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.
Open SDK enables live camera switching and lighting for virtual production from your iPhone
May 5, 2023
John Aldred
It’s not often that a company opens up their products for the world to develop for and communicate with. There have been a few companies…
First Look at the Zacuto Micro Boom & Micro Mixer
May 4, 2023
John Aldred
When you’re a solo shooter, booming a shotgun microphone close to your subject can be difficult. I’ve done it myself in the past, shooting interviews…
Hands on with the Sigma 17mm f/4, 50mm f/2 FF and 23mm f/1.4 Contemporary lenses
May 4, 2023
John Aldred
We got quite excited at DIYP when Sigma announced their new 50mm f/2 DG DN (buy here), 17mm f/4 DG DN (buy here) and 23mm…
Premiere Pro is making the future of video editing text-based
May 4, 2023
John Aldred
AI has become big news over the last year or two, and not always in the best light. We’ve covered it a lot here on DIYP,…
Blackmagic Pocket 4K/6K cameras now natively shoot vertical video
May 3, 2023
John Aldred
Blackmagic recently announced the Blackmagic Camera 8.1 update. The major addition contained within the new update is native support for vertical video. Yes, sure, you…
First look: Zacuto Rotator rapid-switches between horizontal and vertical video
May 3, 2023
John Aldred
A few years ago, vertical video was something that the vast majority of filmmakers and videographers had no time for. It wasn’t “cinema” and had…
Axibo’s camera robot costs less than $3,000
May 3, 2023
John Aldred
Robots have fascinated mankind for decades. For those of us that grew up in the 80s and 90s, our introduction to robots was probably Johnny…
First look: Amaran Light Dome Mini SE and Spotlight SE modifiers
Apr 28, 2023
John Aldred
Amaran, the entry-level brand of products from Aputure, has introduced two new light modifiers. Launched at NAB 2023, we see the Amaran Light Dome Mini…
Atomos brings web-based video editing to its online cloud
Apr 28, 2023
John Aldred
It seems that Adobe and Teradek aren’t the only ones jumping on the cloud tech of late. Atomos has also announced new cloud features at…
Blackmagic adds AI text editing in DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Public Beta
Apr 28, 2023
John Aldred
During NAB 2023, Blackmagic Design announced the new DaVinci Resolve 18.5 Public Beta. Building on what is already a very solid video editing platform, Blackmagic…