Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

ByteDance OmniHuman-1: Game-Changing AI Tool or Gimmick for Visual Creators?

Feb 5, 2025 John Aldred

ByteDance, the company that brought us TikTok, is now making headlines with its latest AI development: OmniHuman-1. The premise? Feed it a single image, and…

Lexar ARMOR SD Cards: Built Like Tanks, but Are They Fast Enough?

Feb 4, 2025 John Aldred

Lexar is taking durability seriously with its latest ARMOR GOLD and SILVER UHS-II SDXC cards. Offering storage capacities of up to 1TB, these new cards…

Blackmagic Camera 2.0 Brings Multi-Cam Control and More to Android

Jan 31, 2025 John Aldred

Blackmagic Design just dropped a major update for Android users, and it’s packed with features that could be a big deal – depending on how…

How to make your own DIY optical waist-level viewfinder for any camera

Jan 27, 2025 John Aldred

Waist-level viewfinders aren’t all that common in photography today. In fact, most people coming into photography in the last decade may not even know what…

Team Group’s 2TB T-CREATE Expert UHS-II V90 SD Card Sets a New Standard

Jan 27, 2025 John Aldred

Team Group has just announced its newest T-CREATE EXPERT SDXC UHS-II V90 SD card, and it’s turning heads for a simple reason: it’s the first…

Canon’s New Full-Frame Sensor Shoots 410 Megapixels – But You Can’t Have One!

Jan 24, 2025 John Aldred

Canon has announced a shiny new full-frame 410-megapixel CMOS sensor. It’s a world first, and it’s very impressive. But it’s highly unlikely to be appearing…

Panasonic Unveils Compact 4K 60p Camcorders for Creators and Professionals

Jan 22, 2025 John Aldred

Panasonic has unveiled a new lineup of 4K 60p camcorders aimed at filmmakers, videographers, and live-streaming professionals. The four models – AG-CX20, AG-CX18, HC-X1600 ($1,699.99),…

Pelican turns to comfort for its new Aegis range of soft backpacks

Jan 22, 2025 John Aldred

If you’ve been into photography or video for more than five minutes, you’ve certainly heard of Pelican. They’re the industry standard cases for storing and…

ProGrade Launches 960GB CFexpress Type A Gold Card for Sony shooters

Jan 21, 2025 John Aldred

ProGrade Digital has just unveiled its latest addition to the CFexpress Type A Gold lineup – a 960GB memory card designed to keep up with…

How to Make Your Own Studio-Quality Mic for Only $20

Jan 20, 2025 John Aldred

I’ve been following Andrei Gabriel (AKA Electronoobs) on YouTube for quite a few years now. As an electronics hobbyist, it’s one of my go-to YouTube…