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.
Yet another DIY overhead camera rig – but this one’s for big sets
Feb 9, 2018
John Aldred
There must be at least 3 million different ways to mount an overhead camera rig. Seriously just look at how many we’ve already covered here…
The Internet is going nuts over this Hobby Lobby photo shoot
Feb 8, 2018
John Aldred
Sometimes, it’s just hard to find that perfect location, especially at this time of year. If you want bright summery colourful images, February’s just no…
Instagram tests sharing of posts to other peoples stories
Feb 8, 2018
John Aldred
It was only a couple of months that Instagram seemed to be playing around with the idea of sharing posts from other peoples feeds onto your…
Olympus releases selfie-friendly Pen E-PL9 mirrorless
Feb 8, 2018
John Aldred
The selfie-centric Olympus Pen E-PL9 has been announced. This entry-level Micro Four Thirds camera from Olympus has seen a couple of nice new updates over…
Sigma rumoured to expand their pro zoom range with new 14-24mm f/2.8DG HSM Art lens
Feb 8, 2018
John Aldred
There’s word coming out of serial leakers Nokishita that Sigma is getting ready to announce a new lens. And if what they say is true…
How to reverse engineer colour grades in Photoshop and reproduce them with curves
Feb 7, 2018
John Aldred
Colour grading is such a complicated and in-depth topic. Sure, you can cheat and buy some preset pack from somewhere, but you gain so much…
DxO shows how far phone cameras have come in just six years
Feb 7, 2018
John Aldred
While DxOMark isn’t infallible, it does offer some great insight into overall trends as technology evolves. DxOMark have just posted a great report on how far…
Patent suggests wireless charging is coming to Canon cameras
Feb 7, 2018
John Aldred
Wireless charging seems to be the big thing with portable devices right now. There are various phones and tablets out there that support it, and…
How to give your voiceovers that professional presence in Adobe Audition
Feb 7, 2018
John Aldred
No matter how good the equipment we use to record audio, there’s always some room for improvement. Of course, we have to record it properly,…
This simple Smart Object trick solves “Blend If” transparency issues in Photoshop
Feb 6, 2018
John Aldred
Photoshop’s Blend If sliders are wonderfully useful and powerful tools. They allow us to seamlessly blend two images together with ease, or knock out elements…