September 2017

All aerial photography drones need sensors. It is an important aspect of how the drone operates. Sensors will monitor the drone’s location, bearing, and speed.Also, sensors such as cameras will take photos or videos during a flight. Visual Imaging Sensors Let us start with the first sensor that comes to mind when you hear photography, the camera. As a ground-based photographer, you rely on cameras, such as the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, Canon 5D, RED EPIC, and the Sony Alpha 7s, to take great photographs. As an aerial drone photographer, you need quality drone cameras, such as the DJI Zenmuse X5, DJI Zenmuse X5R, and the Panasonic GH4. What features should you watch out for in a camera? You should get a camera with a high resolution. If you do not end up shooting in 4K, a high-end camera will likely allow you to reduce the resolution. A camera with a large sensor is also a must. Inertial Measurement Unit In combination with the gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers, the IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) determines the drone’s g-forces, orientation, speed, and flight direction. The IMU gathers the information from the mentioned sensors (gyroscopes, accelerometers, and magnetometers) and feeds this information to […]

After getting your UAV certification or license, you are ready to start shooting. Here are five tips that will enable you to shoot a compelling listing video. Keep the Videos Short When shooing your first video, you may be tempted to make a long video butit is best to keep the video under a minute. Keeping the video short will allow you to hold the audience’s attention throughout the whole video. Do not create videos that exceed the attention spans of the audience. Add Music to the Video With a soundtrack, the video becomes twice more involving. Using most songs without permission is illegal. However, you can license music from a less popular musician. In addition, you can find many royalty free instrumental music on the internet, such as on YouTube. It is always good to contact the musician before using his or her music even if the song is not licensed. Do Not Be Concern about Making Videos in High Resolution While having a 4K UHD camera is good, the video files from such cameras produce huge files. This makes processing the video more challenging. In the end, you will most likely not be able to upload a 4K […]

When you first get into drone photography, you will find out that it is an activity full of jargon and unfamiliar terms. Even drones themselves have several names. They can be referred to as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA). Navigating these terms can be confusing at first, but in a short amount of time, this lingo will cease to perplex you. Technical Terms for Drones The name ‘drone’ originated when the British Navy had an unmanned aircraft they called Queen Bee. When the U.S. Navy decided to have their own unmanned aircraft, they decided to name them after male bees, hence the term “drone”. The term‘drone’is still used to refer to an unmanned military aircraft.Nowadays, the term, ‘drone’,is also used to refer to any amateur or commercial level unmanned aircraft. A drone may be called an unmanned aircraft system or UAS for short. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) uses this term. The FAA defines UAS by the operator on the ground. Any plane where the human controller is not onboard is a UAS. From that term, we have sUAS, which refers to a small-unmanned aircraft system. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) uses the […]