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.
The Blue Room is an epic Speedride through a natural ice tunnel
Jan 5, 2017
John Aldred
Speed riding is a terrifying combination of freestyle skiing and paragliding. Described by those who participate as “staggeringly difficult and dangerous as hell“, it’s very…
This Chrome plugin shows you how Facebook sees what’s in your photos
Jan 5, 2017
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of buzz lately around AI, “deep learning”, computer vision. It’s all to do with image recognition. Apple and Google have also…
Canon’s new G9 X Mark II 8.2fps RAW burst mode, dual lens and sensor stabilisation
Jan 5, 2017
John Aldred
Canon have updated their popular G9X compact camera with a couple of new additions. While it remains largely unchanged from its Mark I predecessor, it…
Panasonic’s new Lumix GH5 shoots 4K@60fps without cropping and 4:2:2 10Bit footage
Jan 5, 2017
John Aldred
This is the one that many Panasonic video shooters have been waiting for. And it seems to have many of the features they’ve been asking…
This action camera is the first to feature FLIR thermal imaging
Jan 4, 2017
John Aldred
It’s getting pretty hard to innovate with action cameras these days. They pretty much already have all the features most users could ever need now….
Putting a night vision lens on your camera won’t help it see in the dark but it does look pretty cool
Jan 4, 2017
John Aldred
I’m a huge fan of old and weird lenses. They have unique qualities to them that can be difficult or impossible to achieve in post….
This free plugin shows the active focus point for your photographs in Lightroom
Jan 4, 2017
John Aldred
One of the few advantages to using your camera manufacturer’s software is that they often show which autofocus point was being used when the shot…
Photojournalist rescues driver from burning SUV caught on camera
Jan 4, 2017
John Aldred
Photojournalists are used to seeing some pretty intense scenes in the course of their work. It’s not often that they choose to become part of…
Get amazing outdoor location portraits by mixing ambient light with your flash
Jan 3, 2017
John Aldred
A common mistake made when learning to shoot flash outdoors is to try and crush every bit of ambient light you can. Many photographers think…
These images may look like CG renders, but they’re actually photographs
Jan 3, 2017
John Aldred
In a world where many CG artists are aiming for photorealism, one very skilled photographer seems to be going the opposite way. These images look…