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.
Leica ditches the dot and goes discreet with the new quiet Leica M10-P
Aug 21, 2018
John Aldred
Leica has a long history with documentary photography. And it’s often in places where you need to be as quiet and inconspicuous as possible. To…
The Insta360 Pro 2 comes with higher bitrates, wireless monitoring and gimbal-like stabilisation
Aug 21, 2018
John Aldred
Today, Insta360 has announced the new Insta360 Pro 2, an update to its professional 8K 360° camera, the Insta360 Pro. While the original Insta360 Pro…
Lenses – An overview on field of view, focal length and crop factors
Aug 21, 2018
John Aldred
Lenses are an integral part of photography or filmmaking. Well, unless you’re using a pinhole camera. But field of view, focal length, and crop factors…
How to build your own giant Roger Deakins style DIY ring light
Aug 20, 2018
John Aldred
Ring lights are a big love-hate thing in the world of photography. Some people are actually quite passionate about the catchlight it can present in a…
Don’t want to be in this festival’s photographs? Then put a red dot on your head
Aug 20, 2018
John Aldred
The whole issue of privacy in a public place seems to keep coming up. People want their privacy, I get that. But they want it…
Samyang launches their first Nikon AF lens – a 14mm f/2.8 full frame ultrawide
Aug 20, 2018
John Aldred
Although Samyang have been making manual focus F Mount lenses for a while now, their autofocus efforts seem to have been elsewhere. And while Sony…
Are control consoles the future of photo editing? DIYP reviews the Loupedeck+
Aug 19, 2018
John Aldred
Since Adobe switched from perpetual licenses to a subscription model, I’ve been trying to make my photo and video workflow as Adobe-free as possible. As…
Samsung busted tweeting stock photos to promote Galaxy A8 camera
Aug 18, 2018
John Aldred
With as much as Samsung gives Apple a hard time in its promotional material, Apple fans will probably get a chuckle over this one. Samsung…
Information about the new Nikon mirrorless cameras from somebody who’s used them
Aug 18, 2018
John Aldred
Nikon Rumors is reporting feedback from somebody who’s actually handled the new Nikon Z mirrorless cameras and confirmed a few things. They got their mitts on…
DJI teaser video hints at official Mavic 2 announcement on August 23rd
Aug 17, 2018
John Aldred
It’s going to be interesting to see who gets the most attention on August 23rd. Will it be Nikon, with their two new mirrorless cameras?…