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.
How to find a person’s “good side” and why you probably got yours wrong
Aug 4, 2016
John Aldred
The idea that a person’s face has a “good side” is not an unfamiliar concept. Many of us consistently favour one side of our face…
The Staaker action drone has four different follow modes to capture epic aerial shots
Aug 3, 2016
John Aldred
New start up, Staaker, has just released their auto-follow action drone for preorder. Most of today’s drones are designed to be flown manually with remotes. Staaker, though,…
5 Tips to get great light for outdoor portraits
Aug 3, 2016
John Aldred
Shooting outside in bright sunlight scares many photographers. I always see people saying to not go out and shoot portraits when the sun’s high in the sky….
Photographer coloured a 100 year old glass plate portrait in Photoshop using neural networks
Aug 3, 2016
John Aldred
There’s something special about shooting analogue black and white for me. It takes on a quality and a character you just don’t get with modern colour…
Mother nature smiles back through the mouth of an active volcano
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
Kīlauea is an active shield volcano in Hawaii. It is the most active of five which make up the island. During a flyover by with Paradise Helicopters, documentary…
Photographer creates celebrity tintype portraits at the Sundance Film Festival
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
With film’s second demise looking more imminent with each Fuji announcement, wet plate photography gets more and more appealing. Don’t get me wrong, I primarily shoot digital,…
Instagram goes SnapChatty adding “Stories” that disappear after 24 hours
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
No longer do you have to worry over whether you’re spamming you stream with too many images. Introduced today, Instagram Stories lets you share moments of your…
How a photographer lit and photographed this couple in Antelope Canyon
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
A common source of inspiration for photographers, and a very popular tourist spot, Arizona’s Antelope Canyon is truly wonderful. Formed mostly due to erosion from flash floods,…
The World’s first digital camera, introduced by the man who invented it
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
Steven Sasson invented the world’s first digital camera while working at Eastman Kodak in 1975. It weighed around 8 pounds (3.6kg) and shot a mere…
35mm film multipacks and large format stocks being discontinued by Fuji
Aug 2, 2016
John Aldred
It almost feels like Fujifilm want to forget that part of their name includes the word “film”. They seem to be doing everything they can…