stoozie Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Some recent shots from me. 17 hours ago, JD™ said: Not quite photography, but I'm sure you guys know a lot more than me... I just took delivery of a DJI Phantom 3 Standard for some swanky shots in the mountains next month. Anyone done any drone work that can offer some "I wish I'd known x" style advice about getting a shot right? I'm an enthusiastic amateur at best, so any pro-tips will be welcome! Always shoot manual, the auto settings on the drone cameras are rubbish. Cycle your batteries properly for them too, there's lots of tips to read up online for that, I can't remember it all off the top of my head. Feel free to PM me if you ever need any help with anything! I usually shoot video with my drone, but I have taken a few photos and this is my favourite so far, even if it is a little over exposed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Cheers Stu, that looks great anyway! I should have made it clear I'll only be shooting video as well – not sure what settings it'll give me access to as it's not with me at the moment but I'll try to work that out before we go. Main thing I'm going to be trying to get the hang of, I think, is decent 'fly-by' shots that focus on the subject – trying to continue travelling in the same direction while turning the drone to stay focussed on something you're flying past was difficult in my little play session yesterday afternoon. Only an hour of flight time done though, so hopefully that'll get better by doing a couple of flights a night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoozie Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 9 minutes ago, JD™ said: Cheers Stu, that looks great anyway! I should have made it clear I'll only be shooting video as well – not sure what settings it'll give me access to as it's not with me at the moment but I'll try to work that out before we go. Main thing I'm going to be trying to get the hang of, I think, is decent 'fly-by' shots that focus on the subject – trying to continue travelling in the same direction while turning the drone to stay focussed on something you're flying past was difficult in my little play session yesterday afternoon. Only an hour of flight time done though, so hopefully that'll get better by doing a couple of flights a night. Have a look at the Vertical Studio app, it allows you to track objects so that you can focus on flying ant it will keep the camera pointing at an object of your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, stoozie said: Have a look at the Vertical Studio app, it allows you to track objects so that you can focus on flying ant it will keep the camera pointing at an object of your choice. Thanks I'll check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 A photo I got of the Scratch Perverts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceccarelli Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 Clean, not easy in these condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceccarelli Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Lucky dog in quiet place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Amazing light at the weekend to shoot at. Little previews until the couple have seen them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Feel free to post some more intimate ones... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 If anybody is interested in a canon 7d and won't be using video at all, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 I'm going to dress this plug for more views up in a thin veil. Any constructive criticism to help me improve these videos? This is the latest one, you can obviously see the others from there. (seriously though the critique is more important than the views. Even more important is a donation or share for a great cause) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMatt Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 19 minutes ago, JD™ said: I'm going to dress this plug for more views up in a thin veil. Any constructive criticism to help me improve these videos? This is the latest one, you can obviously see the others from there. (seriously though the critique is more important than the views. Even more important is a donation or share for a great cause) put the camera in manual. 2:20-3:20 the subject was out of focus, a few over exposed shots in there as well due to the camera being on auto. personally I think all drone shots should be sped up. for the final shot in the cafe the colour temperature is everywhere, the warm orange from the inside and the blue outside is a bit gash. I would of stepped outside to get some audio cleaner audio as well. other than that these videos have a great flow to them, you know what picture you're painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 It's in manual, I just suck at focussing at times when I'm rushing or can't see the screen if that one was the one where I'm facing back at the riders then it was the only one I could get hanging out the window so it had to be used. Thanks though, I'm trying to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 Everything already mentioned basically. I'm no video expert but from what I've seen I think a snappier edit work work better and keep the viewer more interested. And use some different lens if you can, get closer, further away, mix up the compositions, shoot from inside a cafe as they ride past, frame in windows, bus shelters, bushes, anything you think will be different but work in terms of composition. With photos, other than the subject being relaxed etc I'm trying to look at Light and composition. I'd be approaching video the same, Light, composition and then the edit/music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 So ive got my beedy Eyes on the new Go pro drone, DJI are releasing their offering in 24 hours, imo the go pro is gonna take some beating.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Unless they have a play with the software to allow a follow me feature like the Phantoms I don't think they'll take the top spot. Will probably be popular on release but I reckon people will still have the DJI drones as favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 On 9/27/2016 at 4:08 AM, Davetrials said: So ive got my beedy Eyes on the new Go pro drone, DJI are releasing their offering in 24 hours, imo the go pro is gonna take some beating.. The new DJI one (Mavic Pro) looks insane. UK prices seem way more than the USD estimates would work out at, but it looks like a tidy piece of kit. Would be easy to take with you too. The controller looks crazy and it apparently has a 4 mile range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoozie Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Some recent photos I've taken: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 23 hours ago, Tony Harrison said: The new DJI one (Mavic Pro) looks insane. UK prices seem way more than the USD estimates would work out at, but it looks like a tidy piece of kit. Would be easy to take with you too. The controller looks crazy and it apparently has a 4 mile range! You are correct, the Mavic pro looks amazing, exactly what im after. just need to see whats its compatibility with android is like, i imagine there will be no issues, super stoked to get my hands on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Yep, that Mavic Pro definitely looks like the one to have for me. I'm going to hold off for a month or two, mainly so I can treat myself to one for my 30th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 I was initially put off, im not to sure why, think id made up my mind about the karma, but after doing some more indepth reading, the DJI sounds pretty incredible. and obstical avoidance can only be a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 After I wrote that, though, I saw a side a side by side of the footage quality between that and the Phantom 4. I don't think I'd use it often enough for the smaller size to be enough of a plus to outweigh the poor camera quality. So the Karma comes back into play for me, assuming the quality of the Hero Session is as good as it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 hey seem to have addressed that "issue" turns out alot of reviewers were un aware of the touch to focus system, check out the new reviews with a before and after, thats left the DJI firmly in driving seat i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 7, 2016 Report Share Posted October 7, 2016 Anyone want to buy a D300S body with battery grip? Looking for £370 ono... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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