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.

Manfrotto launches new Element Carbon tripods – A photographer’s best travel companion?

Oct 10, 2017 John Aldred

Manfrotto have just launched a new range of entry level carbon fibre tripods aimed at enthusiast travel photographers. The new Element Carbon range currently features…

Internet-connected camera owner panics after it starts following and talking to her

Oct 9, 2017 John Aldred

It’s like something out of a sci-fi horror movie. Internet connected cameras following you, all by themselves, as you move around the room. Not only…

SanDisk’s new “Industrial” memory cards are designed for very extreme conditions

Oct 9, 2017 John Aldred

We’ve seen memory cards that have survived the wash, explosions, four years in the ocean and more. But as if memory cards weren’t tough enough…

How Google built its “best ever” camera for the Pixel 2 smartphone

Oct 9, 2017 John Aldred

Google’s Pixel 2 smartphone quickly dethroned the new iPhone 8 Plus once DxO Mark got their hands on it. And the reviewers so far seem to…

It took a month for this photographer to come to terms with this heartbreaking scene

Oct 7, 2017 John Aldred

When we go out to shoot, whether it’s for ourselves or on assignment, we’re often surprised. Usually, it’s in a good way. Sometimes, though, not…

The Nikon D850 has the first DSLR sensor to score 100 points on DxOMark

Oct 6, 2017 John Aldred

It probably wasn’t going to be much of a surprise for the new Nikon D850 to do rather well on DxOMark. The pixel peeper’s favourite…

You can all stop asking about camera settings now. Here’s all of them

Oct 6, 2017 John Aldred

If there’s one thing of which we can be sure, it’s that if we post a photo to social media, somebody will ask us what settings…

9 things to check on your camera before you hit record

Oct 5, 2017 John Aldred

One would think that shooting video would be fairly straightforward these days. With all the advances made in video-capable cameras the last few years, a…

5 reasons why you should consider buying into medium format

Oct 5, 2017 John Aldred

Thanks to cameras like the Hasselblad X1D and Fujifilm GFX 50s, there’s been a lot of fuss over medium format the last couple of years….