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.
9 compositional tips to help you shoot landscapes like a pro
Apr 30, 2018
John Aldred
It’s that time of year when landscape photography is starting to become popular again. The snow’s all but disappeared for most of us. Even the…
Instagram testing slow motion video, Story reactions and a mute button
Apr 30, 2018
John Aldred
According to The Verge, it seems that Instagram are testing out a bunch of new features. Amongst them, there’s slow-motion video for Stories, Story reactions,…
LUT myths busted – What they can and can’t do for your footage
Apr 30, 2018
John Aldred
LUTs, or Look-Up Tables, were relatively unheard of until a few years ago. Now they’re everywhere. It’s like everybody has a LUT pack available for…
Lexar has run out of XQD cards – no more until Summer
Apr 30, 2018
John Aldred
When Longsys acquired Lexar from Micron last September, it threw the storage card world into disarray. What was happening to all of Lexar’s products? Were…
This $200,000 Lamborghini is “the world’s fastest purpose-built camera car”
Apr 28, 2018
John Aldred
The Lamborghini “Huracam” is the creation of Incline Dynamic Outlet. Because a $200,000 Lamborghini Huracan isn’t excessive enough already, they decided to strap a $500,000…
LumiWatch is a projector smartwatch that turns your arm into a really bad touchscreen
Apr 27, 2018
John Aldred
The idea of a smartwatch that could project a “screen” onto your arm with an interactive touch UI has been around for a while. But…
SOUNDCAM uses a camera and 64 microphones to let you “see sounds”
Apr 27, 2018
John Aldred
When we hear of “seeing sounds”, we think of conditions like synesthesia, or perhaps a mind-altering substance here and there. But being able to see…
This photographer shoots amazing images of tiny toys in the big world with his iPhone
Apr 26, 2018
John Aldred
Describing himself as a “guerrilla street toy photographer”, Jerry Business shoots some amazing images with his iPhone. Placing tiny toys in the big wide world,…
This is how to make Profiles in the new Camera Raw & Lightroom
Apr 26, 2018
John Aldred
Earlier this month, Adobe released a new “massive update” for Lightroom and Camera Raw. The update brought Sony A7III support, along with a few other…
This is the best way to sharpen your images in Photoshop
Apr 25, 2018
John Aldred
No matter what gear you use, sharpening is just a fact of life. Even if you’re using a super sharp Sigma Foveon sensor, or a…