Category: Drones

They didn’t expect this wedding crasher to be a drone – Now the guests are suing the groom

John Aldred

With drones becoming more and more popular at weddings, it was only a matter of time before an accident happened. Although it’s not the photographer or video guy to blame for this one. Apparently it’s the groom’s fault. The Boston Herald reports that New Hampshire man, Barry Billcliff had just married his new bride when […]

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This filmmaker dismantled his GoPro to make it light enough for his tiny drone

John Aldred

Here’s the thing with micro quads, they’re small. Real small. The clue’s in the name, really. And when they’re carrying a load, every single gram of weight saved counts. This was the issue faced by filmmaker Robert McIntosh when he wanted to attach an already rather small GoPro Hero 4 to his micro quad. Why? […]

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British insurance company turns drones into flying street lamps

John Aldred

British insurance company Direct Line is getting into the drone business. More specifically, they’re getting into the “mounting lights on drones” business. Ok, so this isn’t entirely photography related but it does hold some cool potential for photographers. Direct Line have teamed up with a bunch of drone experts to come up with what they’re […]

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This photographer lit a biker doing stunts with an Elinchrom strobe mounted to a drone

John Aldred

When Nikon put a couple of SB-5000 speedlights on a drone for their launch of the D500, I was pretty impressed. I was also a little jealous. It was something I’d wanted to try myself, but didn’t have access to the kind of drones I’d need to lift them. Now, photographer David Robinson has upped […]

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DJI Continues Its Roll with the Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 Drones

Eric Reagan

Not that DJI wasn’t already crushing the market, but the drone leader continues to pile on with a pair of new drones designed with the pro in mind. The DJI Phantom 4 Pro continues the popular Phantom design and features a 1″ 20MP sensor that offers gimbal-stabilized 4K/60p video. It offers flight autonomy with redundant […]

GoPro are recalling its Karma Drone due to random power loss

John Aldred

When GoPro announced the long awaited Karma drone, their plan was to take on DJI and beat them at their own game. Well, play has been halted completely today. Due to issues with Karma drones randomly losing power, GoPro have now issued a recall. Approximately 2,500 Karma units sold since October 23rd (basically, all of […]

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GoPro are recalling its Karma Drone due to random power loss

John Aldred

When GoPro announced the long awaited Karma drone, their plan was to take on DJI and beat them at their own game. Well, play has been halted completely today. Due to issues with Karma drones randomly losing power, GoPro have now issued a recall. Approximately 2,500 Karma units sold since October 23rd (basically, all of […]

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Dear drone pilots, some tips from a private pilot of actual aircraft

Ngaio Nobumoto

I hold a private pilot certificate, as well as a remote pilot certificate; I am also a photographer. I just wanted to share with you some advice from a budding pilot who comes from the world of flying that is general aviation. I hope this helps you understand basic components of what us normal pilots […]

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This 20-year old’s drone shots will inspire you and probably make you want to move to Australia

John Aldred

Shooting stills and video with drones is ridiculously popular, and shows no signs of slowing down. A lot of drone shots, though, are very much just the same old thing everybody else is doing. Occasionally, though, you come across something special and interesting. The work of 20-year old Gabriel Scanu is such a thing. Looking […]

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This GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic review is incredibly painful for GoPro

Udi Tirosh

GoPro Karma vs DJI Mavic has been a heated discussion. But I think that this review will end the debate. Forever. Youtuber iPhonedo took the Karma for a test drive. (or rather a crash-test drive). In a 40 minutes review he finds just about every possible bug, blip and glitch with the system. And frankly it […]

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