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.
World’s first feature length “first person shooter” movie coming soon, to a theatre near you
Mar 9, 2016
John Aldred
Shot almost entirely on GoPro cameras, and several years in the making, Hardcore Henry is hoping to set a new standard in action movies. Described…
Joe McNally offers an insightful behind the scenes look at a garage photo shoot
Mar 8, 2016
John Aldred
Joe McNally is one of the photographers I first started stalking following when I decided to start shooting portraits, and his books, The Hot Shoe Diaries…
Sony to introduce their own wireless radio flash trigger system
Mar 8, 2016
John Aldred
Sony has announced plans at the WPPI2016 trade fair in Last Vegas to release a “wireless lighting control system to meet the growing demands of…
Photographer blends reality with CG to produce amazing surreal landscapes
Mar 7, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve all had that feeling of being in a beautiful or dramatic landscape, wanting to capture it, and then found it was missing just a…
Award Winning “Legend Behind the Lens” photographer, Gary Braasch dies on Great Barrier Reef
Mar 7, 2016
John Aldred
Reuters have reported that American photographer Gary Braasch, has died on Monday while snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef. Gary had spent 40 years working for…
Canon EOS 1300D specs leaked and it’s basically a 1200D with WiFi
Mar 7, 2016
John Aldred
Looking at the specs for Canon’s not quite yet officially announced Canon EOS 1300D (otherwise known as the Rebel T6), you might be thinking that…
Spice up your old 35mm SLR with a one-of-a-kind hand crafted wooden grip
Mar 5, 2016
John Aldred
Despite being principal photographer for Jaguar World, Classics Monthly, Retro Cars and a number of other popular British car magazines, Chris Frosin always seems to find…
Think 10 stops of ND is a lot? How about 17 hour exposures with Lee Filters’ new 15 stop Super Stopper
Mar 5, 2016
John Aldred
Announced today via Lee Filters UK distributor, Linhof Studio, a new member joins the Stopper family, adding to the 10 stop Big Stopper and 6 stop Little…
The ultimate Lightroom film look presets comparison
Mar 4, 2016
John Aldred
When it comes to getting the look of film, or something even vaguely resembling film, I’m one of those who would sooner just pick up an…
Pentax K1 sample images have been released showing off the Pixel Shift Resolution
Mar 4, 2016
John Aldred
Ricoh have today released a set of sample images for the recently announced full frame Pentax K1 DSLR. I have to admit, I was a little underwhelmed…