Author: John Aldred

Game of Thrones intro reimagined as a mouldy timelapse and it’s pretty amazing

John Aldred

We’ve seen some pretty interesting and amusing cinematic recreations in the past, but this is really cool, if a little bit legally dubious.  Somebody has recreated the Game of Thrones intro sequence using timelapse footage shot by Nick Lariontsev of mould and fungi growing right before our eyes. Obviously, it’s not a shot-for-shot recreation, as was the case […]

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BLIPS turns your smartphone into a microscope and fits in your wallet

John Aldred

BLIPS is an ultra portable super slim pair of lenses for your smartphone.  One offers macro, letting you focus much closer than your phone’s standard lens will allow.  The other is a micro lens, allowing you to get even closer, for some big magnification. Mobile macro lenses are certainly nothing new, but this is the first […]

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Leaked iPhone 7 photos suggest dual cameras may be reserved only for the 7 Plus

John Aldred

Pretty much the only things that can be said for certain about the iPhone 7 are that it’ll eventually be announced (probably in September) and that it’ll be made by Apple. If either of these cases are even close to real, however, the standard iPhone 7 will not possess dual cameras, an feature likely reserved […]

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Build your own motorized custom camera slider from scratch for around $75

John Aldred

Camera sliders are one of the easiest ways to add interesting motion to your timelapse and video sequences, but many of the commercial options are still extremely expensive. This short series of videos on YouTube posted to Instructables documents the construction of a motorized slider that could be easily adapted to handle cameras and rigs of much larger size. While […]

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How to light up a green screen for a perfect key and seamless compositing

John Aldred

Setting up a green screen to record footage of a subject that will be cut out and composited into another background has become commonplace these days.  What is ultimately a pretty straightforward process, however, can be a difficult one to learn. This video presented by Doug Guerra from B&H shows us some tips and techniques to help […]

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LandscapePro promises to do to turn your dull boring images into dramatic landscapes

John Aldred

Anthropics, the creators of PortraitPro, have set their sights on a new target with the launch of their new LandscapePro standalone application and Photoshop plugin. Aiming to do for your landscapes what PortraitPro does to your face, this new software boasts a range of features that let you to turn your mediocre snapshots into something that may or may […]

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Canon ES 5D Mark IV out in the wild being tested by photographers

John Aldred

Ahead of the expected August announcement of the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon Rumors are said to be receiving reports that “more than a few” Canon preferred photographers have been able to get their hands on one. With 4K video, and 1080p @ 120fps being the only seemingly reliable bits of info at the moment, other firm specs are somewhat […]

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Russian app lets you shoot photos of strangers and identify them online

John Aldred

As if the facial recognition news coming out of Russia wasn’t creepy enough already, it’s now available in App form to users of popular Russian social media network, Vkontakte. FindFace, which launched only two months ago, allows users to photograph people in a crowd and discover their identities with 70% reliability and could be the […]

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Founder of Luminous-Landscape, Michael Reichmann, dies aged 71

John Aldred

It is a sad day for the photography community as we report that Michael Reichmann, the founder of Luminous-Landscape, has died aged 71 after a long battle with cancer. Having started Luminous-Landscape 17 years ago with good friend, Chris Sanderson, the site has grown to become one of the largest and most respected photography resources on the […]

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French Photojournalist faces criminal charges over image of Paris attack victim

John Aldred

Photojournalist Maya Vidon-White is facing criminal charges over her photo of a man who was killed during the November terror attacks in Paris after the man’s family filed charges against the Paris based photographer. Stating that the publication of the image caused the family emotional damage, press freedom advocates argue that Vidon-White has been wrongfully targeted […]

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