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.
How to approach strangers on the street to shoot portraits or video
Mar 21, 2018
John Aldred
Street photography is a weird genre of photography. So many want to try it, but they’re afraid. Afraid of rejection and potentially hostile reactions. There…
How to wind up your cables to keep them tangle-free
Mar 21, 2018
John Aldred
Whether you’re a photographer or filmmaker, chances are you’ve got plenty of cables. Not everything is wireless yet. There are long USB tethering cables, microphone…
Google is buying Lytro for around $40,000,000
Mar 21, 2018
John Aldred
Google, it seems, is acquiring Lytro. Yes, the company that made that crazy light field camera and then got out of photography to move into VR…
First look at the DJI Mavic Air – Mavic Pro 2 on the way? “Watch this space” says DJI
Mar 19, 2018
John Aldred
Announced last month, the Mavic Air is the newest drone from DJI. It fits in between the Spark and the Mavic Pro in DJI’s lineup,…
A first look at the new 15 stop Irix Edge ND32000 filter and square filter holder
Mar 17, 2018
John Aldred
Since the initial announcement of Irix’s new Edge filter series at PPE last year, the range has grown slowly but steadily. A new 15 stop…
This beautiful 8K 360° timelapse shows the Aurora Borealis during a total lunar eclipse
Mar 15, 2018
John Aldred
You guys remember that super blue moon eclipse a couple of months ago, right? Well, while many of us were sitting at home watching it…
Fuji GFX 50S gets “full frame” crop mode firmware update to simulate 35mm cameras
Mar 15, 2018
John Aldred
Well, this is an interesting little update for the Fujifilm GFX 50S. A new firmware adds a 35mm “full frame” crop mode to its capabilities….
Google opens up AI tech behind “Portrait Mode” to developers as open source
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Portrait Mode has been simultaneously one of the biggest jokes and coolest advancements in smartphone camera technology. Google’s version of it can be found in…
Syrp’s new Magic Carpet Pro is a high end filmmaking slider offering infinite length
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Syrp has just announced the new Magic Carpet Pro slider. Designed to handle some seriously heavy duty filmmaking the Magic Carpet Pro offers some very…
DJI Mavic Pro 2 may be imminent – Phantom 5 to get interchangeable lenses?
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Demands on technology companies these days are pretty intense. It used to be that a company released a product, customers either loved it or hated…