Author: John Aldred

MIOPS Mobile turns your smartphone into an advanced camera remote control

John Aldred

Most of us own one or several camera triggers or intervalometers. Some of us might have even built our own Arduino based triggers that utilise various sensors. Well, now, you can think about casting them all aside and replacing them with the new MIOPS Mobile. Following on from the success of the original MIOPS Smart Trigger, […]

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Zeiss release two new telephoto and macro-zoom iPhone lenses

John Aldred

Zeiss have announced that the two new lenses for the ExoLens system are finally here. The two new lenses developed by Zeiss and Exolens are a telephoto and a macro-zoom for the iPhone 6 family. This expands the range from… well, it turns it from a single lens system into a range of three. Until recently, the […]

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Facial recognition systems can identify you even if your face is pixelated

John Aldred

Well, this could be quite the problem for privacy advocates everywhere. In locations such the UK, it could cause even cause legal issues for things like the Data Protection Act. Pixelating faces is used throughout the world to conceal identities on camera. Often it’s to protect their identity. Sometimes they need protection, sometimes they’re caught in the background of […]

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Size matters; Comparing Octabox sizes with high speed sync

John Aldred

One of the questions I see pop up often through various portrait groups on Facebook is “what softbox do I buy?”. After they settle on an octabox, it’s invariably followed up with “How big should I go?”. Personally, when it comes to Octaboxes, I’ve always been of the belief that the bigger the better. But, that’s […]

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Photographer documents nature vs humanity with a 4×5 large format film camera

John Aldred

Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most successful art photographers. Her work focuses on the complicated and sometimes violent relationship between humans and nature. This idea has led to several award winning books, including her latest book Borderlands. In this short documentary by photographer and filmmaker Johan Stahlbergl, we get an insight into Helene’s thought process. […]

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Photographer documents nature vs humanity with a 4×5 large format film camera

John Aldred

Helene Schmitz is one of Sweden’s most successful art photographers. Her work focuses on the complicated and sometimes violent relationship between humans and nature. This idea has led to several award winning books, including her latest book Borderlands. In this short documentary by photographer and filmmaker Johan Stahlbergl, we get an insight into Helene’s thought process. […]

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Overpowering the sun; Shooting outdoor flash portraits in harsh bright sunlight

John Aldred

At some point or another, anybody who shoots portraits is going to need to shoot outdoors in bright sunlight. Even if you actively try to avoid it, it’s going to happen one day. It’s just inevitable. Maybe you’re not a portrait photographer, but you have a fancy camera and a flash. Friends or family may ask you […]

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Demand for the X-T2 takes Fuji by surprise with deliveries delayed by up to two months

John Aldred

Fuji Japan have released an official statement that Fujifilm X-T2 orders have been delayed to overwhelming demand. It’s no huge surprise, really, that this was going to be a popular camera. X-Pro 2 performance in an X-T1 size package? How could it not be? Fuji Rumors report that the X-T2 was in stock with both […]

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This is what it takes to build a super high speed $150K Phantom camera

John Aldred

Gavin Free of the Slow Mo Guys is no stranger to Phantom cameras. In his time producing slow motion videos, he’s used pretty much all of the ones they make at some point. In this new video for their “Behind the Scenes” channel, Gavin takes a trip to Vision Research in New Jersey to see how they’re […]

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