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.
Make Your Own Beauty Dish From a Metal Mixing Bowl
Feb 26, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve featured a few DIY Beauty Dishes in the past, from the very cheap to the super cheap, but few of those builds would blend…
University of Missouri Assistant Professor Who Assaulted Photographer Has Been Fired
Feb 26, 2016
John Aldred
One would think that with a surname like “Click”, a person might be more sympathetic toward photographers, especially when that person is also Assistant Professor of Mass…
An Artist Printed the Complete RGB Colorspace Into Books and it Looks Amazing
Feb 26, 2016
John Aldred
New York based American artist, Tauba Auerbach has created a three volume set of hardback books, as 8x8x8 inch cubes, in a project entitled the “RGB Colorspace…
Twin Rear Cameras On Smartphones Brings Optical Zoom Quality With no Moving Parts
Feb 25, 2016
John Aldred
According to Israeli company, Corephotonics, while mobile sensor resolution increases, the effective resolution and image quality of cameras in mobile devices remains relatively low. Although the technology is…
Godox Announce Sony TTL, and Mark 2 For V850, V860 and QT600 Studio Strobe
Feb 25, 2016
John Aldred
With all the gear announcements lately, it’s easy to miss a relatively small name like Godox, but they’ve just announced some updates to their popular…
Sigma Announces the New EF-630 Multifunction Flash
Feb 24, 2016
John Aldred
Sigma have just announced a new top dog in their flash line up in the form of the EF-630 Electronic Flash. This unit adds to the…
Seven Minutes with Fashion & Street Photographer Huang Jianmin
Feb 24, 2016
John Aldred
This short documentary, “Jimmy on the Run”, introduces us to fashion and street photographer Huang Jianmin a.k.a. Jimmy. In it, he talks about his passion for photography,…
This Is How Your Tripod Was Made
Feb 24, 2016
John Aldred
Tripods are, quite literally, a solid foundation upon which you can create your photography, but have you ever wondered how they’re made? Assuming you’re not…
Photoshop Genius Turns Snaps into Movie Posters
Feb 23, 2016
John Aldred
Think your Photoshop skills are up to scratch? You might want to think again when you see some of the work by Reddit user Your_Post_As_A_Movie….
World’s Fastest microSDXC UHS-II Card Released by SanDisk – Up tu 275MB/s
Feb 23, 2016
John Aldred
As some of the devices we use as photographers start to get smaller and less obtrusive, so do their storage formats. While their physical size…