There are an infinite amount of ways to edit photos, and each photographer has his or her own personal preferences. I’m gonna show you how I personally go about editing, with a focus on drone photos! Editing Drone Photos in Lightroom Editing drone photos is very similar to editing regular ground photos, the only difference here is the subject matter. …
How to Stabilize Drone Video in Premiere Pro
Drone stability has come a long way in recent years. With today’s technology, most drones have built-in gimbals and stabilizers that do a pretty good job getting rid of shakiness when flying. But, after all, drones are flying hundreds of feet in the air at up to 40 mph, so it may be impossible to keep the camera completely steady …
How And Why to Use Manual White Balance With a Drone
And What the Heck is a Grey Card? I talk to photographers all the time who shoot completely in manual mode, take time to perfect the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO of their photos, yet they leave the white balance set to auto. White balance is a key component in all photography, and is essential when capturing accurate recreations of …
How to Make Panoramas and Tiny Planets With a Drone
Have you ever been taking photos of an epic landscape, but had trouble fitting it all into one photo? Customers in Commercial Real Estate, as well as those in the Architecture & Engineering industry often want to see as much of a given area as possible and in a single image. Some landscapes are just too vast to capture in …
How to Capture Amazing HDR Drone Photos & Save Time Editing
Shooting HDR Photos with a Drone & Quickly Editing Images What is HDR? Why would I need to use it? HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. The dynamic range is the difference between the lightest highlight and the darkest shadow in a photo. In certain lighting scenarios, usually during sunrise or sunset or shooting directly into the sun, no matter …
How to Make 360 Degree Interactive, Aerial Panoramas with a Drone
Shooting, Stitching, and Sharing Interactive Panoramas Using Only Photoshop and Free Resources Drones can capture stunning landscapes from a bird’s eye view, and panoramas are a great way to capture a vast landscape that cannot fit into a single photo. And with interactive 360 degree panoramas, we can make viewers feel as though they are inside of the photo. Because …
Bring Your Drone Photos to Life – Drone Cinemagraph Tutorial
Animations can add flare and interest to your photos, and bring your still drone photos to life. Cinemagraphs can be used to capture user interest on Instagram or Twitter, or for other marketing purposes including residential and commercial real estate listings. Like this video? Consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more like it. What Exactly is a Cinemagraph? Cinemagraphs …
Eliminating Fisheye Distortion in Aerial Photography
As drones have taken over as a leading tech tool for aerial photography, what’s known as fisheye distortion (or the barrel effect) can become a major problem for optical clarity. You’ve perhaps already seen what can happen with this problem after using wide-angle lenses on your drone. The reason fisheye distortion happens in drone photography is because the lens’ field …