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.
This photographer needed 17 square meters of mirror to create this image
Apr 7, 2016
John Aldred
When photographer and retoucher Erik Johansson decides to create an image, he certainly makes an effort to push the boat out, quite literally in this case. In…
This photographer filled a house with sand to exhibit her photos of houses filled with sand
Apr 6, 2016
John Aldred
Many of us have seen photographs of the abandoned mining town of Kolmanskop in Namibia. Even if you don’t remember the name of the place,…
A7RIII 80 megapixel rumor – Let’s talk about why I love the Megapixel race (not what you think)
Apr 6, 2016
John Aldred
Sony Alpha Rumours have made a lot of buzz the last couple of days by announcing that they’ve received some hints about the potential size of…
Creating a new breed of super hero, one sad and lonely photo at a time
Apr 5, 2016
John Aldred
When I first came across the work of Russian photographer, Ilya Nodia, I knew I was going to like what I saw as I headed…
Make your own 3D printed speedlight grids
Apr 1, 2016
John Aldred
As somebody who owns what some would describe as a ludicrous amount of speedlights (although, nowhere near as bad as Joe McNally), and regularly grids some of…
How to turn toy action figures into life sized super heroes with compositing
Apr 1, 2016
John Aldred
We’ve all been there, playing with our action figures as kids as if they were real. For me it was He-Man. For photographer Ari Mahardhika,…
How to make the world’s cheapest flash diffuser for only $0.02
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
The humble popup flash. Let’s face it, we hate it. You might be able to use it for a little fill now and again, but as…
How to install Photoshop keyboard shortcuts in GIMP
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
With Adobe’s long standing global domination and the current buzz around Affinity’s recent announcement of impending Windows versions of their software, it’s easy to forget…
Hack a 50 year old Russian film camera and repurpose its lens for modern DSLRs
Mar 31, 2016
John Aldred
When it comes to ridiculously cheap but very useful lenses, you’d be hard pushed to beat 40+ year old Russian technology, and this suggestion from Mathieu Stern is no…
Create big light from small flashes with a Chinese Lantern paper lamp shade
Mar 29, 2016
John Aldred
Speedlights often go hand in hand with shooting portraits on the street, especially at night, but small flashes have one big issue. Due to their…