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 paint wings with light using the Light Painting Brushes’ new feather attachment
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Light painting is a fascinating technique that’s evolved over the last few years from the humble flashlight into an elaborate array of tools, gadgets, gizmos, and even…
Broncolor cuts the cord with the new Lithium Ion powered Siros L portable monolights
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Broncolor have today announced the Siros 800 L and 400 L, Lithium Ion powered flash units, expanding the Siros family of flash units to let…
How to avoid flickering lights when shooting video
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Anybody who’s ever shot video indoors will, at some point, have come across the issue of flickering lights and scanlines moving up and down your image while…
Build your own instant camera with a Raspberry Pi and a thermal printer
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
The Raspberry Pi is amazing. Instant cameras are also amazing. So, it makes sense that somebody would eventually combine them, creating a Raspberry Pi powered…
The sky’s no limit for this tiny camera with big astrophotography aspirations
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Developed by a three man team describing themselves as a passionate photographer, a frustrated engineer and an electronics geek, the TinyMOS has been designed from the…
Faking the tilt-shift video look in Adobe Premiere Pro
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Since the first tilt-shift timelapses started to appear online several years ago, it’s a look that’s been attempted, copied, and improved upon quite a bit….
How to add some extra stability to your long lens shots on tripods
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Working with real big lenses is fun, but often troublesome. Handholding with image stabilisation can help, but only until your arms get tired, which is where the trusty…
How to turn a bad snapshot into a great fine art black and white with Lightroom
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
I’ve never been a massive fan of the whole “Fix it in Photoshop” (or Lightroom, in this case) mentality, but it does undoubtedly offer its…
GoPro timelapse and night vision nestcam capture nature’s nest thieves taking four bird eggs and a baby buzzard
May 16, 2016
John Aldred
Documenting nature isn’t always as cute and fluffy as we’d like it to be, and when it comes to the law of the jungle, the…
Is your tripod a little off the level? Just tell people it’s a Dutch Angle
May 13, 2016
John Aldred
The Dutch Angle. It’s one of those things you either love or you hate, and even when you are a fan, it can sometimes be difficult…