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.
It’s official, mirrorless medium format has arrived and it’s awesome
Jun 22, 2016
John Aldred
After the teases and the leaks, it’s now official as Hasselblad launch their X1D Medium Format Digital Mirrorless camera. It is a thing of beauty, and…
Western Digital’s My Passport Wireless Pro lets you quickly back up your memory cards without a computer
Jun 22, 2016
John Aldred
Even if you shoot to two cards at once with a dual slot DSLR, one of the biggest issues that many location photographers face is…
Canon’s new Video Creator Kits cost more than buying the components separately
Jun 22, 2016
John Aldred
Canon USA have announced an update to their Video Creator Kits offerings with two new kits containing their newest cameras, including the EOS 80D DSLR,…
Hasselblad’s new medium format mirrorless X1D camera leaked
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
After showing us a few teaser images, and ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of what is expected to be a new medium format mirrorless camera from…
Adobe just dropped a CC2015.5 update with “Face-Aware Liquify” and a bunch of other cool features
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Today, Adobe finally unleashes an update that many users have been waiting for. As well as giving us back the Legacy Healing Brush, this update to Adobe’s…
How to turn your tripod into a hands-free boom arm holder for only $15
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Unless you have a dedicated boom arm, or a voice activated lightstand (an assistant) to do the job for you, booming microphones and lights overhead…
This new Lightroom plugin lets you instantly upload to Instagram from your desktop
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Uploading from your desktop straight to Instagram isn’t really anything new. There are a number of methods out there to let you access your Instagam account…
How to plan and produce your own photo shoot
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Planning and producing a photo shoot, especially when there’s crew involved, can be a demanding and stressful task. This is especially so while you’re still…
How to spawn clones of yourself in video with Adobe After Effects
Jun 20, 2016
John Aldred
As more DSLR owners shoot video, it’s natural that they’re going to start experimenting with visual effects. In this video from Tobias at Surfaced Studio,…
Everything you ever needed to know about shooting and editing timelapse
Jun 20, 2016
John Aldred
If you ever wanted to get into timelapse, but didn’t know where to start then Bloomberg documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond is here to help. In these…