Posts by Author: John Aldred

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 digital artist turns animals square for “Minecraft in real life” Anicube project.
    Apr 25, 2017 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you get an idea in your head that you just can’t shake. You just have to go and make it. That’s exactly what happened…

    Aputure announces three new lights including a 300Watt monoblock LED
    Apr 25, 2017 John Aldred

    Another show, another round of new gear announcements. This time it’s NAB and Aputure’s turn to show off some new lights and modifiers. There’s the…

    This amazing powered cosplay armour took 518 hours to create
    Apr 25, 2017 John Aldred

    Cosplay, fantasy and photographing it has become huge over the last decade or so. At comic cons around the world, people show up as their…

    Novoflex release the world’s first “reversible” tripod ball heads
    Apr 24, 2017 John Aldred

    Novoflex have just announced some new ClassicBall ball heads and they look pretty interesting. Why are they interesting to me? Well, they’re reversible. This means that…

    DJI redesigned the Ronin 2 gimbal from the ground up for efficiency and power
    Apr 24, 2017 John Aldred

    Released in 2014, the DJI Ronin pretty much revolutionised the video production industry. A handheld motorised gimbal for creating smooth and seamless free camera moves…

    How to turn your Mavic Pro into a handheld gimbal camera
    Apr 23, 2017 John Aldred

    As far as wacky ideas go, this one actually seems pretty useful. Using a drone with a gimbal stabilised camera as a handheld rig isn’t…

    This triple lens holder hangs from your waist so that you “Never miss a shot”
    Apr 22, 2017 John Aldred

    You do see some strange things popping up on Kickstarter. This one doesn’t launch for another 17 days or so, but I think it definitely…

    This amazing timelapse view of the Earth is out of this world
    Apr 21, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s difficult to compete with timelapses like this. NASA gets a viewpoint from which the vast majority of the world will never be able to…

    C-Log officially comes to the Canon 5D Mark IV, but you’ll have to send it to Canon and it’ll cost you $99
    Apr 20, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s been long awaited and long demanded, but C-Log is now officially coming to the Canon 5D Mark IV. It’s a firmware update, but not…

    This is how you can edit video on a smartphone or tablet
    Apr 20, 2017 John Aldred

    Smartphone video often seems to get neglected. Even here on DIYP. We post a bit about smartphone photography, but little about shooting video with a…