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 Cactus RQ250 strobe is coming in September
Jun 19, 2018
John Aldred
Quite a few photographers, particularly Pentax shooters, have been getting very excited about the new Cactus RQ250 battery powered strobe. Announced earlier in the year,…
25 essential terms that every photographer must know
Jun 19, 2018
John Aldred
Getting used to the sheer number of technical terms and numbers in photography can be pretty overwhelming for beginners. There are a lot of them out…
DJI is building a new futuristic HQ with a giant sky bridge for testing drones and robot-fighting rings
Jun 18, 2018
John Aldred
If there’s one thing you can say about DJI, it’s that they’re pretty much leading the way in every field they choose to enter….
The pixl-later is a film digitising holder that supports up to 4×5 large format
Jun 18, 2018
John Aldred
With film’s usage on the rise, the issue many film shoots have is how to share those images with the world. How can we get…
New patent shows how Canon is improving lens stabilisation to reduce image noise
Jun 18, 2018
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. I knew that most optical image stabilisation systems in lenses used electromagnetic fields in order to try and keep the elements…
DIYP reviews the MIOPS Splash water drop photography kit
Jun 18, 2018
John Aldred
In the world of photography, water droplets are something of a rite of passage. It’s the perfect rainy day photography project and one that many of…
These tricks will up your control of smoke to ninja level
Jun 17, 2018
John Aldred
I’ve used smoke machines on shoots indoors before, and they never end up looking quite the way I expect. Thanks to this video from Gavin…
Leica launches new C-Lux 20.1MP 15x optical zoom 4K compact camera
Jun 16, 2018
John Aldred
Leica has announced a new point & shoot; The Leica C-Lux. It contains a 20.1MP 1″ MOS sensor, shoots 4K 30fps video, features 5-way optical…
How to create Photoshop Actions to make star trails from a single photo
Jun 15, 2018
John Aldred
Star trails are a common subject amongst astrophotographers. When they’re not trying to capture the milky way, they’re showing the path that our stars take…
This is how the $800 Tamron 28-75mm lens stands up against the $2200 Sony 24-70mm G-Master
Jun 15, 2018
John Aldred
When it comes to the 24-70mm-ish range, there aren’t that many options for Sony. There’s the $2,200 Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G-Master, of course. Or you…