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.
DIYP Reviews the Yi M1 mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera
Dec 5, 2016
John Aldred
The M1 mirrorless camera from YI Technology was one of the biggest surprises at this year’s Photokina A company known for Action cameras, dash cams…
How dog toys and toilet paper can improve your portrait photography
Dec 3, 2016
John Aldred
Coming up with new and interesting ways to improve your portraits in the studio can sometimes be challenging. You feel like you’re just going through…
VLC Media Player goes 360° for both photos and video
Dec 2, 2016
John Aldred
One of the most popular open source, multi-platform media player applications in the world has now added 360° photo and video support. This makes it…
5 Tips for lighting a green screen for a clean key
Dec 2, 2016
John Aldred
One would think that lighting up a green screen would be similar to working with something like a white seamless backdrop. But there are a…
Fujifilm add the new X-A10 entry level camera to their mirrorless line up
Dec 2, 2016
John Aldred
It wasn’t too long ago that Fuji announced the entry level X-A3. The much anticipated update to the X-A2, increases the resolution to 24.2MP, and provides a touchscreen…
Using the Chronos high speed camera with motion capture rig for bullet time effects
Dec 1, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve posted about the Chronos high speed camera a couple of times before. We mentioned how it smashed through its kickstarter goal in less than…
How to build your own heart and star shaped DIY ringlights
Dec 1, 2016
John Aldred
It’s December. So it’s safe to talk about Christmas now, right? While the technique isn’t specifically related to Christmas, these videos obviously are. The music kinda…
Sigma creates short film “Blur” to show off their new Cine zoom lenses
Nov 30, 2016
John Aldred
Sigma announced that they were jumping into the world of cinema in a big way at the beginning of September. Last month, they announced pricing…
Thai photographers offer thanks to their teachers and their cameras on a huge gear altar
Nov 30, 2016
John Aldred
This has to be one of the strangest images I’ve seen for a while. Somebody kneeling at a table littered with cameras, lenses, drones and…
How to stop getting the huge printed catalogue from B&H and maybe save some trees
Nov 30, 2016
John Aldred
Anybody who’s ever ordered anything substantial from B&H will likely, at some point, receive a printed catalogue. This is essentially an inch thick (or bigger)…