Working Professionally with Your Drone
2h 6mBeginner2021-06-11
Authors
Luisa Winters
Certified Instructor for Adobe and Apple
Francis Torres
Avid 360° VR Photographer, Drone Pilot, and Videographer
Course details
Drones have become the standard for aerial photography. In the past, photographers and videographers had to hire an airplane or helicopter. Today remote pilots can do the job! Many photographers have an aerial vehicle to supplement their earth-bound cameras. In this course, instructors Luisa Winters and Francis Torres cover in depth the core information you need to do professional work with your drone. Topics include the basis of legal issues; how to get clients; how to fly your drone for construction, cinematic, and real estate clients; special considerations when flying your drone at night; and how to fly for hyperlapses and 360-degree video. Get informed and maximize the potential of your drone!
Skills covered
Shooting VideoVideoOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- What you'll learn in this course
- Using the exercise files
- What you need to know before starting this course
Let's Be Legal
- Part 107 certification
- Flying in restricted areas
- Authorization via drone zone
- Waivers - Which one you need and how to get
- Remote ID - What is it Do you need to have it
- Risk mitigation techniques
Getting the Client - Making Money
- Presenting your work - What does the client really need
- Pricing your work
- Marketing
- Which drone do you need to get the job done
Real Estate
- Using drones for real estate
- Drones for commercial real estate
- Drones for residential real estate
- Editing and delivering real estate photos
- Editing and delivering real estate videos
Drones in Cinematic Work
- What is cinematic work
- Getting the client
- Shots to get
- What to look for while in the field
Drones for Construction
- What kind of work are you doing for your construction client
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Drones and mapping - Getting the shots and processing them
- Progress reports - Automating your drone flight to get the same images each time
- Delivering your work
Flying Your Drone at Night
- Recognize what constitutes a night flight
- Dark adaptation and ways to protect night vision
- Physiological conditions affecting your night vision
- Drone and flight area lighting
- Visual illusions
- Blind spots
Aerial Hyperlapses
- What are hyperlapses
- Getting a good aerial hyperlapse - Setup
- Aerial hyperlapses - What works and what doesn t
- Processing your hyperlapse in After Effects
Aerial 360 Video
- 360 video - Why use drones
- What's the best drone and camera for 360 aerial video
- 360 drone setup and flight
- Editing your aerial 360 video in Premiere Pro
Conclusion
- Goodbye