Category: aerial photography

Using two planes as light stands to shoot a third plane with a Nikon D5

Udi Tirosh

I know that many are using VALs (Voice Activated Light stands) for moving strobes around, but this is the first time I am seeing a Plane Carried Light stand. Prague-based photographer Dan Vojtech (previously) did just that. Dan collaborated with the Flying Bulls aerobatic group. But he did better than going on a plane along side the pilot and shoot, he also […]

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DJI’s Phantom 4: A Photographer’s Take

Levi Sim

At least as much as anyone, I’m intrigued by drones. I’ve always wanted to be a pilot, I’m reading a book on the Wright Brothers right now, I fly every chance I get, and if I ever have a first born son, I’m torn between naming him Bernoulli or Orville. I’m crazy about flying, but […]

Drone Operator Arrested After Crashing Into the Empire State Building

Liron Samuels

Major cities and famous landmarks often make for awesome shots, and that’s probably what Sean Nivin Riddle was after when he went filming with his drone around New York City’s Empire State Building last night. Unfortunately for the 27-year-old his drone crashed into the 40th floor of the skyscraper, leading to local and federal security […]

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Phase One Announces New 100MP Medium Format Sony Sensor and 100MP Aerial Cameras

Liron Samuels

Kicking off 2016 with a bang, Phase One announced a new 100mp full frame 645 medium format sensor. The sensor was designed together with Sony, and will be used in the new 100MP Phase One XF camera system. No to be confused with the standard full-frame sensor, this one got its name simply as it’s […]

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An Interview With Aerial Photographer Vincent Laforet about Air

Liron Samuels

Last time we featured Vincent Laforet’s work he had just finished photographing his AIR project in London and Barcelona and was preparing to shoot above Paris, Berlin and Venice. Now that he has completed the project and released a book containing high-altitude aerial night-time photos from 10 iconic cities, Leo Laporte of The New Screen […]

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An Interview With Aerial Photographer Vincent Laforet about Air

Liron Samuels

Last time we featured Vincent Laforet’s work he had just finished photographing his AIR project in London and Barcelona and was preparing to shoot above Paris, Berlin and Venice. Now that he has completed the project and released a book containing high-altitude aerial night-time photos from 10 iconic cities, Leo Laporte of The New Screen […]

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DJI’s Concept Phantom X Presents the Future of Drones

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 (kinda) useful technology. Claiming to “turn wide-eyed dreams of future possibilities into fact”, the Phantom X includes multi-angle shooting, artificial intelligence, obstacle avoidance and free-flight object tracking. Enlisting help from […]

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Drone Maker DJI Buys ‘Strategic Minority Stake’ To Gain Hasselblad Technology

Liron Samuels

Chinese Drone manufacturer DJI and the Swedish medium format and aerial camera company announced earlier today that they have formed a ‘corporate partnership’ after DJI acquired a strategic minority stake in Hasselblad. As DPReview points out, the reason for this move is to help DJI dominate the aerial photography market in the movie-making and surveying […]

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Get To The Choppuh! – Make the Most of Photographing From a Helicopter

Mason Marsh

Editor’s Note: Welcome to new Photofocus contributor Mason Marsh. He’s a Portland, Oregon based photographer, workshop leader, educator and guide. We’re glad to add him to the team.   While drone photography is all the rage these days, there is nothing like taking to the sky in person to elevate your photography and get your heart […]