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.
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG Art Lens may be coming as soon as September
May 27, 2016
John Aldred
Canon Rumors have reported that Sigma will be introducing an 85mm f/1.4 DG Art series lens at Photokina in September. With rumours that Sigma are…
A surreal look at lightning captured at 7,000 frames per second
May 27, 2016
John Aldred
Lightning is one of those that subjects many of us have tried to photograph at some point or another if we live in an area…
What life is like on a movie set through the eyes of a production assistant
May 27, 2016
John Aldred
On set, Production Assistants have a vital, yet often thankless role to play. In this video from RocketJump Film School, we see a day in the life…
This is the world’s smallest and most portable photo office
May 27, 2016
John Aldred
I sometimes worry that I’m moving from being a photographer into simply being a collector of photography equipment. You just accumulate so much stuff over…
Western Digital becomes one stop shop for digital storage, completes acquisition of SanDisk
May 27, 2016
John Aldred
In an effort to branch out from the spinning disc technology of its hard drives, Western Digital have announced that they have completed their acquisition…
Chimera’s new self levelling lighting boom will set you back at least $550
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
Chimera have just announced a pair of new self-levelling lighting boom arms, allowing you to quickly raise and lower your lights without having to adjust…
Content Aware Crop is one of the features coming in a major Photoshop CC Update
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
In a sneak peek posted on YouTube today, Adobe are showing off one of the new features that’s coming in what they describe as a…
Xiaomi’s new Mi Drone boasts 4K Video and RAW for only $460
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
Xiaomi have been teasing us about their foray into the drone market for a little while now. Now they have officially announced the Mi Drone, a 4K…
GoPro cameras record the tragic story of two fearless base jumpers
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
In a departure from the typical adrenaline pumping videos typically posted by GoPro, When We Were Knights is a powerful story on the bonds of friendship,…
Adobe responds to QuickTime for Windows security flaw, offers native ProRes support
May 26, 2016
John Aldred
Many Windows based video users have been concerned lately regarding security flaws which led Apple to pull all support for Quicktime for Windows, with the Federal Government going…