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.
Getty’s leaps head on into the virtual reality market with over 12,000 new 360° images
Jun 10, 2016
John Aldred
This week, Getty have launched the new Getty Images Virtual Reality Group with over 12,000 360° images, as well as gigapixel content from major events and venues….
Extremely rare unopened military issue Leica KE-7A shows up on eBay for over $45,000
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
Brand new unopened cameras are not uncommon on eBay, and usually aren’t that big a deal, unless that camera is something like a military issue…
Canon DSLR destroyed by Leafcutter ants in overnight wildlife shoot in the Amazon rainforest
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
When entomologist Phil Torres, along with wildlife photographer Jeff Cremer, set up a Canon 7D and infrared sensor in the Amazon rainforest to get some shots of…
Adobe’s new “Guided Upright” tool makes distortion correction a breeze
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
Adobe have just announced that Lightroom CC 2015.6, Lightroom 6.6 and Adobe Camera Raw 9.6 are now available adding a whole slew of lens support,…
How to Use a Circular Polarizing Filter Like a Champ!
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
Circular polarizing (CPL) filters are one of the most useful tools a landscape photographer can have in their toolkit. In this video from landscape and…
Has the 5D Mark IV been spotted out in the wild?
Jun 8, 2016
John Aldred
If windsurfer, Levi Siver’s Instagram feed is to be believed, we appear to have the first shot of the impending Canon 5D Mark IV. During what…
Here’s 50 Ways to Use Gaffer Tape and Some of Them Might Surprise You
Jun 8, 2016
John Aldred
In the words of Jay P Morgan, “If you can’t fix it with gaff tape, it probably does not deserve to be fixed”, and he’s…
Canon’s new 1000mm lens could be half as big and ready in time for the Olympics
Jun 8, 2016
John Aldred
Companies put out patents for new stuff all the time, and Canon have filed 4,134 of them, many of which will never actually exist in…
Bowens Lighting and Calumet Photographic acquired by AURELIUS, bad news for Bowens?
Jun 7, 2016
John Aldred
After Calumet’s closure of US based retail stores and filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2014, it was pretty clear they were in trouble. With Bowens, this news comes…
How to shoot video with a white seamless background on the cheap
Jun 7, 2016
John Aldred
There are countless ways of setting up and lighting a white background for stills or video, but sometimes you just need to get it done…