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.
A Slow Mo Guy talks about the challenges of shooting high speed slow motion video
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
High speed photography for stills presents a whole lot of challenges, just for a single image. When you’re trying to capture a thousand, ten thousand…
“Apple is dead to me” – Trey Ratcliffe talks about his transition to Windows
Mar 15, 2017
John Aldred
Apple have taken a lot of criticism over the last year or so, especially from working photographers, editors and designers. Partially because of new dongle…
Watch how one photographer shoots flying food with a couple of strip softboxes
Mar 14, 2017
John Aldred
This probably isn’t something you’ll want to try at your local coffee shop to get a quick photo for Instagram. But, if you’re a budding…
Combine regular, fast, and slow motion footage for mind bending video effects
Mar 14, 2017
John Aldred
Fundamentally, for me, photography’s about playing with time. Either you’re freezing a moment of it, or you’re capturing a lot of it into a single image….
Olympus kills off the legacy Four Thirds system
Mar 14, 2017
John Aldred
Now, steady yourself, this might come as a bit of a shock. Olympus have now officially killed the Four Thirds camera system. Ok, so perhaps…
This photographer created phoenix wings by light painting with real fire
Mar 13, 2017
John Aldred
Light painting is something many of us try at some point in our photographic journey. Some of us just make a brief visit into this…
Five shotgun microphones shoot it out in this side-by-side comparison
Mar 13, 2017
John Aldred
Once you graduate from on-camera mics such as the Rode VideoMic Pro the next step is usually a real shotgun mic. Shotgun mics are popular…
Build an advanced DIY motion control slider for timelapse and stop motion animation
Mar 13, 2017
John Aldred
Since initially discovering the Arduino, Eduard Puertas has spent a lot of time experimenting with it. It’s all an attempt to make his working life…
10 tips to make selections that cut out anything in Photoshop
Mar 10, 2017
John Aldred
Photoshop’s selection tools seem to evolve and change with every new update. Techniques and technology evolve to make selections a little easier than they were before….
How and why to use paper backdrops when shooting in a small space
Mar 10, 2017
John Aldred
Whether for stills or video, paper backdrops are super handy, especially in a permanent fixture. But they’re also useful when setting up in a small…