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.
Skylum Luminar 2018 now has native RAW support and a big performance boost
Nov 1, 2017
John Aldred
There’s been quite a bit of news coming out of the former Macphun offices. I say former Macphun offices, because they’re now known as Skylum….
President Trump’s new official portrait lacks pro lighting and definition
Nov 1, 2017
John Aldred
The White House have released new official portraits for both President Trump and Vice President Pence. Pence’s actually looks pretty good, but Trump’s? Not so…
Build a spooky Halloween horror set for under $100
Oct 31, 2017
John Aldred
With Halloween already over for half of the planet, it might be a bit late for this video. But, it’s never the wrong time to…
Track videographer almost taken out by tumbling race car
Oct 31, 2017
John Aldred
We all take risks for our art of some form or another. For some, that risk is getting into debt to satisfy gear lust. For…
How to make your digital footage look like it was shot on Super 16mm film
Oct 31, 2017
John Aldred
Shooting with real film is the dream of many filmmakers. Often, they actually get their chance, and fall in love with it. But these days,…
Nikon to close Chinese factory as compact camera market continues to shrink
Oct 30, 2017
John Aldred
It’s not much of a surprise that the compact camera market is getting a little more “compact”. It’s been coming for years. Global compact camera…
Godox set their sights on Elinchrom with new flavour of AD600 strobe
Oct 30, 2017
John Aldred
With Bowens now out of the picture, it looks like Godox have realigned to set their sights on Elinchrom. While there’s been no official announcement…
Take a peek inside the Hocus factory and watch how they hand build a $2,000 follow focus
Oct 27, 2017
John Aldred
I always love watching how things are made, especially the tools that man of us use on a daily basis. So, when I see a…
Sony macro just got a lot more interesting with the new Novoflex reverse lens mount adapter
Oct 27, 2017
John Aldred
Well, this is pretty cool. A reverse lens mount adapter for Sony that you can actually autofocus with. Designed for the Sony E-Mount cmaeras, including…
Pentax announce two new 50mm and 11-18mm “star series” lenses for super-high resolution photography
Oct 26, 2017
John Aldred
There’s been a whole lot of new lens announcements lately. This latest pair are coming from Ricoh, with a 50mm f/1.4 full frame prime and…