aerial photography

    Watch: passenger opens a tiny plane window to take a photo, camera flies right out
    Feb 16, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When you fly by airplane, bringing the camera with you is a must. How else would you capture magnificent aerial scenes on such height? But…

    Dramatic drone photos show a difference between the rich and the poor
    Feb 1, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    No matter where you live, it can be difficult to clearly see differences between the communities. But when you rise above it (literally), you can…

    Digitizing large format aerial photography film transparencies
    Nov 3, 2016 Michael J. Bennett

    One of the challenges (and rewards) of managing a digital production lab for a university research library is working with the wide assortment of analog…

    Get your GoPro airborne by shoving it into a giant Nerf football and throwing it
    Oct 5, 2016 John Aldred

    Drones have become the go-to method for getting you GoPro up in the air. But in more and more locations, new regulations limit where we…

    Add depth to your images in 2 easy steps
    Oct 3, 2016 Clinton lofthouse

    So after the madness that was hurricane Photokina, I am trying to re-adjust to normal life, hence a short post for you this week, as my body…

    Photographers recreate classic Top Gun scene with upside down jet to test a photography myth
    Sep 14, 2016 John Aldred

    For anybody who’s seen the legendary movie Top Gun, there’s one scene often sticks out in the mind. In it, a fictional MiG-28 is cruising through the…

    Aerial Perspective – The depth your images have been consciously missing.
    Aug 7, 2016 Joseph Parry

    Something I’m going to be touching on today is referred to in the painting world as “Aerial Perspective”, a way, if not “the” way to…

    DJI’s Concept Phantom X Presents the Future of Drones
    Nov 8, 2015 Liron Samuels

    The future has never seemed less exciting. A new video released by DJI presents the Phantom X Concept drone, including a bunch of new(ish) and…

    No Budget For A Drone? Put Your GoPro On A Kite Instead
    Jul 24, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    If you’ve never heard of the method being used before, attaching your camera to a kite may sound kind of sketchy at first, but the…

    Infographic: 8 Things to Check Before Taking Your Drone Airborn
    Jul 22, 2015 Allen Mowery

    I love checklists.  I have tried to be more like my wife in being able to mentally keep a running tally of what needs done,…