Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    How to use light painting to make your own unique DIY backgrounds in-camera
    Apr 25, 2018 John Aldred

    Coming up with unique and interesting backgrounds can be a challenge, especially in the studio. But it can be easier than you think. All it…

    Researchers develop HD streaming video camera that uses 1/10,000th current power requirements
    Apr 24, 2018 John Aldred

    Wearable camera technology might seem like a gimmick, especially after the failure of Google Glass. But, every day, we hear of new wearable camera devices…

    This is the world’s first Sony E-Mount 35mm film camera – and it’s open source
    Apr 24, 2018 John Aldred

    Well, this is an interesting turn up for the books. It turns out that while many photographers are trying to adapt their old film cameras…

    Nvidia’s “content-aware” cloning tools use deep learning AI for incredibly realistic results
    Apr 24, 2018 John Aldred

    When the Content-Aware Fill tools were added to Photoshop a number of years back, they were hailed as being the best thing since Photoshop itself…

    Nikon full frame mirrorless camera to arrive by March 2019
    Apr 24, 2018 John Aldred

    So, it appears that we have a firm-ish date for a Nikon mirrorless camera release. Or at least, we have a goal, according to SankeiBiz,…

    Stop blaming your camera – It’s better than Ansel’s was
    Apr 23, 2018 John Aldred

    Often, we a point made so often that the actual message becomes lost. We hear arguments from both sides that justcompletely don’t get it. To…

    Time is a creative’s most valuable asset – Don’t waste it
    Apr 23, 2018 John Aldred

    This morning, when I looked at my YouTube subscription feed, I came across one from Kevin at The Basic Filmmaker titled How to punch time…

    Can a $16 microphone stand up to the job or is it just a waste of money?
    Apr 23, 2018 John Aldred

    On-camera microphones have become a huge industry in the last few years. It used to be the only time I ever saw on-camera microphones, it…

    Use these six easy in-camera transitions to step up your videos and vlogs
    Apr 23, 2018 John Aldred

    Camera transitions are part and parcel of video editing. At some point, you’re just going to have to cut from one shot to another. But…

    Laowa announces four new lenses including 100mm f/2.8 2:1 super macro
    Apr 21, 2018 John Aldred

    Laowa has announced four rather interesting lenses. Well, three interesting lenses and one’s kind of a “huh?”. It’s an odd assortment to release all at…