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.
The Nikon mirrorless camera is pretty ugly judging by new leaked photos
Aug 6, 2018
John Aldred
Ok, so, we should be judging cameras on how they see the world, not how they appear to the world, but this new Nikon mirrorless camera…
The Sony A7III may be stretching your videos – here’s how to fix it
Aug 6, 2018
John Aldred
If you’ve been shooting 4K video with your Sony A7III and thought things looked a little off, you might just be right. While shooting some…
Canon launches their 2×3 mobile photo printer in Europe as the Zoemini
Aug 5, 2018
John Aldred
Despite some claims that photography is dead and people never print anymore, companies are still releasing printers. And not just desktop printers, either, but ones…
The Cameradactyl is a new 4×5 large format 3D printed camera
Aug 3, 2018
John Aldred
The other day, I posted on here about The Standard 4×5 large format 3D printed camera. I was a little sceptical about The Standard at…
Sennheiser’s new wireless smartphone “Memory Mic” is now available to buy
Aug 3, 2018
John Aldred
Sennheiser’s new Memory Mic is a wireless microphone designed for smartphones. We saw it teased at NAB earlier in the year, and it does look…
How to get the most out of your lenses by finding their sweet spot
Aug 2, 2018
John Aldred
This is one of those exercises that, while a little boring to do, can make those valuable lens investments worth so much more. Fortunately, it’s…
Use this cool light painting technique to create “ghosts”
Aug 2, 2018
John Aldred
Light painting is one of those areas of photography that keeps surprising me. There’s always new tools and new techniques coming out that that make me…
Rode’s new SC6-L adds headphone and 2 microphone sockets to your iPhone
Aug 2, 2018
John Aldred
Even though many of us have transitioned away from using our phones to shoot video, they can still be valuable devices for audio. Over the…
New Nikon mirrorless teaser suggests they may ditch DSLRs completely
Aug 2, 2018
John Aldred
A new teaser released by Nikon for their new mirrorless camera suggests that they might be ditching the DSLR completely. It also offers a bit…
Photography’s dead, says Oscar-nominated director Wim Wenders
Aug 1, 2018
John Aldred
Well, these comments made by German film director and photographer Wim Wenders are going to upset a few people. In a talk with the…