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.
Affinity Photo goes mobile with new iPad version
Jun 5, 2017
John Aldred
It’s been a long time coming, but Affinity Photo has finally been released for the iPad. Mac users have had Affinity Photo for a good…
Benjamin Von Wong tackles First World child hunger in compelling fantasy photo series
Jun 5, 2017
John Aldred
We tend to think we’re quite privileged here in the First World. To the point where the #firstworldproblems hashtag is basically a joke. It’s to…
How to overcome fear and to create when you’re just not feeling it
Jun 5, 2017
John Aldred
Making something something when you’re in a creative rut is one of photography’s biggest challenges. Not just photography, though, it applies equally to pretty much…
Samyang releases full frame 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for Sony that competes with Zeiss at half the price
Jun 5, 2017
John Aldred
Samyang have added another lens to their slowly growing autofocus lineup. They’ve announced a new 35mm f/2.8 FE lens for full frame Sony mirrorless cameras….
Billboard shoots photos of terrified jaywalkers after scaring them with tire screeching sounds
Jun 3, 2017
John Aldred
Billboards are often ignored. You can walk past a hundred of them in a day and not remember what a single one of them was…
Learn how to get the perfect light on your subject with this light modifiers comparison
Jun 2, 2017
John Aldred
When a photographer decides to use flash, it typically starts something like this. Photographer posts online asking which flash to buy, gets a lot of responses,…
US International Trade Commission begins probe of Nikon cameras after Zeiss complaint
Jun 1, 2017
John Aldred
This little saga started a couple of months ago, but now the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has opened an official patent infringement investigation. Reuters…
Create cool lighting effects for video and photos using a projector
Jun 1, 2017
John Aldred
Adding a projector to your kit might seem a little old fashioned these days. But projecting images toward your subject or the background can be…
Curved sensor breakthrough could dramatically increase digital camera image quality
Jun 1, 2017
John Aldred
The idea of curved sensors has been around for a while now. Sony have been working on it since at least 2012, and we even…
7 great tips for working with photographs in Adobe Premiere Pro
Jun 1, 2017
John Aldred
People are using photographs in videos for all kinds of reasons these days. Sometimes it’s to supplement a behind the scenes shoot or a vlog. Maybe…