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.
Microsoft just gave us the ultimate point & shoot app for phone photography
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
The promotional video for Microsoft’s new Pix app is very impressive. Sure, sometimes you want to get as much control as you can, so you…
Photographer shoots adorable dog photos before and after a trim at the groomer
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Before and After photos are pretty common when it comes to people. Weight loss, fitness gains, makeovers, etc. When it comes to animals, not so…
Build your own DIY field monitor for shooting with DSLRs
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Whether you’re shooting video or stills, field monitors can be invaluable. For video the advantages are obvious. Nailing focus is a lot easier on a big…
Canon 5D Mark IV to come with a 30MP sensor?
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Rumours about the 5D Mark IV seem fairly scarce. At least compared to most of the new camera releases we’ve seen over the years. The only thing…
Getty asks photographer to pay for her own photo, photographer responds with $1 billion lawsuit
Jul 28, 2016
John Aldred
Getty can be pretty quick to send out infringement letters, as well they should. In the case of a real infringement, they absolutely must be…
Turn your phone into a teleprompter with the new Parrot Teleprompter 2
Jul 27, 2016
John Aldred
As somebody who speaks to camera now and again, having a script is great. But, I still mess up lines and may end up shooting the same…
Start your own movie company with this massive cinema lens collection for $1,000,000
Jul 27, 2016
John Aldred
If Canon’s display of gear didn’t impress you the other day, this one might. A listening has shown up on eBay offering “1000’s” of cinema…
Prepare, shoot and develop wet plate collodion through the eyes of the photographer
Jul 27, 2016
John Aldred
Photographers today often complain about the amount of time they have to sit at the computer processing images. When you see what wet plate photographers…
Nikon just announced the world’s fastest 105mm portrait lens it’s f/1.4
Jul 27, 2016
John Aldred
This is one of those lenses that you almost don’t even know you want until somebody announces that it exists. I’ve been using my Nikon…
Think shipping companies care about your gear as much as you do? Think again
Jul 26, 2016
John Aldred
I always thought, perhaps a little naively, that when packages were thrown in my general direction I simply got a crappy delivery guy. As it turns…