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.
Google’s DeepDream AI turns Bob Ross into an LSD fuelled nightmare
Apr 12, 2017
John Aldred
DeepDream is a computer vision AI created by Google which utilises a convolution neural network. It looks for and enhances patterns in images using a…
Simplified posing for beginners, breaking down the building & tweaking of poses
Apr 11, 2017
John Aldred
Posing is probably the most difficult part of shooting portraits for most photographers. The technical side can be learned relatively easily. Your style just develops…
Art student figures out you can save money on Wacom nibs by using spaghetti
Apr 11, 2017
John Aldred
It started as a simple joke. Creating a meme for a bit of a laugh. Brittany Botehlo is an 18 year old self-taught digital painter…
How to learn filmmaking in a month or less without film school
Apr 11, 2017
John Aldred
Learning filmmaking by yourself is, in many respects, a lot like learning photography. There’s some technical to figure out, sure, but there’s also a lot…
Estate of Andy Warhol sues NY photographer over Prince image
Apr 11, 2017
John Aldred
The circumstances of this situation remind me of the Obama “Hope” poster. Photographer makes a photograph, photograph gets appropriated, then remade as a stylised artwork….
Chimp steals a 360° camera to take selfies with friends
Apr 10, 2017
John Aldred
Despite not having an LCD that lets you review your photos & video, it turns out you can chimp with a 360° camera. The New…
$1,600 Ryzen based PC has double the performance in Photoshop than a $5,200 Mac Pro.
Apr 10, 2017
John Aldred
Much of the software that is available for both Mac & Windows is largely identical for both. If you can use it on one, you can…
How to photograph a high end cosmetics product shot with inexpensive equipment
Apr 7, 2017
John Aldred
Even if you don’t photograph products regularly, they’re great test subjects to learn lighting. You get to play around, experiment, and explore how light interacts…
Nikon may announce D7500 next week, leaked photo and new D760 & D850 rumours
Apr 7, 2017
John Aldred
Nikon’s D7x00 line of DSLRs was last updated only two years ago in March 2015 with the release of the D7200. Now, though, it looks…
This 10 minute short film was shot in a single long take from a drone
Apr 7, 2017
John Aldred
This short, by filmmaker Paul Trillo, and praised by TIME Magazine as one of the 6 Most Innovative Drone Videos of 2016, just premiered on…