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.
French woman attacked by crocodile in Thailand while posing with it for a photo
Jan 3, 2017
John Aldred
It seems that “Selfie Stupidity” isn’t going to stop any time soon. In this latest act of idiocy, French woman Muriel Benetulier was attacked by a…
Is Phase One feeling threatened by mirrorless medium format cameras? Capture One “Unlikely” to support Fuji GFX
Jan 3, 2017
John Aldred
Adobe Lightroom has always faced some stiff competition against Phase One’s Capture One for medium format shooters. Even many photographers using DSLRs have made the…
Sony’s new 2mm sensor could be coming to future smartwatches
Jan 2, 2017
John Aldred
While some companies are trying to make the sensors in their cameras bigger, Sony are doing the opposite. They’re going smaller. Really small. Their new…
Creating and sharing is just half of the work – Here’s the 50% that nobody talks about
Jan 2, 2017
John Aldred
Using social media to promote our work and try to pick up clients is just the way things are today. Too many, though, aren’t seeing…
Veteran war photographer Don McCullin receives knighthood in 2017 New Year Honours list
Jan 2, 2017
John Aldred
Don McCullin’s 60 year photographic career started during his period of National Service in the RAF. He failed to pass the written theory paper necessary…
Three systems go head-to-head in this camera & lens comparison with some surprising results
Jan 2, 2017
John Aldred
There are always new photographers trying to figuring out which system to buy into. There’s also experienced photographers considering switching. They post on Facebook and…
A complete walkthrough on registering your new Christmas drone with the FAA
Dec 30, 2016
John Aldred
The number of new drone owners I’ve seen showing off on social media the last few days is crazy. It’s obvious a lot have been…
Easy but powerful colour correction and grading using colour wheels
Dec 30, 2016
John Aldred
Colour wheels are fairly common to video editing applications. Lately, they seem to have started popping up in still image editing applications, too through the…
Manually fixing distortion in Photoshop is easier than you think
Dec 30, 2016
John Aldred
When you’re photographing interiors or tall buildings, perspective distortion is often inevitable. There’s ways around it with tilt shift lenses or large format film cameras,…
How to use coloured gels with studio strobes and softboxes
Dec 29, 2016
John Aldred
Using coloured gels with speedlights has become pretty common. Many people who shoot with speedlights have given it a go at least a couple of…