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 turn your tripod into a hands-free boom arm holder for only $15
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Unless you have a dedicated boom arm, or a voice activated lightstand (an assistant) to do the job for you, booming microphones and lights overhead…
This new Lightroom plugin lets you instantly upload to Instagram from your desktop
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Uploading from your desktop straight to Instagram isn’t really anything new. There are a number of methods out there to let you access your Instagam account…
How to plan and produce your own photo shoot
Jun 21, 2016
John Aldred
Planning and producing a photo shoot, especially when there’s crew involved, can be a demanding and stressful task. This is especially so while you’re still…
How to spawn clones of yourself in video with Adobe After Effects
Jun 20, 2016
John Aldred
As more DSLR owners shoot video, it’s natural that they’re going to start experimenting with visual effects. In this video from Tobias at Surfaced Studio,…
Everything you ever needed to know about shooting and editing timelapse
Jun 20, 2016
John Aldred
If you ever wanted to get into timelapse, but didn’t know where to start then Bloomberg documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond is here to help. In these…
Pentax’s new film duplicator lets you digitise film from 35mm to 5×4 with your DSLR
Jun 20, 2016
John Aldred
The resurgence in film’s popularity in the last few years has been a wonderful thing. Large format photography is only just starting to see the the…
Build your own set of LED studio lights using off-the-shelf gear for under $250
Jun 19, 2016
John Aldred
LED lights have made massive leaps in quality and consistency for photographers over the last few years. With camera ISO performance getting better and better every year, many…
Hasselblad tease with new “Game Changer” possibly 50MP mirrorless camera
Jun 19, 2016
John Aldred
Hasselblad are about to make a big “game changing” announcement in a few days and boy have the rumours been flying. but one theory seems…
Kerlee jump into the lens market with world’s first super fast 35mm f/1.2 for full frame cameras
Jun 19, 2016
John Aldred
It seems to be a thing these days for unknown brands to suddenly be jumping into the lens market with things we actually sometimes want…
Photographer captures time by compositing an entire day in a single image
Jun 17, 2016
John Aldred
Unless you’re shooting really really long exposures, a photograph captures just the tiniest slice of time. Timelapse can help to speed up time and show…