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.
Learn pancake editing in three simple stages
Aug 17, 2018
John Aldred
Pancake editing is a term I’ve heard a few times lately, but not something I’ve really started to look into until recently. It’s essentially an…
Lexar will return to “full product” this autumn
Aug 17, 2018
John Aldred
Since Micron sold memory card brand, Lexar to Longsys in China, people have been wondering what’s going on. Will they still keep making those favourite…
Hong Kong short film mixes amazing timelapse, hyperlapse, realtime and reverse footage
Aug 16, 2018
John Aldred
Travel photography used to be one of the big earners in photography. These days, with as many people have a phone or camera in their…
Chroma Chrono is the world’s first programmable multi colour camera flash
Aug 16, 2018
John Aldred
I’ve not quite decided yet whether the Chroma Chrono is genius or a gimmick. It’s an interesting idea, a programmable RGB camera flash capable of…
Sony claims top spot for full frame interchangeable lens camera sales
Aug 16, 2018
John Aldred
Sony claims that they are now number 1 in full frame interchangeable lens camera sales in the USA, beating out both Nikon and Canon. Sony also…
Kodak is now shipping Ektachrome rolls out to testers
Aug 14, 2018
John Aldred
The noise surrounding Ektachrome’s return has been quite fascinating. A lot of people are getting very excited, and also very impatient about it coming back. Originally…
Sony’s mirrorless cameras are winning over the pro market, report says
Aug 14, 2018
John Aldred
Nobody can really deny Sony’s popularity amongst the enthusiast & hobbyist market. They’ve pretty much taken the world by storm amongst those who want smaller,…
DaVinci Resolve 15 final released, comes with Fusion integration and massive performance enhancements
Aug 14, 2018
John Aldred
Since Blackmagic combined Resolve, Fusion and Fairlight in the Resolve 15 Beta, I’ve been waiting for this one to get its final stable release. I’ve…
The Power Junkie is a “Swiss army knife” for Sony L series NP-F batteries
Aug 13, 2018
John Aldred
A big thing for me, as a location shooter, is portable power. Whether it’s for powering lights and cameras or charging them up when they’re…
The Yuneec Mantis Q is a voice-controlled folding drone with 33 minutes flight time
Aug 13, 2018
John Aldred
While the Mavic 2 is the talk of the town, people often forget that DJI isn’t the only drone company out there. There’s also Yuneec….