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.
Samyang to add Nikon and Canon to their autofocus lens lineup but probably not Fuji or MFT
Oct 3, 2016
John Aldred
Samyang brought autofocus into their range of lenses not too long ago with two new Sony E mount lenses. The 14mm f/2.8 and 50mm f/1.4….
Photographing black metal concerts with crazy and dark lighting conditions
Oct 3, 2016
John Aldred
Photographing concerts is not an easy task, especially indoor concerts. Often, you’ve got get dim lighting conditions. The lights you do have illuminating your scene…
EASA can’t distinguish between “model aircraft” and drones – Wants to make all current systems illegal to fly
Sep 30, 2016
John Aldred
This might sound like a click-baity title, but this is essentially what will happen if the current “Prototype regulations” go through. It’s difficult to know…
Make your Lightroom images look like they were processed with Capture One
Sep 30, 2016
John Aldred
Capture One is generally touted as the only real Lightroom alternative. Overall, many say that it produces better results, or at least better starting points,…
The DJI Mavic Pro footage looks like a cheap HD action camera compared to the Phantom 4
Sep 29, 2016
John Aldred
For some, the image quality is going to take a distant second to ease of use and convenience. There’s no doubt that the new DJI…
Three tips to never lose your lens caps again
Sep 29, 2016
John Aldred
Lens caps are probably the thing I used to lose the most often, until I quit bothering replacing them. If I have none to lose,…
GoPro’s Karma Drone is finally here and it has folding arms
Sep 20, 2016
John Aldred
GoPro have today finally unleashed the Karma drone on the world. Originally slated for release much earlier in the year, it seemed like it may…
Yi Technology are launching a 20MP mirrorless camera
Sep 19, 2016
John Aldred
Well, this is a bit of a surprise. Yi Technology, yup, the action camera people, have announced that they are releasing a micro four thirds…
DIYP Reviews the DataColor Spyder5CAPTURE Pro Suite
Sep 18, 2016
John Aldred
When DataColor announced the Spyder5CAPTURE Pro package a few weeks ago, I had to get my hands on one. So we had a chat with…
Yo dawg, I heard you like hipster, so we put some instant film in your Leica
Sep 16, 2016
John Aldred
Despite doing everything possible to kill off analogue photography, Fuji have done wonders for instant film. The trend has seen a resurgence in recent years,…