How do drones take aerial photos?

Vertical perspective Let's talk about aerial photography from a vertical perspective. In fact, it is not as complicated as the phenomenon. As long as it is used properly and the picture is kept simple, it can already shoot shocking works.

Maintaining height is the key. Don't blindly let the drone fly high until you are fully familiar with aerial photography. After the UAV reaches a suitable height, stop pulling the lifting rod and concentrate on controlling the direction of the pan/tilt and the position of the fuselage. In this way, we can avoid making works without subject and confusion.

Many novices will raise the drone to a very high altitude, and then worry about what to shoot and where to start shooting on the ground.

This composition is very scrawled. When you start shooting from a vertical angle, the basic knowledge of composition will be very helpful. For aerial photography with non-vertical perspective, it often consists of two parts? It is easy to distinguish the sky from the ground by common sense, so as to have a general understanding of the composition and picture of the work.

But for works from a vertical perspective, there is only one part? Ground or sea. So people who see the works often need more time to change their minds. This is a vertical lens. Therefore, the composition must be concise and generous to help the audience understand the picture form as soon as possible.

Observing whether there are obvious texture curves on the ground, such as scattered ridges or terraces, is a good example. The orderly texture and bright color contrast between the ground and crops are the necessary conditions for a good vertical aerial photography.

The work case shows the work of George Suresh, an Australian photographer, and shows how to take aerial photos from a vertical angle.

When shooting this work, the cliff where the photographer stood is 60-70 meters away from the sea, so the drone can take an ideal picture as long as it is raised by 20-30 meters.

In order to add a sense of space and depth to the picture, the drone rotates and the picture is divided into two parts by composition? Cliff and sea, let the cliff occupy the lower right corner of the picture, and the sea occupy the lower left corner.

Finally, the photographer puts himself into the lens again, and the audience can understand the specific size and proportion of the picture with reference to his body shape.

In this work, the ground and the sea are no longer just two subjects, they also have different levels. The composition is kept simple, but the richness is increased.

The photographer raised the drone to a height of about 60 meters, which can fully accommodate coal mines, roads, rocks, gravel and sea surface. At the same time, rotate the drone so that the boundary between the ground and the sea is diagonal.

Thirdly, let the cars on the road enter the mirror as a reference, so that the audience can have a certain understanding of the size and scale of the overall picture.

If you want to shoot such a work, you need two steps:

First, raise the drone to a certain height? It can not only accommodate the main body needed in the next picture, but also see the vehicles on the road clearly, which not only adds interest, but also can be used as a reference as mentioned above.

Besides, find a conflict point? For this work, the winding bridge deck divides the ground and the sea into two, which is very impactful.

Note: For safety, please don't fly vertically on the road easily to avoid accidents.

Rotate the drone to make the wreckage look 45? In the picture, such a tilt can naturally focus the audience's attention on it.

The first thing to shoot this rusty wreck is to make it only take up about 1/3 of the picture. The reason for this is that once it is too large, some parts of it may go beyond the frame of the picture and affect the integrity. On the other hand, if it is too small, the audience will lose their attention and the picture will lose its composition balance.

This work presents a simple and modern effect. The photographer raised the drone by about 20 meters, which was enough to accommodate all the ships that capsized on the shore. The ground is controlled at 4/ 1 of the picture, and the rest is occupied by the quiet and monotonous water surface. The messy boat and the quiet water are reasonably matched, so that the picture is combined with movement and balance.

At first glance, you will think that the photographer's drone flies very high in this work. In fact, this is all because of the influence of bright line color. Nevertheless, a closer look reveals that the ship actually only accounts for about 1/3 of the picture, and still maintains the balance of the picture.

Excellent creative works are not only in the hands of those professionals, but also you.