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.
What were “Press” cameras and what made them different?
Jun 14, 2023
John Aldred
With the resurgence in film, the term “press camera” pops up a lot these days. It comes up often in online auctions and marketplaces. The…
Godox announces the Virso and Virso S cableless wireless microphones
Jun 13, 2023
John Aldred
It seems redundant to call a wireless microphone “cableless”. But if there’s one consistency with the plethora of wireless microphones on the market, it’s that…
Reddit goes dark for millions of photographers and filmmakers
Jun 13, 2023
John Aldred
Reddit has been the go-to source for many types of content for a long time. It’s a place to go to get feedback and answers to…
How to shoot macro bug photography in your own backyard
Jun 13, 2023
John Aldred
With the sun in full swing for the Northern Hemisphere, the bugs are out in force. That makes it a perfect time to have a…
Nikon Z9 firmware adds Auto Capture to let your camera shoot unattended
Jun 13, 2023
John Aldred
It looks like Canon isn’t the only one bringing old features back to their modern cameras. Nikon, too, has brought back a long-lost feature to…
Five ways to use Photoshop’s generative fill for real estate photography
Jun 12, 2023
John Aldred
The Generative Fill feature in the newest beta of Adobe Photoshop CC has caused quite a stir. Some label it as the worst addition to…
Which Nikon Z mirrorless camera is right for you? See all of them compared
Jun 12, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon was one of the last to join the world of serious mirrorless cameras. Sure, they had the Nikon 1 system, but that doesn’t really…
SanDisk adds 512GB and 1TB capacities to its UHS-II V60 SD Card lineup
Jun 12, 2023
John Aldred
SanDisk has expanded the capacities of its Extreme Pro UHS-II V60 SD card lineup. The two new cards are the SanDisk 512GB Extreme Pro UHS-II…
Canon shows off a new fold-out 180/360 VR camera at Photonext 2023
Jun 9, 2023
John Aldred
Canon has been showing off a new camera at Photonext 2023 in Yokohama, Japan. The camera has no name or model number yet, and Pronews…
These are the “cheat codes” to make any video cinematic
Jun 8, 2023
John Aldred
The term “cinematic” means lots of different things to different people. There are a lot of people out there who believe it’s anything shot on…