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.
ParaZero launches new reusable “SafeAir” parachute for DJI Phantom and Mavic Pro drones
May 23, 2018
John Aldred
Founded in 2012, ParaZero specialises in the development of parachute systems for both manned and unmanned vehicles. And we’ve shown you some of their drone parachute…
RED is building an 8K 3D holographic camera for its Hydrogen One smartphone
May 23, 2018
John Aldred
The release of RED’s new Hydrogen One holographic smartphone is drawing ever closer. We’ve known about its modular connectivity through the pogo pins on the…
Sony plans to dethrone Canon with $9 billion camera tech investment
May 23, 2018
John Aldred
Sony is taking no prisoners. In their latest mid-term strategy paper, they pledge almost a 1 Trillion Yen (~$9 billion) investment into camera technology over…
How to construct the world’s most well built and best looking DIY light box
May 22, 2018
John Aldred
It’s always interesting to see how those who have some kind of actual construction skill tackle photography related projects. For example, if any of us…
How to create impossibly huge depth of focus with microscope photography
May 22, 2018
John Aldred
The one certainty in photography is that the closer we get to our subjects, the shallower our depth of field becomes. If we’re shooting with…
The holographic RED Hydrogen One smartphone is coming this summer to AT&T and Verizon
May 22, 2018
John Aldred
It seems that RED has gone from prototype to production. The RED Hydrogen smartphone was announced last July with pre-orders starting at $1,195. Delivery was pushed…
Watch a Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens make a late entry into freestyle swimming competition
May 21, 2018
John Aldred
Most of us have done something risky on a shoot before. And if we haven’t, we probably will at some point. Perhaps we perched our…
New Canon patent shows a 16-28mm f/2.8 lens for future full frame mirrorless camera
May 21, 2018
John Aldred
It’s pretty much a given at this point that both Nikon and Canon will come crawling and fumbling into the world of mirrorless cameras. It’s simply…
How to create the Thanos “Super Punch” from Infinity War in Premiere Pro
May 21, 2018
John Aldred
I can’t say for sure whether or not this tutorial includes any spoilers as I’ve not actually seen Avengers: Infinity War myself yet. But I…
Fujifilm EU accidentally leak complete specs for their upcoming X-T100
May 21, 2018
John Aldred
Leaks happen all the time. Often they’re through anonymous sources, and occasionally a distributor lets something slip. But it’s rarely by the manufacturer themselves. This…