Author: John Aldred

Now you can capture 3D Video with a single GoPro for only $50

John Aldred

Stereoscopic images aren’t new.  In fact, they’re one of the earliest forms of 3D imagery available.  They also seem to be making something of a comeback, now that VR headsets are becoming more inexpensive and easily available. The Vitrima VR Lens wants to bring this capability to the GoPro.  Describing itself as “The first GoPro lens […]

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A surreal look at lightning captured at 7,000 frames per second

John Aldred

Lightning is one of those that subjects many of us have tried to photograph at some point or another if we live in an area where it happens.  It’s one of those topics that seems almost too well documented.  There’s a million different methods and techniques to try and figuring out which one works the best […]

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What life is like on a movie set through the eyes of a production assistant

John Aldred

On set, Production Assistants have a vital, yet often thankless role to play.  In this video from RocketJump Film School, we see a day in the life of a production assistant through the eyes of Colin West McDonald. The tasks may be somewhat different for a production assistant on a movie, but there are many parallels to those […]

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This is the world’s smallest and most portable photo office

John Aldred

I sometimes worry that I’m moving from being a photographer into simply being a collector of photography equipment.  You just accumulate so much stuff over the years.  A good deal on a camera here, a lens there, or you bid on a complete outfit on eBay because the final price is worth the one item […]

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Chimera’s new self levelling lighting boom will set you back at least $550

John Aldred

Chimera have just announced a pair of new self-levelling lighting boom arms, allowing you to quickly raise and lower your lights without having to adjust the hight of your light stand, or readjust the angle of your light & modifier. If your first thought, like mine, was “Awesome, cheap camera jib!”, then I would suggest […]

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Content Aware Crop is one of the features coming in a major Photoshop CC Update

John Aldred

In a sneak peek posted on YouTube today, Adobe are showing off one of the new features that’s coming in what they describe as a “Major Update” to the Creative Cloud platform. The video, presented by Stephen Neilson from the Adobe Photoshop team, walks us through the new feature.  Designed to help us fill in […]

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Xiaomi’s new Mi Drone boasts 4K Video and RAW for only $460

John Aldred

Xiaomi have been teasing us about their foray into the drone market for a little while now.  Now they have officially announced the Mi Drone, a 4K quadcopter which also shoots RAW stills, for a mere $460. Boasting an array of impressive features, the Chinese electronics company looks all set to take on the big boys at […]

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GoPro cameras record the tragic story of two fearless base jumpers

John Aldred

In a departure from the typical adrenaline pumping videos typically posted by GoPro, When We Were Knights is a powerful story on the bonds of friendship, love and loss. Matt Blanc and Ian Flanders were the best of friends, constantly pushing and inspiring each other.  In July 2015, during what was supposed to be a fairly […]

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