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.
Canon launch their own range of branded clothes and accessories
Mar 23, 2017
John Aldred
When Adobe announced their new line of clothes a little while ago, we all caught on that it was a joke pretty quickly. This time,…
This animated video tells you everything you need to know about aperture
Mar 23, 2017
John Aldred
The aperture is one of the most difficult things for new photographers to wrap their head around. The number system seems confusing (smaller number, bigger…
Spice up your food photography by backlighting it with a light box
Mar 22, 2017
John Aldred
Backlighting translucent objects is always great fun to experiment with. Sometimes it’s quite easy. You just put a light on a stand, place it behind…
The Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 goes up against the twice-the-price Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8
Mar 22, 2017
John Aldred
Usually, lenses of a similar focal length and aperture cost a similar price. Except, perhaps, when they have Zeiss written on them. The Zeiss Batis…
Adobe’s new deep learning tech might make green screen keying obsolete
Mar 22, 2017
John Aldred
An Adobe Research paper titled Deep Image Matting, might just put an end to green and blue screen techniques. Adobe collaborated with the Beckman Institute for…
Watch the Sony A7R II being built from scratch in the Sony’s Thailand factory
Mar 22, 2017
John Aldred
Seeing how things are made is a subject that fascinates all kinds of people. In fact, it’s such a popular topic that it spawned an…
Photographing the Royal Air Force jets from the air on film in 1977
Mar 16, 2017
John Aldred
With today’s technology, shooting photos from the air is simple. Send up a drone, and you’re good to go. When drones can’t keep up, there…
This is how DSLR users look in 2017 according to some guy on Craigslist
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
You know, it’s funny. The only people who seem to care what DSLR users look like are the people who no longer use DSLRs. Most…
The wait is finally over – Photopills is now available for Android
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
PhotoPills has become one of the most popular iOS apps out there for location photographers. Whether you shoot landscapes, astrophotography, portraits, or anything else on…
The Fujifilm GFX 50S and Canon 5DS R face off to find out if all pixels are created equally
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
When the 36MP Nikon D800 was originally released in 2012, it was hailed as the “medium format killer”. Well, medium format has not only survived,…