Perfecting your drone photography skills can take time. Once you’ve mastered the basics: flying your drone, framing your shots, and refining your image composition chops, you can work toward becoming an expert on camera settings. In order to create realistic-looking, great images or video, you’ll need to ensure your white balance is in check. White balance is a camera control …
Ten Top Places to Fly Drones in the US
While federal law may prevent drone flying in any U.S. National Parks, it doesn’t mean you should call a hard stop on exploring the country’s possibilities. There’s a horde of places to visit and add to your dream destination list. Looking to plan a cross-country drone piloting trip, or maybe just find a nearby location for a weekend aerial photography …
Winter Drone Flying Tips
Winter is here – and with it come hills covered in blankets of snow, lakes suddenly polished with ice, and brighter lights as festivities fill cities. It may be one of the most beautiful sights a drone can capture, but the temptation to do so can put your drone at risk. Drones need the utmost attention and care during the …
Understanding Depth of Field in Drone Photos
What is Depth of Field? Simply put, depth of field is used in photos to show that something is in front of something else, creating depth. In other words, it is the distance between the objects that are in focus in a photo. When taking a photo with a regular camera, all things that are the same distance away from …
Using the Rule of Thirds in Aerial Photography
As drone photography gets more and more popular, the novelty of aerial photos might be starting to wear off. Now that so many photographers have added drone imagery to their services, how can you make sure your photos stand out from the crowd? There are several things you as a photographer can do to improve the quality of your images, …
How to Frame Aerial Drone Shots
Most of the rules of regular photography still apply to drone photos. For example, using the Rule of Thirds always makes a visually pleasing photo. This is a guideline for composition in which the photographer splits the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically, then places the subject or areas of interest where those lines meet. This concept applies to aerial …
Tips for Droning Over an Event
Aerial photos or videos can be a great way to capture a new, exciting angle of your special event! Adding people or movement as the subject of drone footage adds interest to the shot, which makes for compelling imagery. This new perspective is growing in popularity for many types of events, from weddings to fundraisers to fairs and festivals. But …
Best Photo & Video Settings for DJI Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, and Mavic 2
Today’s drones are equipped with amazing cameras, but the photos and videos coming off of those cameras only look amazing if the settings are configured properly. Here are the settings we have found from hundreds of drone flights to yield the very best results: Photo Settings The best photo settings remain similar for pretty much all DJI drones. You can …
Where to Drone in Rhode Island
While Rhode Island may be the smallest state, it is not short on scenic spots to take stunning aerial photos! From secluded beaches to cityscapes, Rhode Island has it all. Although the state is 37 miles wide and 48 miles long, it has over 400 miles of coastline, making the nickname the “Ocean State” very appropriate. But Rhode Island has …
Tilt Shift Lenses: How to Elevate Your Real Estate & Architectural Photography
I’m going to share my secret to accurate, professional looking real estate and architectural photography: tilt shift lenses! This type of lens can be intimidating at first because it has more moving parts than a normal lens. It quite literally tilts and shifts! But broken down, they are not too complicated and can make some really interesting creative effects in …