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.
Content Aware Crop is one of the features coming in a major Photoshop CC Update
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
In a sneak peek posted on YouTube today, Adobe are showing off one of the new features that’s coming in what they describe as a…
Xiaomi’s new Mi Drone boasts 4K Video and RAW for only $460
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
Xiaomi have been teasing us about their foray into the drone market for a little while now. Now they have officially announced the Mi Drone, a 4K…
GoPro cameras record the tragic story of two fearless base jumpers
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
In a departure from the typical adrenaline pumping videos typically posted by GoPro, When We Were Knights is a powerful story on the bonds of friendship,…
Adobe responds to QuickTime for Windows security flaw, offers native ProRes support
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
Many Windows based video users have been concerned lately regarding security flaws which led Apple to pull all support for Quicktime for Windows, with the Federal Government going…
Kodak’s Professional Film Photography app is now available for the iPad and Android
May 25, 2016
John Aldred
Kodak released its free Professional Film App for the iPhone in 2012, and it’s seen a couple of small updates since then. Now, they’ve released both iPad and Android…
Sony pulls away from Vegas Pro, sells Creative Software suite to Magix
May 25, 2016
John Aldred
Sony seem to have been on a quest the last couple of years to ditch some aspects of its business to help counter some of its…
This team used drones to create an epic aerial Star Wars battle and it’s awesome
May 25, 2016
John Aldred
This has to be the best use for drones ever and you can almost hear “Help me R2, you’re my only hope!” running through your head…
23 tips to turn you into a street photography ninja!
May 24, 2016
John Aldred
The good folks at COOPH are back again, and this time they’ve got together with street photographer Thomas Leuthard to offer some creative and practical tips to help…
Olympus one ups GoPro with an even tougher action camera that’s also logs where you’ve been
May 24, 2016
John Aldred
The Olympus Stylus Tough TG-Tracker (we’ll just call it TG-Tracker), is the newly announced action camera from Olympus looking to take on the likes of…
DSLR owners have an easy life today compared to this 35mm digital hybrid from 1994
May 24, 2016
John Aldred
The Nikon N90s was not only my first DSLR but the first camera I owned that wasn’t just a disposable. I loved this camera, and…