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 remove action camera fisheye distortion in under 20 seconds
Dec 18, 2017
John Aldred
Action cameras have become part of many a filmmaker and photographer arsenal. Even if they’re not our primary camera, they’re great for grabbing behind the…
Selectively sharpen your photos non-destructively with a high pass filter mask
Dec 16, 2017
John Aldred
Sharpening is one of those parts of digital photography on which everybody has their own opinion. How much, when in the process to do it,…
How DSLR autofocus works and why cross type points are important
Dec 15, 2017
John Aldred
For most people, exactly how phase detection autofocus in a DSLR works is a mystery. All we know is that the AF in the camera…
Cosina officially kills off Zeiss Classic lenses
Dec 15, 2017
John Aldred
Zeiss Japan have announced that production of the following Zeiss Classic SLR lenses has ceased. Specitically that means the Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8, 18mm…
How to create winter portraits in the studio with Photoshop using real snow
Dec 15, 2017
John Aldred
It’s that time of year when the snowy portraits come back in a big way. It can often be difficult to predict exactly when the…
Five ways to speed up your Premiere Pro editing workflow
Dec 15, 2017
John Aldred
Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing applications there is. But for newer users it can be a bit overwhelming. Even…
The High Sight Mini is a cablecam for your gimbal
Dec 14, 2017
John Aldred
Once only in the domains of Hollywood and high-end sports, cablecams have started to become more common of late. There are a number of DIY…
Improve your landscape photography by shooting with a telephoto lens
Dec 14, 2017
John Aldred
An ultrawide angle lens is often the best friend of a landscape photographer. But sometimes it can be advantageous to take a slightly different approach….
Broncolor comes to Fuji shooters with the new RFS 2.2F Transceiver#
Dec 14, 2017
John Aldred
Fuji are finally starting to see some flash love recently. Earlier this year Godox updated their X1T triggers to add Fuji support (amongst others), and…
Memistore lets you keep your spare memory cards safely attached to your camera
Dec 13, 2017
John Aldred
So this is an interesting idea I haven’t seen before. Called the Memistore, it’s an SD card “wallet”, of sorts. But it’s not like any others…