Artistic Aerials

There was a time — not that long ago — when if you wanted high quality photographs or videos taken above ground level you’d need a really long ladder, a cherry picker, or even a helicopter. All of that has changed very recently thanks to drones. No longer just a toy or an extremely large, noisy and expensive machine powerful enough to carry a camera, today’s drones are small, light, maneuverable, and have amazing cameras mounted on gimbals that can shoot high megapixel photos and videos in places that would be extremely dangerous or impossible for a person with a camera to photograph.

I currently fly two drones for all of my aerial work. My workhorse is the DJI Air 2s with a 20 megapixel camera that shoots amazing photos and up to 5.4k resolution video. I also have a smaller DJI Mini 2 that I use primarily as a back up but which is also quite capable of producing stunning images.

One thing that you’ll notice in all of my drone photos that include architecture is that I am a stickler for vertical lines and proper perspectives. When shooting in a downward view the image can become quite distorted so I either find ways to get the shot from a straighter on to the subject view or I use software to make the necessary adjustments to the final images in post production.