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.
British insurance company turns drones into flying street lamps
Nov 21, 2016
John Aldred
British insurance company Direct Line is getting into the drone business. More specifically, they’re getting into the “mounting lights on drones” business. Ok, so this…
This photographer lit a biker doing stunts with an Elinchrom strobe mounted to a drone
Nov 21, 2016
John Aldred
When Nikon put a couple of SB-5000 speedlights on a drone for their launch of the D500, I was pretty impressed. I was also a…
Travel instagram copycat suspected to be a staged attention grabbing hoax
Nov 21, 2016
John Aldred
For those of you who haven’t been paying much attention for the last couple of weeks, there’s been a bit of an Instagram stalking thing going on….
How to make a wall mounted DIY tripod holder
Nov 19, 2016
John Aldred
When you’ve been shooting for any length of time, one thing many photographers tend to collect is tripods. Off the top of my head, I…
The ultimate guide to lenses for filmmakers and photographers
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
For those new to photography or video, lenses can seem like a scary subject. There’s so many different types, and numbers and letters that all…
GoPro fights bad karma with Hero5 video telemetry overlay features
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
GoPro haven’t been having a great time of things lately. Share prices are down, sales are down, the Hero4 Black was practically usurped by a…
Edelkrone adds motors and motion control from your phone to the SliderONE
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
Edelkrone’s popular SliderONE is a pretty elegant and well made slider. Introduced at the end of 2015, the SliderONE is perhaps a little on the short…
How cubes react to the laws of light
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
Understanding how light and shadow falls on different shaped objects is pretty important. It gives us the ability to be able to quickly recognise problems…
Easily and cheaply record external audio for cameras without microphone sockets
Nov 17, 2016
John Aldred
If you want the best sound in your video, you really do need an external microphone. Many cameras today offer the ability to plug a…
Putting landscapes in jars with double exposures on film
Nov 17, 2016
John Aldred
These days, making a landscape appear as if it were inside a jar would typically be relegated to Photoshop. In the past, it was done…