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.
Use this simple new tool to help figure out your Instagram hashtags
Jul 8, 2016
John Aldred
These days, you can’t really expect any kind of decent exposure for your work on Instagram if you don’t use hashtags. It’s just become the nature of…
Samsung’s tiny new Universal Flash Cards are five times faster than microSD
Jul 8, 2016
John Aldred
The current CompactFlash and SD Card standards have been around with us for a good while now. CompactFlash has already had its dominance challenged in…
Take a look inside Ansel Adams’ amazing Darkroom
Jul 8, 2016
John Aldred
The room in which Ansel Adams created many of his works has to be the absolute ultimate DIY darkroom. Back then, many things had to be…
Light L16 Camera gets a storage bump and wider focal range as it picks up $30mil in funding
Jul 8, 2016
John Aldred
Since debuting the Light L16 last October, it’s a product that many have been following with interest. Some see it as an interesting concept that’ll…
How to create dramatic short-light boudoir with just a single speedlight (NSFW)
Jul 7, 2016
John Aldred
When you think of the popular boudoir photographers out there at the moment, Lindsay Adler’s name is one of those that immediately springs to mind, and…
This stunning 12K Los Angeles timelapse was shot with a 100MP Phase One
Jul 7, 2016
John Aldred
With all the amazing timelapses that are coming out lately, it’s getting more and more difficult to do something different and make your work stand out. Shooting…
Brandon Jennings announces Knicks signing by poking fun at a fan’s Photoshop fail
Jul 7, 2016
John Aldred
Celebrities, especially sports celebrities, seem to be fairly common targets for badly done Photoshop, but rarely has one responded quite like Brandon Jennings. While the…
Build a DIY remote control robot 360º camera dolly out of an old wheelchair
Jul 7, 2016
John Aldred
If there was ever any doubt that Indy Mogul were back in full force, this should help to belay those fears. In the latest episode of…
Nikon and Canon put to the ultimate durability test in a hydraulic press
Jul 7, 2016
John Aldred
Durability tests are usually good fun to watch. Some make you marvel at the science that goes into the testing and measuring to see just…
Tokina’s 24-70 vs Nikon’s – Half the price, better quality
Jul 6, 2016
John Aldred
I’m not one who generally tends to pay much attention to DXOMark scores, but this one quite surprised me. Released in 2014, Tokina’s AT-X 24-70mm f/2.8…