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.

    Lomography launches ultra wide 15mm f/3.8 “Art” lens with 135° field of view
    Apr 5, 2018 John Aldred

    Offering a 135° field of view, Lomography’s new Naiad 3.8/15 Art Lens builds on the Neptune Convertible Art Lens system. The 15mm  lens was hinted…

    A hands-on first look at the Cactus RQ250 lithium ion 250Ws portable strobe
    Apr 4, 2018 John Aldred

    Cactus has remained quite a small player in the flash scene since Godox came along with their powerful and portable lithium-ion powered strobes. But, small…

    This tour around the Sigma Japan factory explains why all their machinery is blue
    Apr 4, 2018 John Aldred

    It’s not much of a secret that I like to see those factory tour videos. Watching cameras, lenses and other photography related items being built…

    First look at the new Sigma 105mm f/1.4 Art, 70mm f/2.8 Art Macro lenses & E Mount release schedule
    Apr 3, 2018 John Aldred

    One of the things I was most interested in checking out during The Photography Show were the new Sigma lens offerings. Those are the 105mm…

    YI to launch the Pixie – a Spark-like tiny drone with 4K video
    Apr 3, 2018 John Aldred

    It appears that YI Technology are about to finally release a drone. Although it’s not the one we’ve all been waiting over 18 months for….

    Canon announces its first full frame mirrorless camera – but it’s the $33,000 C700 FF cinema camera
    Mar 28, 2018 John Aldred

    It probably isn’t what people were expecting when Canon recently announced they were focusing on mirrorless. And it almost certainly isn’t the camera recently rumoured…

    The “Kodachrome” trailer is here, telling one last story of this iconic film
    Mar 28, 2018 John Aldred

    Last year, Netflix announced that it had acquired the rights to the Ed Harris flick, Kodachrome. It details the journey of a man and his…

    This Frankenstein on-camera microphone setup could be the perfect vlogging audio rig
    Mar 28, 2018 John Aldred

    Vlogging is a whole lot of fun, but it can be difficult, especially if you’re out with other people. If you want to capture them…

    Lowepro finally releases a 4 wheeled carry-on roller case – The PhotoStream SP 200
    Mar 28, 2018 John Aldred

      Roller cases aren’t something I use very often. They’re just not practical for most of the locations at which I shoot (rocky, rough ground…

    This NASA astronaut brought her 4 year old son to her spacesuit photo shoot
    Mar 27, 2018 John Aldred

    Just because you may be getting blasted into space doesn’t mean you’re different from anybody else in the world. Sure, you might be above average…