Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Atomos releases an update for their recorder monitors adding HDR Video support for free
    Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

    Atomos have announced at NAB2016 that they are allowing owners of Atomos recorders to update their firmware to all of their devices except the Ninja…

    A photographer tries to buy a print of his own image from the person who stole it
    Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

    It’s a fact of life these days for photographers that our work may be stolen if we post it online.  No matter what level of photography…

    This photographer is capturing childhood at its simplest, sheltered from TV and electronic devices
    Apr 19, 2016 John Aldred

    There’s no way around it, our world is dominated by electronic devices.  In these days of the super computers in our pockets we call cellphones,…

    Using Photoshop and Timelapse to make an empty version of Paris
    Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

    Recently posted to Reddit, is Mathieu Stern’s intriguing short film project “Alone in Paris“.  While Mathieu promises that a Behind The Scenes video is coming…

    This photographer brings Lego characters to life with these movie inspired and humorous scenes
    Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

    With influences ranging from The Avengers and X-Men to Star Wars and The Martian, French photographer Sofiane Samial (AKA Samsofy) spends his days making amazing…

    This is what star trails look like when shot from the International Space Station
    Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

    Star trails have become a very popular photography subject, especially with the high ISO performance offered by some cameras over the last few years, but…

    DJI just released the Matrice 600, its most powerful drone to date and new Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer
    Apr 18, 2016 John Aldred

    Aimed at Hollywood’s heaviest hitters as well as independent aerial cinematographers, DJI have announced their new Matrice 600 drone & Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer.  Able to carry…

    Need a helicopter searchlight in your next movie? Fiilex have the answer with drone mounted continuous lights
    Apr 15, 2016 John Aldred

    Mounting lights onto drones seems to be getting popular, all of a sudden, but I suppose it was inevitable.  Today, Fiilex announce their new AL250…

    Come and sit on the world’s first “Selfie Bench”
    Apr 15, 2016 John Aldred

    In an attempt to save face, Bridgend County officials have christened a pair of benches located on the shore in Porthcawl as the UK’s first “selfie…

    This is how you light up a climbers on a cliff with speedlights attached to drones
    Apr 15, 2016 John Aldred

    So what do you do when you need to position lights off to the side of a cliff and you left your 300ft tall light…