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 make difficult hair selections in Photoshop CC
May 19, 2016
John Aldred
If you photograph people or even furry animals, then at some point you’re probably going to have to make some kind of hair selection that…
Google’s new Gigapixel Art Camera plans to catalogue the art world in ultra high resolution
May 19, 2016
John Aldred
Google, the company that wants to catalogue and index the entire planet has expanded its view into the world of fine art paintings from the lights…
Hugo shot a selfie every day for over eight and a half years
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
Stop motion and timelapse enthusiast, Hugo Cornellier reposts and updates his selfie timelapse every year or so, each time adding another 12 months’ worth of images…
Taiwan couple’s hilarious take on the #FollowMeTo couple turns into #DragMeTo
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
Murad and Nataly Osmann’s #followmeto project has become wildly popular all over Instagram, causing many to follow suit with images of their own, adding to…
How to colour correct and grade your video and stills with 3D LUTs
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
3D LUTs, or Look-up Tables, are nothing new. They’ve been common in the digital film industry for a good while, but it seems only recently that…
Taiwan model drowns during underwater photoshoot
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
Popular Taiwanese model, Olivia Ku, has drowned during an underwater photo shoot near Hengchun Township in Taiwan’s Pingtung County. Local authorities told Taipei Times that further investigation…
How to choose the best lens for portraits and headshots
May 18, 2016
John Aldred
One question that I see coming up daily in various photography groups on Facebook is “What’s the best portrait lens?”, and the simple truth is…
How to paint wings with light using the Light Painting Brushes’ new feather attachment
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Light painting is a fascinating technique that’s evolved over the last few years from the humble flashlight into an elaborate array of tools, gadgets, gizmos, and even…
YouTube for iOS goes cardboard finally adding full support for both 360 degree and 3D Video
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Today, as is the case most days, I check out my phone to see that I have an app update. Given the number of iOS…
Broncolor cuts the cord with the new Lithium Ion powered Siros L portable monolights
May 17, 2016
John Aldred
Broncolor have today announced the Siros 800 L and 400 L, Lithium Ion powered flash units, expanding the Siros family of flash units to let…