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.

This photographer turned a house into a camera to shoot the world’s largest wet plate photograph

Oct 30, 2018 John Aldred

As a fan of wet plate collodion, I’ve been following the work of photographer Ian Ruhter for a few years now. I first found him…

Holga’s new Printer puts your smartphone photos onto Instax film without batteries

Oct 30, 2018 John Aldred

Only 48 hours after launch, Holga’s new Holga Printer Kickstarter has been fully funded. Now it sits just shy of 4x its original HK$150,000 (~US$19K)…

How to shoot Halloween horror in a small home studio

Oct 29, 2018 John Aldred

There’s only a couple of days left now until Halloween, but there’s still time to do a spooky horror photo shoot. And, why does it…

256 shades of grey – 8 vs 10-Bit bit depth explained

Oct 29, 2018 John Aldred

Bit depth is a term we hear floating around a lot in the worlds of photography and video. And, with the latter of those two…

Sigma releases lens compatibility lists for the Nikon Z7 and Canon EOS R

Oct 27, 2018 John Aldred

The new Z and RF mounts on the Nikon Z6/7 and Canon EOS R have been a big deal for a lot of people contemplating…

Lexar announces 512GB A2 microSD card for smartphone photographers and filmmakers

Oct 26, 2018 John Aldred

Although this won’t be of much to iOS users, Lexar has announced a new 512GB 633x (100MB/sec) A2 microSD card for smartphones. Designed for lots…

Three ways to get a good exposure on film with and without a light meter

Oct 26, 2018 John Aldred

Although meters in digital cameras have come a very long way and become extremely advanced, metering with film often isn’t so simple. With digital, even…