7 tips on how to take photos with a drone

Open space: If you're a beginner, always remember to avoid water or dense vegetation and try to get as open as possible, as you don't need great skill and aerobatics to start practicing.

Lighting problems: When shooting in the air, be sure to pay attention to lighting problems.

Plan in advance and save battery: The flight time of most drones on the market is 20-30 minutes, such as the upcoming Karma of GoPro, which supports 20 minutes of aerial photography when fully charged; DJI Phantom 4, with a flight time of 28 minutes when fully charged. So, be sure to plan ahead to conserve your battery, and return home when the battery allows.

Compliance: It's important to check the drone photography regulations in advance to make sure that the flight area we choose is not in violation. The UAV flight area, the aerial photography height limit and the qualifications of the UAV aerial photography controller should be fully considered.

Set the recording parameters: Before flying, set the recording parameters according to the needs of your project or production. Otherwise, it's too late to fly up

Experiment with different angles: We can see other people's aerial shots with perfect angles and capture trajectories, but before we develop our own shooting style, we must practice a lot and learn from the lessons.

Use drones for dynamic shooting: For example, in sports ads, you know, we can adjust the height and speed of the drone at will (within the performance range of the drone, of course), and let the drone move to the desired position at high speed to capture any angle of the scene. Well, drones are perfect for doing this!

Hovering Shot: If you can finally fly, do you have to fly around? No, remember that even if the drone can fly anywhere, consider the needs of your own work or story.

If your story requires a relatively static wide perspective or space, you can hover the drone to shoot.

Take inspiration from other films: When we first started aerial photography, we may not know how to get the angles or shoot the best shots, and this is when we can learn from some good films or works. At present, there are a lot of aerial photography works for us to learn (of course, some good works are shot with ***, not drones), and we have to take a large number of aerial photographs and record the shooting angles.

Analyze aerial shots: No matter what form of shooting, we have to analyze the lens language, because no matter how beautiful the picture is, if the shot cannot serve the narrative of the film, it is useless.

How to shoot DJI drones**? 7 tips for DJI drone photography.

1. Install the battery in the main slot on the drone.

2. Use the data cable to connect with the tablet or mobile phone to install the software.

3. Install the rotors.

4. Press the power button of the remote control, and then press and hold the button to turn it on.

5. During take-off operation, the double rod is pressed to the middle and bottom (45° angle into an inverted figure-eight shape) at the same time.

6. Flight control, the left rod is up and down, and the fuselage rotates.

7. Left front button: camera start button and camera angle button, right positive Lu Pei front button: take pictures, record, pause button.

Precautions for RC Aircraft Skills:

1. Especially for beginners, flying in an open place, although you don't have to look up and stare at the aircraft all the time when flying, you must ensure that the aircraft is always in the field of vision, and the blocking of tall buildings and vegetation sometimes affects the remote control and real-time signal.

2. Sometimes due to the loss of GPS or remote control signal, the aircraft will try to return home automatically, but the aircraft cannot foresee the surrounding obstacles, at this time, you should use the S1 switch of the remote controller to retrieve the remote control power urgently.

3. Don't ignore any prompts from the app after the camera is lifted. Prompts such as gimbal failure, SD card not inserted, correction compass and so on are very important, ignoring the prompts to force take-off, it is very easy to cause accidents.

4. Check frequently. The first is to check the battery life, press and hold the power for five seconds to show the total battery life, generally speaking, more than three constants in 4 lights represent normal battery life. When the battery life decreases, the power supply may be unstable, and the aircraft will drop without warning.

The second is to check the state of the propeller, which is the most vulnerable part of the aircraft, and it is necessary to check whether there are defects or cracks frequently.

5. Pay attention to the relevant laws and regulations on flying, for example, in the United States, all national parks are prohibited from flying, and there are many areas with relevant no-fly regulations, please obtain permission or inquire before taking aerial photography.

Master 8 techniques and you are one step closer to being a master of aerial photography.

<> precautions for flying.

As with driving a vehicle, many accidents are caused by neglect of details. Do the following, and you too can become a veteran pilot.

1.Pay attention to the flight environment.

Choose an open, distraction-free, unobstructed environment and the right weather. Stay away from dangerous counterparts that can interfere with the compass (strong magnetic fields, metal objects) and block remote control signals (dense buildings).

2.Return to home settings before takeoff.

Before takeoff, set the return altitude. Make sure that the GPS signal reaches more than 4 bars and the number of satellites reaches 10, and the home point is successfully refreshed before taking off.

3.Operate with caution.

Avoiding violent hitting can make the shooting picture smoother, and can avoid collision accidents caused by untimely braking or random hitting of the stick.

4.Familiarize yourself with flight paths.

Before using the Intelligent Flight function, familiarize yourself with the function and flight trajectory.

5.Always keep an eye on the battery.

Always pay attention to the power prompt of the aircraft, and return home in time without being greedy to fly.

6.Stay within visual distance.

Always keep the aircraft flying within the visual range, the most assured!

Flight environment. When flying, please choose the right flight environment to fly. The flight height limit of the aircraft is 500 meters, please do not exceed the safe flight altitude. Strict compliance with local laws and regulations is required when flying.

1.Please do not fly in bad weather, such as strong winds, snow, rain, foggy weather, etc.

2.Choose an open place with no tall buildings around it as the flight field. Buildings with a lot of steel will affect the compass and will block the GNSS signal, so it is recommended that the aircraft be at least 5 meters away from the building.

3.When flying, please stay in line of sight and stay away from obstacles, crowds, water surfaces (it is recommended to be more than 3 m away from the water surface), etc.

4.Do not fly in areas with high-voltage lines, communication base stations or transmission towers to avoid interference with the remote control.

5.When flying above 3000 meters above sea level, the performance of the aircraft's battery and power system will be reduced due to environmental factors, and the flight performance will be affected, so please fly with caution.

6.Vehicles in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles cannot fly with GNSS, they can fly with vision systems.

7.If you take off on a moving surface, such as a moving boat, a car, or other object, please fly with caution.

The mainstream drone in general is the DJI drone. Playing drones is generally to play in an open place, don't run to crowded squares or streets to play in order to show off that you have a drone, that will only embarrass you, drones are still very fragile, expensive and fragile, my friend lent it to his classmates to play, and the propeller was broken. Be sure to stay safe when playing, stay away from crowds, buildings, trees, telephone poles, and it's best to go to the top of a hill or a plain.

The last is to buy a drone, you can go to see a treasure or a certain east, the general price is 4,000 yuan to 20,000 yuan, special festivals may be discounted, seize the opportunity to take a look.