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.
Adobe Lightroom Mobile adds Raw DNG capture in latest update for iOS10
Sep 14, 2016
John Aldred
We knew it was coming. Adobe added raw support to Lightroom Mobile a little while ago for shots made with DSLRs. The newly released iOS10 also…
Syrp’s new Slingshot is a motion control zipline that lets you dolly your camera for hundreds of feet
Sep 14, 2016
John Aldred
Creating super long slider or dolly shots is something many timelapse photographers and filmmakers dream about doing. For some, hyperlapse techniques and a lot of…
Photographers recreate classic Top Gun scene with upside down jet to test a photography myth
Sep 14, 2016
John Aldred
For anybody who’s seen the legendary movie Top Gun, there’s one scene often sticks out in the mind. In it, a fictional MiG-28 is cruising through the…
Shutterstock works its way into Photoshop with new plugin
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Shutterstock has been one of the world’s leading microstock agencies for more than a decade now. Like other microstock sites their business model is a…
MIOPS Mobile turns your smartphone into an advanced camera remote control
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Most of us own one or several camera triggers or intervalometers. Some of us might have even built our own Arduino based triggers that utilise various…
Zeiss release two new telephoto and macro-zoom iPhone lenses
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Zeiss have announced that the two new lenses for the ExoLens system are finally here. The two new lenses developed by Zeiss and Exolens are a telephoto…
Facial recognition systems can identify you even if your face is pixelated
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Well, this could be quite the problem for privacy advocates everywhere. In locations such the UK, it could cause even cause legal issues for things like the Data…
How to get a 50mm f/1.2 lens for only $20
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Super fast primes are a handy thing to have. But they’re not cheap. Their price puts them out of reach for many photographers. Even if…
Size matters; Comparing Octabox sizes with high speed sync
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
One of the questions I see pop up often through various portrait groups on Facebook is “what softbox do I buy?”. After they settle on…
Photographer documents nature vs humanity with a 4×5 large format film camera
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most successful art photographers. Her work focuses on the complicated and sometimes violent relationship between humans and nature. This…