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.
“Specifications have nothing to do with quality” – Insights from a camera tech + the best lens teardown video you ever saw
Mar 4, 2016
John Aldred
Mike Kusak at FixyourCamera.org is a self-confessed electronics nut. As a camera tech with over a decade of professional experience Mike has worked on some of…
Next SD cards will go at 90MB/sec min and capture 8K video
Mar 2, 2016
John Aldred
The SD Association, the group responsible for developing standards for Secure Digital memory cards, have unveiled the newest version of the SD standard, SD 5.0. This iteration…
Photographing a drag racing team never looked more fun
Mar 2, 2016
John Aldred
It’s no secret that I love behind the scenes videos, and this one from Guy Rhodes covering Mark J. Rebilas‘ shoot with Don Schumacher Racing for…
Nikon expands their D750 recall to cover a much longer manufacturing period
Mar 1, 2016
John Aldred
Nikon USA have announced that they are expanding their recall of Nikon D750 bodies to cover those manufacturered over a significantly longer period of time. Since the…
Capturing motion in-camera using flash, with Manuel Cafini
Mar 1, 2016
John Aldred
I recently came across the work of Italian photographer Manuel Cafini over on Facebook, and I was instantly blown away. His Chronophotography project particularly intrigued me, as…
Build your own Speedlight power pack – a pictorial with Manuel Cafini
Mar 1, 2016
John Aldred
Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted a great series of images on how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlights to help improve recycle…
Japanese Farmer Sick of Photographers Cuts Down Popular Photogenic Tree
Feb 29, 2016
John Aldred
Lone trees in the landscape are a popular photography subject around the world, but it’s not often that what makes such a scene so pleasing…
I’m Getting Rid of My Flash Gear and Here’s Why
Feb 29, 2016
John Aldred
People often ask me about the flash equipment I currently use, and what I would do differently if I were to start over today. I also often…
Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Shortlists Announced, And They Are Awesome!
Feb 28, 2016
John Aldred
The shortlists for the world’s biggest photography competition, the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards has been released this week. This year’s competition has broken all…
Create Amazing Rainy Composite Images With This Great Photoshop Video Tutorial
Feb 26, 2016
John Aldred
One of the problems when trying to create the images we see in our head is that, in the real world, the constituent parts can be…