DJI today introduced the DJI Air 3, a new powerful addition to the Air Series with dual primary cameras. Featuring a wide-angle camera and a 3x medium tele camera, it empowers more users to get a sense of compression in their shots and delivers a medium focal length to more...
DJI Drone Comparison Table
With effectively five consumer models on the market currently, working out which model best suits your needs can be difficult. Do you want photos more than video? Is flight time more important? What about resolutions? or are you not interested in video or photos and just want to "Go Fly"?...
CreativeSpeak Podcast #3 Now Available
My latest podcast CreativeSpeak, is now online. In this edition: Should you pay your cast and crew regardless? What makes a professional video or film? A GoPro battery discussion A FREE subsitute for expensive 3D modelling, animation and motion graphics applications Win a Zhiyun Molus G20 Lighting Kit worth over...
Basics of Video Editing: A Primer
I saw an interesting response to a post in a Facebook group today. A GoPro group to be exact. The author had posted a video of a trip from a country town into his state’s capital city, with the GoPro acting as a dashcam. In all, there was a smidgeon...
Interview: Mahmood Hussein (Global Drone Solutions) Part 2
The second part of my discussion with Mahmood Hussein from Global Drone Solutions moved into the areas of courses for drone pilots. And this turned into a bit of a mine field on the surface, but once you understand the processes, it all does make sense and fall into place....
A “nice” drone story
So often the media report negative drone stories along the lines of "such and such event disrupted by selfish drone flyer", or "reports of drones peeping though your curtains" and other such stuff. Whilst the first has happened undoubtedly, the second as any flyer knows is pure paranoid fiction. Anyway,...
Here’s a drone use we hadn’t thought of…
Here’s a different drone story. There have been a few examples of drone light shows, and a number of intrepid souls do drone light painting. Some spectacular failures have occurred though - as well as successes. For example, at the Perth Skyshow, where drones were used instead of fireworks, a...
Tutorial: Rule of Thirds
Many, many years ago, in a video forum far, far away, I had a ‘robust’ discussion with a person I’ll call ‘Gary’, because that was his name. Gary argued the ‘Rule of 3rds was a hard and fast rule that had to be followed to get the best images, no matter...
Insurance. That necessary evil. As a drone flyer you may need it.
Yesterday I wrote a story on how to monetise your drone without the need to go the hoops of certified training etc – which can be expensive. You can read it here. On reflection though, and this applies to business as a whole and not just drone oriented, there is...
New DJI Mini 2 SE Breaks $600 / 250g Barrier
Weighing in at less than 249 grams, the Mini 2 SE is an ultraportable, regulation-friendly drone that is exempt from drone regulations in several parts of the world. Its 1/2.3-inch CMOS camera sensor films video at 2.7k and delivers photos at 12MP. These features and its affordable price point make...