Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Slow Mo Guys push it to the extreme with glass explosions at over 343,000fps
    Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

    In the photography world, we’re used to the megapixel and high ISO races. When it comes to video, the race seems to be about frames per…

    Full Frame Sony A7II vs. Crop Sony A6000, which is better for portraits?
    Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

    When you’re looking to pick up your first portrait camera, the whole full frame vs crop thing can be confusing. Technical explanations can be difficult…

    Photographer makes the world stand still with an engagement shoot on a road bridge
    Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

    Shooting portraits in the middle of a road isn’t something that many photographers do. Some roads, though, are worth it, especially when they have such good looking surroundings. For…

    4 Tips to help you tell a story with your work
    Jul 21, 2016 John Aldred

    Knowing what to shoot and learning how to tell a story in your videos can be a challenge. It’s something you pick up with over time with experience, but…

    This timelapse short film of China uses Prisma app to look like a painted animation
    Jul 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Launched for iOS around five weeks ago, Prisma seems to have taken the world by storm. At least, it has if the images scrolling through…

    Did Canon just release a Nikon ad remake?
    Jul 20, 2016 John Aldred

    I will say, right off the bat, the photography itself is pretty amazing, but this video recently released by Canon is eerily similar to a D500…

    Behind the scenes of the 12K Phase One XF IQ3 100MP Timelapse
    Jul 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Not long ago, we showed you an amazing 12K timelapse from Joe Capra shot on the Phase One XF IQ3 100MP camera. Why shoot in…

    How to create beautiful slow motion slider shots
    Jul 20, 2016 John Aldred

    At some point or another, most of us that shoot video have to create a clip sliding past, or moving around some kind of static…

    This is what happens when men are Photoshopped like women
    Jul 19, 2016 John Aldred

    Recently, The Try Guys at BuzzFeed were Photoshopped to produce their ideal male body types, as a way to explore how the world of Photoshop…

    Phottix drags Sony flash into the 21st century bringing it in line with Nikon and Canon
    Jul 19, 2016 John Aldred

    There’s no question that Sony make some ridiculously good cameras (don’t tell Udi I said that), but one of the things that seems to have…