Author: John Aldred

How to photograph a wardrobe on the rocks at the beach using miniature models

John Aldred

Sometimes, you get an idea that seems to be impossible (or at least very tricky). After you think about things for a while and figure out the logistics of actually getting a wardrobe onto the beach on top of rocks, the solutions seem to present themselves. When you realise that this was the idea of Photographer Felix Alejandro […]

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The BrushKnob USB dial wants to help you speed up your Photoshop workflow

John Aldred

External dials and gizmos have been common in the movie industry for years.  Their sole purpose in live is to help speed up workflow and productivity, assisting with things like editing and colour grading.  Now, they’re starting to become more popular for the regular desktop and stills editing with Photoshop. BrushKnob, developed by Japanese concept artist, Wataru […]

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4 steps for planning your photography project by Benjamin Von Wong

John Aldred

If you’re ever looking for inspiration, you really can’t go wrong with Benjamin Von Wong, and just a quick scroll down the homepage of his website will instantly show you why. But, if you needed some more convincing then I present this video, brought to you by the folks from the Cooperative of Photography, featuring Benjamin […]

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This is what your histogram is for and how to use it

John Aldred

The histogram is based around a fairly simple principle, but one that many still struggle to get to grips with.  Put simply, it’s a graph showing the relative proportion of brightness levels throughout your image. In the latest video from Rocket Jump Film School, cinematographer Jon Salmon talks us through exactly what the histogram is and […]

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How to reduce noise and more easily work with “Blend if” layer sliders in Photoshop CC

John Aldred

Photoshop’s layer blending options are some of its most powerful tools but also one of its most frustrating, particularly the “Blend if” sliders.  Designed to help you blend a layer with those below it based on the luminance of colour channels, actually seeing what’s effect it’s having on a layer often can be difficult. In this video from […]

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Photographing Obama, insights from White House photographer Pete Souza

John Aldred

Having first photographed President Obama in 2005, White House photographer Pete Souza estimates that by the time Obama’s second term is up, he will have made over two million photographs of the President. It’s difficult to imagine following and photographing the same person for eleven years.  In this video, from BBC’s Newsnight, Souza talks about […]

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These cheap Soviet lenses are as out of this world as their “Jupiter” name would imply

John Aldred

Jupiter was a class of lens made by manufacturers of the former Soviet Union.  There were quite a few different lenses in the Jupiter lineup, and in this set of videos from Mathieu Stern, we’re going to learn about four of them. A lot of people tend to ignore older lenses, but I picked up a Jupiter-9 85mm […]

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This photographer specialises in liquids to produce amazing images

John Aldred

You may not have heard of British commercial photographer David Lund, but chances are you’ve probably seen his work.  David’s worked with brands including Rolls Royce, Baileys, Revlon, and Kellogg’s to produce some of the fantastic photography and video we see in advertisements every day. David specialises in liquid & beverage photography and in this video he’s […]

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The timelapse bar has been raised once again with this amazing Singapore timelapse sequel

John Aldred

Some of you will recognise the name Keith Loutit.  He’s the amazing timelapse photographer behind The Lion City, a film which really pushed the limits of of what we all thought timelapse could do, as well as the extremely popular Bathtub series. Keith, an Australian filmmaker based in Singapore, has now presented us with The Lion City II […]

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How to composite a car into a new background in Photoshop CC

John Aldred

Unless we are an automotive photographer, getting access to fancy cars at the environments in which we’d like to photograph them can be a tricky proposition.  But what can we do with those images of cars we get on the street or at shows? In this video tutorial from Tutvid, photographer Nathaniel Dodson shows us how we can cut […]

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