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.
Photographer makes a comedian’s dream come true and turns her into a Princess
Mar 29, 2017
John Aldred
Comedian Tanya Hennessy might already be well known to some of you. She posted a video to Facebook last year, titled Things people say to…
Wesaturate offers free raw files to practise your photo editing
Mar 29, 2017
John Aldred
Not everybody who uses Photoshop is a photographer. Some are retouchers, others simply want to learn. Even for those who are photographers, it’s not always…
Photographer created a desert in his studio to photograph the the Audi Q2
Mar 28, 2017
John Aldred
The imagination and skill of photographer Felix Hernandez never ceases to amaze me. When it comes to car photography, he certainly thinks way outside of…
Your future Apple laptop could be an iPhone
Mar 28, 2017
John Aldred
It’s not exactly a new idea, but we all know it’s not cool until Apple does it. There have been attempts at a device like…
Nail your focus every single time with this DIY lens calibration solution
Mar 27, 2017
John Aldred
Whenever I buy a new lens, I have to calibrate it and AF fine tune five different DSLRs. Two are my primary stills shooters, and…
How to shoot great casual portraits with just one light
Mar 27, 2017
John Aldred
Long before I decided to start shooting portraits, I was asked to photography people. Friends, family, their friends, and their friends. At the time, I…
5 top tips for travelling with photography equipment
Mar 27, 2017
John Aldred
Travelling for photography or video is great fun. You’re seeing a location for the first time with a completely fresh pair of eyes. You want…
Sync and embed timecode into GoPro footage for cleaner multicam and 360° footage
Mar 24, 2017
John Aldred
In video and film production, timecode is the glue that binds all your footage and audio together. It means that in multicam shoots all cameras…
Target’s new swimsuit ad campaign goes “Photoshop-free” (or at least, liquify-free)
Mar 24, 2017
John Aldred
Photoshop has received a bit of a backlash over the last few years about its use in advertising.But, it’s not really Adobe’s fault. Photoshop is…
New free Cactus firmware update lets you get TTL and HSS with almost every camera and flash brand
Mar 24, 2017
John Aldred
This is something that I know my Pentax, Sigma and Panasonic shooting friends will be pleased with. Nine months after releasing the Cactus V6 II and…