Author: John Aldred

This is the oldest known photograph of a Presidential inauguration

John Aldred

On March 4th, 1857, while the Capitol building was still under construction, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States of America. The 1850s were a significant period in photography. The wet collodion process was invesnted in 1851. It gave photographers the ability to make direct contact prints from glass negatives. […]

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This is the oldest known photograph of a Presidential inauguration

John Aldred

On March 4th, 1857, while the Capitol building was still under construction, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th President of the United States of America. The 1850s were a significant period in photography. The wet collodion process was invesnted in 1851. It gave photographers the ability to make direct contact prints from glass negatives. […]

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Google RAISR’s upsampling brings CSI-like image enhancement to your Android device

John Aldred

RAISR stands for Rapid and Accurate Image Super-Resolution. It’s Google’s prototype software which utilises machine learning to provide better quality upsampling of low resolution images. They first showed off the technology in November last year, but now Google have announced that RAISR has been implemented into Google+ for Android. The point of the technology is to […]

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Fujifilm announce new X-T20 and X100F bodies and a $6,499 price tag on the medium format GFX

John Aldred

Fujifilm have today announced two new X-Series cameras, the X100F and X-T20, along with a new XF 50mm f/2 R WR lens. The X100F represents the fourth generation in the X100 series and comes with the 24.3MP sensor found in the higher end X-Pro2 and X-T2 cameras. The X-T20 also comes with the 24.3MP sensor and shoots 4K video. […]

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How to get great and consistent colour with different brands and qualities of light

John Aldred

One of the biggest issues for those looking to expand their lighting setup is colour consistency. Even expensive ones can be very slightly out from each other. Even within a single brand, different models or generations of light can also be a little different to each other. But the problem is especially so with cheap […]

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How to use your exposure settings for creative effect

John Aldred

Whether you’re shooting photography or video, film or digital, exposure generally boils down to three elements in your camera. ISO, aperture and shutter speed. All three of these things will affect your exposure, how bright the image is. But each will also change how the final image appears on the camera. Aperture changes your depth […]

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Man convicted for Seattle drone crash which knocked woman unconscious may face jail time

John Aldred

38 year old Paul M. Skinner had been accused of engaging in a conduct that created a “substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to another person”, and was charged. It comes from an incident in June 2015 when a woman was knocked unconscious when struck by Skinner’s drone during a Pride parade in […]

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This is not a new Sony mirrorless camera, it’s a USB charging station

John Aldred

This is either the silliest or coolest looking USB charger I’ve ever seen. I haven’t quite decided yet. USB chargers are a part of everyday life. Whether it’s for our phones, tablets, or even some cameras, we just can’t escape them. MAny of us dispense with the cheap chargers that come with our devices, in […]

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This is the last chance to download your Vines before they’re gone

John Aldred

Launched and subsequently acquired by Twitter in 2012, Vine has been a valuable outlet for many creatives.  The service that let you post your life in six second chunks announced its closure in October, and now it’s finally moving onto the next step in its evolution. Vine will not go away completely, but it will […]

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Mastering composition with a little help from Will Smith (sort of)

John Aldred

Perhaps “with help from a little Will Smith” would’ve been a little more accurate, but still. The “rules” of composition are widely known and hotly debated. On the one side, you’ve got those who swear by them, live by them, and can’t break free from them. On the other side you’ve got those who claim […]

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