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 primer on shooting 35mm, medium format and large format film
Oct 19, 2016
John Aldred
Shooting film is often seen as more of a novelty these days. Once, it was just the way photography was done. For those who started…
Sample footage of Google Pixel’s camera capabilities is pretty impressive
Oct 19, 2016
John Aldred
Google’s Pixel phone has received a lot of attention since it was announced just a few short weeks ago. This attention is most notably caused…
Macphun is taking on Lightroom with Luminar – an new all-in-one photo editing solution
Oct 18, 2016
John Aldred
All new image software that gets released wants to become your go-to software. Coming in against the world of Lightroom and Photoshop can be a…
Sony RX100 V 4K sample footage is out and it’s rather impressive
Oct 18, 2016
John Aldred
There’s been a fair bit of buzz around the new Sony RX100 V since it was announced. There’s been a lot of talk about the…
How to build your own DIY LED Light Panel for under $200
Oct 18, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve shown you a few different DIY LED light panels before, but technology and techniques evolve. LEDs are always coming out that are better, cheaper,…
Action cameras and footage survives fireworks inferno inside a van
Oct 18, 2016
John Aldred
Every year whenever fireworks go on sale in our respective corners of the globe, we’re warned that they’re dangerous. That they could potentially ignite and…
How to DIY repair a damaged tripod thread in your camera
Oct 18, 2016
John Aldred
Tripod threads in the bottom of cameras and other devices are usually pretty solid. I’ve got cameras that are decades old that still have perfectly…
Why does bad framing work? Looking beyond the rules of composition
Oct 17, 2016
John Aldred
The only thing over which we always have control in photography or video, no matter what your camera, is composition. We’re taught these “rules” and…
Finally there’s a small affordable backup solution for use in the field
Oct 17, 2016
John Aldred
I say “finally”, there used to be a number of them. Back when I shot a pair of D100 bodies back in 2002, I used…
Light up your shot with a flying 1000 Watt LED floodlight
Oct 17, 2016
John Aldred
Last year, we showed you rctestflight’s crazy 1000 Watt LED light bar. Made from 10 individual smaller lights, it gives a total output of around 90,000…