Author: John Aldred

It’s official, mirrorless medium format has arrived and it’s awesome

John Aldred

After the teases and the leaks, it’s now official as Hasselblad launch their X1D Medium Format Digital Mirrorless camera. It is a thing of beauty, and the specs look very impressive. Although, with a price tag of $8995, one would hope so. It uses the same 50MP CMOS sensor as their new H6D-50c, so the X1D is going […]

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Western Digital’s My Passport Wireless Pro lets you quickly back up your memory cards without a computer

John Aldred

Even if you shoot to two cards at once with a dual slot DSLR, one of the biggest issues that many location photographers face is that of creating backups when out in the field. I’ve long recommended the Western Digital My Passport Wireless as a self contained solution for such a need, but it can be painfully […]

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Canon’s new Video Creator Kits cost more than buying the components separately

John Aldred

Canon USA have announced an update to their Video Creator Kits offerings with two new kits containing their newest cameras, including the EOS 80D DSLR, and the EOS M3 mirrorless. The kits are designed to be an all-in-one solution for independent YouTube content creators who don’t want to have to figure out everything they need […]

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Hasselblad’s new medium format mirrorless X1D camera leaked

John Aldred

After showing us a few teaser images, and ahead of tomorrow’s announcement of what is expected to be a new medium format mirrorless camera from Hasselblad, images and info have been leaked. It seems every time a new camera is about to be released, somebody somewhere always slips up and lets content out online before […]

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Adobe just dropped a CC2015.5 update with “Face-Aware Liquify” and a bunch of other cool features

John Aldred

Today, Adobe finally unleashes an update that many users have been waiting for. As well as giving us back the Legacy Healing Brush, this update to Adobe’s CC2015 suite of applications brings some great new features to Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere and other applications. We’re going to look at some of these new features, and thanks to […]

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How to turn your tripod into a hands-free boom arm holder for only $15

John Aldred

Unless you have a dedicated boom arm, or a voice activated lightstand (an assistant) to do the job for you, booming microphones and lights overhead can prove to be a little tricky.  Good boom arm stands can be expensive, especially if you want stability. This solution from the Frugal Filmmaker couldn’t have come at a […]

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This new Lightroom plugin lets you instantly upload to Instagram from your desktop

John Aldred

Uploading from your desktop straight to Instagram isn’t really anything new.  There are a number of methods out there to let you access your Instagam account and post new images straight from Windows or OSX.  Usually, they’re a bit of a long winded process. The new LR/Instagram plugin for Lightroom, however, makes the process simple and […]

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How to plan and produce your own photo shoot

John Aldred

Planning and producing a photo shoot, especially when there’s crew involved, can be a demanding and stressful task. This is especially so while you’re still learning, making mistakes, and figuring out exactly what kind of things you need to plan and prepare for. Not everybody has access to a produce to figure all this out […]

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How to spawn clones of yourself in video with Adobe After Effects

John Aldred

As more DSLR owners shoot video, it’s natural that they’re going to start experimenting with visual effects. In this video from Tobias at Surfaced Studio, we’re shown how to clone ourselves in video footage using Adobe After Effects. While you might not want this exact effect in your own work, the video is still worth watching. In it, […]

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Everything you ever needed to know about shooting and editing timelapse

John Aldred

If you ever wanted to get into timelapse, but didn’t know where to start then Bloomberg documentary filmmaker, Griffin Hammond is here to help. In these two videos, Griffin shares how he shoots and edits timelapse sequences from start to finish. While your camera and lens may be different to those chosen for these videos, the principles are […]

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