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.
Sony’s new RX10 IV shoots 20.1MP stills at 24 frames per second
Sep 13, 2017
John Aldred
The Sony A7III announcement that some were expecting yesterday never happened. Perhaps Sony simply didn’t want to compete with Apple’s new iPhone releases. Regardless, Sony did…
The iPhone 8, 8 Plus & X let you relight your subject in post and shoots 4K 60fps video
Sep 12, 2017
John Aldred
There was a lot of speculation what the new iPhone. The strangest being what it would be called. Would it be the iPhone 8? The…
This fancy photo booth promises high end headshots for professionals on the go
Sep 12, 2017
John Aldred
This has to be one of the silliest things I’ve seen for a while. Not the product itself, but how it’s being marketed. Iris claims…
Netflix buys up Ed Harris photography drama “Kodachrome”
Sep 12, 2017
John Aldred
Netflix has acquired the photography themed drama, Kodachrome in a deal worth $4 million. Starring Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis and Elizabeth Olsen, it’s set during…
This New York City day-to-night panorama took 4 hours to shoot
Sep 12, 2017
John Aldred
It took Mexico based photographer Felix Hernández five years and several trips to New York City to be able to get this shot. Not being…
Photoshop gets curvy with a fancy new pen tool
Sep 11, 2017
John Aldred
The pen tool is one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop’s arsenal. For making accurate selections (excluding hair, obviously), there’s little that comes close…
Profoto teams up with Fujifilm to bring TTL & HSS to Fuji cameras
Sep 11, 2017
John Aldred
Well, they may have been lagging a little behind Godox and Cactus, but Profoto have finally caught up. Profoto have announced a new Fuji compatible…
Four composition mistake every photographer should avoid
Sep 11, 2017
John Aldred
There are lots of “rules” when it comes to composition. Guidelines that are great starting points for those just starting out. Adhering to these rules…
Leaked Godox XPro trigger photo teases a huge LCD interface and lots of buttons
Sep 11, 2017
John Aldred
Godox’s flash system has become extremely popular over the last couple of years. And while it now supports half a dozen different platforms one common…
The macro lens is the Swiss Army knife of lenses, and this is why you should own one
Sep 11, 2017
John Aldred
Macro lenses are often seen as this weird special purpose thing, that only those interested in shooting bugs should buy. But they’re so much more…