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.
Watch this stunning timelapse of Californian SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch
Oct 10, 2018
John Aldred
Last December, we featured a timelapse from photographer and filmmaker Jesse Watson. The timelapse was of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch near Yuma, Arizona. Well,…
At least two new Canon EOS M mirrorless cameras coming next year, rumours suggest
Oct 9, 2018
John Aldred
It looks like Panasonic isn’t the only company not giving up on their previous range of mirrorless cameras despite bringing a new one out. Despite…
The TourBox is a mini control deck for Photoshop and Lightroom
Oct 9, 2018
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/470115464/tourbox-the-game-changer-for-photoshop-and-lightro?ref=creator_nav So this interesting little control deck just went live on Kickstarter. Currently starting at $79 (and will be $149 when it goes retail), the…
How to make a “flow motion” timelapse film
Oct 9, 2018
John Aldred
Recently, Fenchel and Janisch made a pretty cool flow motion video in Frankfurt (above). It was made for the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof hotel, to show off…
Westcott’s new Flex Cine lights add full RGB colour to their flexible LED lighting range
Oct 9, 2018
John Aldred
Westcott has today announced a new Flex Cine lighting system. Carrying on from the popular Flex system launched in 2014, the new Flex Cine line…
Continuous LED lights vs Strobes – what’s best for your photography?
Oct 8, 2018
John Aldred
The whole “continuous vs strobes” choice is pretty easy if you shoot video. But for photographers, it can be a little more challenging. New lights…
5 budget must-have video accessories for your Sony A6300 and A6500 cameras
Oct 8, 2018
John Aldred
The old cries of “If you want to shoot video, get a video camera!” are becoming fewer and fewer these days. Which makes sense given…
Flashpoint launches “exclusive” R2 Pro Mark II upgrade for the Godox XPro
Oct 8, 2018
John Aldred
In response to user feedback over the Godox XPro trigger, Adorama has now announced the R2 Pro Mark II trigger for Canon. Don’t worry, Nikon….
This is the cheapest camera dolly hack you’ll ever see for a smartphone
Oct 5, 2018
John Aldred
The humble pizza cutter. Who knew it could be such a wonderful cinematic tool? Well, it turns out that it might be. For your smartphone,…
This scene of time passing in a room was shot as a single long take and it’s beautiful
Oct 5, 2018
John Aldred
If you didn’t know better, you’d swear this almost-two-minute sequence from new TV show, Kidding, was multiple takes with motion controlled cameras and some nifty…