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.
This new camera strap takes the weight off your neck and saves your back
Jul 6, 2016
John Aldred
With only one or two exceptions, camera straps have remained largely the same since their inception, and they’ve always had the same complaints made about…
DJI introduces opting out of geofencing
Jul 6, 2016
John Aldred
DJI first introduced geofencing capabilities to its drones in 2013. It’s a technology that uses the GPS data to prevent drones from flying into no-fly-zones…
Six great tips for creating freakishly awesome UV photography
Jul 5, 2016
John Aldred
A few weeks ago, the folks from the Cooperative of Photography brought us an excellent video on taking our photography to the next level. One of…
Anti-paparazzi scarf has become a popular celebrity fashion accessory that’s rendered completely useless by turning off the flash
Jul 5, 2016
John Aldred
It’s a neat idea. Anti-paparazzi clothing. Clothes that makes photographing you a fruitless exercise. The idea first came up at the beginning of last year,…
Russian Drone pilot’s footage goes viral after capturing an “active” couple at the top of a church steeple (maybe NSFW)
Jul 5, 2016
John Aldred
Something tells me the owner of this drone was not quite expecting to capture what he saw when he reviewed the footage from this flight….
Stop your high power DIY LED flashlights from overheating with liquid cooling
Jul 5, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve posted one or two high power DIY LED builds before, but these types of LED have a big problem. They generate a lot of heat,…
Huawei P9 Leica camera sample image was actually shot with a $4500 Canon kit
Jul 4, 2016
John Aldred
I’m not entirely sure what they thought they were doing when Huawei posted this shot to Google Plus. Did they forget to rip the EXIF data out…
Take the golden ratio with you everywhere you go using this wallet sized view finder
Jul 4, 2016
John Aldred
The golden ratio isn’t really something I think about much, or at all, when composing a photograph. But if it’s something you’ve wanted to start applying…
Portraits are as much about psychology as they are about equipment
Jul 4, 2016
John Aldred
As more and more of our clients are becoming familiar with being in front of the camera (Thanks, Facebook!), people today tend to present themselves…
Photographing the President; A look inside Pete Souza’s camera bag
Jul 4, 2016
John Aldred
While many will be preparing their own camera bags right now and getting ready to record the evening’s festivities and celebrate American history, one photographer captures American history-in-the-making on…