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.
Received a Christmas present powered by LiPo batteries? You’ll probably want to read this
Dec 26, 2017
John Aldred
It might’ve escaped your notice, but it’s Christmas. Yesterday was Christmas day, in fact, and lots of people received all kinds of shiny new photography…
Start culling your photos for a more effective portfolio
Dec 26, 2017
John Aldred
One of the most common things I see today, especially from newer photographers is posting far too many images from a session online. We’ve all…
Gimbals – Are they terrible and overused or a valuable storytelling tool?
Dec 26, 2017
John Aldred
Gimbals can be a wonderful filmmaking tool. They’ve become quite popular over the last year or two, very popular in fact. But are they becoming…
When Photoshop goes way too far… (NSFW)
Dec 23, 2017
John Aldred
There are so many Photoshop horror stories out there from badly done HDR and selective colour to terribly “smoothed” skin in portraits. But none of…
The Fujifilm X-Pro2 finally gets 4K video and tethered shooting with new firmware update
Dec 22, 2017
John Aldred
It’s almost two years since the Fujifilm X-Pro2 was announced in January 2016. Since then, it’s become a much loved and well regarded camera for…
This recorder lets you turn a single camera into three separate shots while shooting
Dec 22, 2017
John Aldred
Video monitors have seen some pretty rapid development over the last few years. We’ve seen them go from the heavy CRT of the standard definition…
Yongnuo quietly announce ultrawide 14mm f/2.8 autofocus lens for DSLRs
Dec 22, 2017
John Aldred
Yongnuo have quietly announced the new ultra wide angle 14mm f/2.8 lens rumoured a few days ago. Looking at the specs it appears to be…
The Inrigo is a “smart” completely waterproof backpack to protect your gear in any conditions
Dec 21, 2017
John Aldred
I probably own more bags than probably any other item of photography gear. Which is saying something coming from somebody who owns 15 Nikons. None…
MIT Tricks Google’s Vision AI into thinking a turtle is a gun
Dec 21, 2017
John Aldred
There have been a lot of positive. useful and sometimes amusing stories about various image AI & machine learning systems over the past couple of…
Is it time to switch to Windows for video editing? Philip Bloom thinks so
Dec 21, 2017
John Aldred
Quite a few folks seem to have been considering the switch from Apple to Microsoft ever since the whole MacBook Pro dongle thing. Not everybody,…