held up by multiple parties including Sony” says Lexar
Nov 1, 2018
John Aldred
After Lexar’s Polish distributor announced that Lexar will no longer produce XQD cards in order to focus on CFexpress, Lexar has issued a further statement…
DJI announces the Mavic 2 Enterprise with self-heating batteries
Oct 31, 2018
John Aldred
After having recently announced both the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom, DJI has now announced the new Mavic 2 Enterprise. DJI is turning…
Yongnuo is releasing a new Android mirrorless camera with built-in 4G
Oct 31, 2018
John Aldred
A year ago, I called out Yongnuo for not being able to keep up with Godox. Their flashes seemed to have stalled in development and…
113 SD cards speed tested to find the fastest for use with the Canon EOS R
Oct 30, 2018
John Aldred
The SD card market seems to be hotting up, and getting pretty competitive (and fast!). With Lexar seemingly back, ProGrade taking square aim at the…
Panasonic announces first camera to use their new 8K organic global shutter image sensor
Oct 30, 2018
John Aldred
Panasonic announced their new 8K organic sensor with global shutter back in February. Now, 8 months later, they’ve announced the first camera to contain the new…