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 Is Why Canon Pro Lenses Are White
Feb 19, 2016
John Aldred
At virtually every major sporting event across the planet, we see groups of photographers huddled together on the sidelines, their allegiance often only visible by the colour of…
Adobe Leaks Themselves with Lightroom Mobile 2.0 for Android. Still not available
Feb 19, 2016
John Aldred
An interesting teaser from the Adobe Blogs popped up on my news feed briefly last night, stating that Lightroom 2.0 for Android had now been released. Listing several cool…
It’s Morning Again in… Vancouver. Marco Rubio Misuses Vancouver Stock Footage As American Coast
Feb 18, 2016
John Aldred
Stock footage and stills are used for more purposes than we can imagine, but they are often used in political campaign ads, even if the…
Behind The Scenes with Sports Illustrated, Will Smith and Michael Grecco
Feb 18, 2016
John Aldred
I’m sure almost everybody would love to have the opportunity to photograph the likes of Will Smith for a high profile magazine like Sports Illustrated. I know…
Neuroscientist Take On Photography Is Hypnotic And Gruesome At The Same Time
Feb 17, 2016
John Aldred
Having recently stumbled across the work of Scientist and Fine Art Photographer Dr Eran Gilat I immediately fell in love with it. Some may find his subject matter…
Get your Color Theory game on point with this fantastic video
Feb 17, 2016
John Aldred
Color is something that’s on my mind a lot throughout the shoot process. It’s something to consider when planning, shooting or doing post work. This video from motion…
Make a DIY Motorized Camera Slider from Your Old Junk
Feb 17, 2016
John Aldred
Did you ever think that you could build a motorized camera slider from the junk laying around in your garage? Well, the folks at Make:…
360TB Disc that lasts 13.8 Billion years. Is this the future of data storage?
Feb 17, 2016
John Aldred
When the clouds evaporate and your DVD, Blu-Ray and hard drive backups are no longer readable, what are you going to do about accessing your data? Valuable…
Sony announces Industry 1st stacked CMOS sensor with hybrid autofocus and 3-axis stabilization
Feb 16, 2016
John Aldred
Following from last year’s announcement that they were raising 440 billion yen (nearly $4 billion) to further development and production of new sensor technology, Sony have started…
Short Movie Shows How Happy Casual Social Media Photos Are Really Taken
Feb 16, 2016
John Aldred
I’ve always held the opposite opinion when confronted with the phrase “The camera never lies”. If you ask me, the camera’s always lied and that lying often causes…