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.
This DIY interactive globe helps you quickly browse your travel photos
Jun 14, 2017
John Aldred
One of the biggest advantages of mobile photography for me is geotagging. An iPhone has been my go-to location scouting camera for about the past…
This drone-mounted large format camera made the world’s first aerial tintype photograph
Jun 14, 2017
John Aldred
Combining levels of technology from vastly different times is often very fascinating. Sometimes it’s amusing, and occasionally it fails miserable. This time, failure is definitely…
How to capture this year’s total solar eclipse over the USA on video in a single take
Jun 13, 2017
John Aldred
Total eclipses aren’t actually as rare as many people think, happening somewhere on earth about every 18 months or so. But to have them appear…
This is the best way to wrap cables and cords to keep them tangle free
Jun 12, 2017
John Aldred
Keeping cables tangle-free can be a nightmare. As photographers we may have quite an array of cables. Long trigger release cables, flash head cables, USB…
This is what a lighting boot camp test looks like
Jun 12, 2017
John Aldred
Initiation rituals and hazing the new guys at work is a pretty common experience. Sometimes it’s simply a practical joke to see how gullible they are….
Three modifiers to improve your light when working with on-camera flash
Jun 12, 2017
John Aldred
The camera’s hotshoe is generally the last place you want to place a flash as your main light source. Sometimes, though, it can’t be helped. It’s…
Facebook’s creepy patent wants to “read emotions” through your smartphone’s camera
Jun 10, 2017
John Aldred
A patent recently approved by the US Patent and Trademark Office details how Facebook wants to read your emotions. And it wants to do it…
The incredible SNL visual effects masters get less than 12 hours to work on each show
Jun 9, 2017
John Aldred
Saturday Night Live isn’t a show one usually associates with terms like “visual effects”. But there’s actually a lot going on in their digital shorts….
Filmmaker captures incredible storm with red sprites and the Milky Way in the background
Jun 9, 2017
John Aldred
Photographing the Milky Way is something many aspiring night sky photographers only dream of. As is capturing brilliant storms full of bright lightning flashes. Both…
Amazon kills off unlimited storage – Will start deleting users data
Jun 9, 2017
John Aldred
“Welcome to Unlimited Storage”. That’s what Amazon said only two years ago when it introduced the unlimited storage package. For a mere $59.99 a year, you…