Author: John Aldred

GoPro timelapse and night vision nestcam capture nature’s nest thieves taking four bird eggs and a baby buzzard

John Aldred

Documenting nature isn’t always as cute and fluffy as we’d like it to be, and when it comes to the law of the jungle, the judge occasionally dons his black cap. I would imagine that this video isn’t quite what Tan Nguyen expected to capture when he setup his GoPro pointed at this American Robin nest […]

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GoPro timelapse and night vision nestcam capture nature’s nest thieves taking four bird eggs and a baby buzzard

John Aldred

Documenting nature isn’t always as cute and fluffy as we’d like it to be, and when it comes to the law of the jungle, the judge occasionally dons his black cap. I would imagine that this video isn’t quite what Tan Nguyen expected to capture when he setup his GoPro pointed at this American Robin nest […]

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Another day, another person getting whacked in the head by a drone

John Aldred

It’s getting to become a pretty common occurrence lately.  Somebody flies a drone, somebody else gets hit in the head by it.  Well, when they’re not being speared out of the sky. This time, however, it is believed that it wasn’t pilot error or a drone malfunction, but simply mother nature doing her thing as the drone collided […]

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Is your tripod a little off the level? Just tell people it’s a Dutch Angle

John Aldred

The Dutch Angle.  It’s one of those things you either love or you hate, and even when you are a fan, it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between an intentional act and whether the creator simply forgot to level their tripod. It’s one of those things I’ve tended to avoid, having never really seen a purpose for […]

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Samsung’s new SD card will let you record up to 12 hours of 4K UHD footage

John Aldred

Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their newest memory card, a massive 256GB microSD, raising the bar for super small storage formats by a pretty impressive amount, beating out the previous record held by SanDisk’s 200GB microSD card. With the proliferation of data collecting devices like 4K cameras, 360 degree video recorders, action cams and drones which can quickly accumulate very […]

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This is how not to act as a photography assistant on a nude shoot

John Aldred

When it comes to nude photography, respect and decorum are the words of the day.  Even for professional models that are used to working nude in front of the camera, you certainly don’t want to offend or embarrass them, or come across as just plain creepy. So if you’re ever asked to assist on a […]

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Typical. You wait ages for a bus to show up, and then one suddenly photobombs your demolition video

John Aldred

It’s typical.  You wait forever for a bus to come along, and then they always seem to show up right when you don’t need them any more.  The creator of this video, which was supposed to be of the demolition of a high rise block of flats a few days ago in Glasgow, Scotland, certainly […]

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How to deal with difficult panoramic image stitching in Photoshop the easy way

John Aldred

With the speed boosts and memory capacities of modern computers, stitching multiple shots together to make larger panoramic images has become a very common technique used by many photographers.  Chances are, if you’re reading this, you probably have too, or you’ve at least thought about giving it a go. While most stitches go pretty well, there are […]

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80% of consumers think their photography is “Excellent” and pet photography is more popular than selfies

John Aldred

It turns out that May is National Photography Month and to celebrate, Canon USA have revealed a few current consumer trends in the world of photography. Consumers are showing more confidence behind the camera than ever, claiming that 80% of them rate their photography skills as “good to excellent”.  It certainly goes some way towards explaining […]

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Photographer explains how to create and shoot wet plate photography

John Aldred

In the modern digital world, what is it that fascinates us about photography techniques that died out maybe a hundred years or more ago? Whatever it is, you can satisfy your desires a little bit with this video featuring wet plate photographer David Rambow, who walks us through his thoughts and process when working in this […]

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