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.
Japanese Farmer Sick of Photographers Cuts Down Popular Photogenic Tree
Feb 29, 2016
John Aldred
Lone trees in the landscape are a popular photography subject around the world, but it’s not often that what makes such a scene so pleasing…
I’m Getting Rid of My Flash Gear and Here’s Why
Feb 29, 2016
John Aldred
People often ask me about the flash equipment I currently use, and what I would do differently if I were to start over today. I also often…
Sony World Photography Awards 2016 Shortlists Announced, And They Are Awesome!
Feb 28, 2016
John Aldred
The shortlists for the world’s biggest photography competition, the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards has been released this week. This year’s competition has broken all…
Create Amazing Rainy Composite Images With This Great Photoshop Video Tutorial
Feb 26, 2016
John Aldred
One of the problems when trying to create the images we see in our head is that, in the real world, the constituent parts can be…
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…