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.
The candid honest moments of a commercial videographer captured 2 seconds at a time
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
Whenever you work with an action camera, there’s a process. The general sequence of events goes something like this. You pick up your camera, power it…
A simple trick to help you adapt any lens to your camera
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer Mathieu Stern tests out a lot of weird lenses. From modern CCTV to 135 year old large format lenses, nothing is too large a challenge. Many modern lenses have…
DJI wants people to learn how to fly so they opened a drone school
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
DJI, manufacturer of the very popular series of Phantom drones, have opened up a new facility in South Korea. Named the DJI Arena, it allows…
Edelkrone’s new Wing gives slider-like motion without rails and fits in your pocket
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
If there’s one thing we can expect when Edelkrone announce a new product, it’s that it’ll be different. One only needs to look at their PocketSkater2…
Photographer makes multitasking in the kitchen a breeze with some post processing magic
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
For most of us, it seems like there just isn’t enough time in the day. With a little help from Photoshop, photographer Sarah Santiny found…
You can now shoot Panoramas and 360 degree photos with the Syrp Genie Mini
Aug 24, 2016
John Aldred
Moving the camera is the single biggest way to add impact and production value to your video and timelapse sequences. In fact, camera movement has…
SmugMug rescues nearly 200 million photographs from closed cloud service Picturelife
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
My biggest problem with “the cloud” has always been that many cloud services seem to pop up overnight from nowhere. This means that they can also…
How to shoot a dialogue scene for a movie – a primer
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
You’d think that recording a simple conversation would be quite straightforward. But it’s not as easy as it often looks. If you want to add a…
This fish and chip shop in England doubles as a photography studio
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
The last place most people would expect to find portraits being shot is behind the back of a fish and chip shop. But, thats’ exactly…
Protect your gear from rain and snow for less than $1
Aug 23, 2016
John Aldred
These days, most cameras and lens build quality is pretty high. Even if not completely weather sealed they can still take quite a lot of abuse from…