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by Colin Smith
The Photographer's Guide to Drones, 2nd Edition
Cover
Copyright
Contents
Chapter 1: Safety and Regulations
Chapter 2: Drones and Gear
Chapter 3: Flight School
Chapter 4: Shooting Photographs with a Drone
Chapter 5: Shooting Video with Drones
Chapter 6: Basic Photo Workflow in Lightroom or ACR
Chapter 7: Advanced Photo Editing
Chapter 8: Editing Aerial Video
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Chapter 1: Safety and Regulations
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
SAFETY AND REGULATIONS
Safety
Preflight Safety
In-Flight Safety
Propeller Guards
Attacks by Seagulls
Other Safety Concerns
Regulations
Recreational Flyer
How to Fly a Drone Recreationally
TRUST Test
Registration
Commercial Use
Part 107
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2
DRONES AND GEAR
Mavic Foldable Drones
Mavic (Formally Mavic Pro)
Occusync
Autel Robotics
Sony Airpeak S1
Firmware Updates
Gear
Filters
First Person View (FPV)
Batteries
SD Cards and Readers
Bags and Cases
CHAPTER 3
FLIGHT SCHOOL
Pre-Flight Check
FPV App
Control Basics
Controllers
A Dozen Exercise Patterns to Fly Like a Master
Time to Yaw
Framing Exercise
Master of Movement
Advanced Flight Modes
GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) Assist
Tripod mode and Sport Mode
ATTI
Course Lock
Home Lock
Self-Flying, Robotic Flying
POI/Orbit
Dronie/Selfie
Cable Cam/Waypoints
Follow Me/Tracking
Novelty Modes
TOAL: Takeoff and Landing
Auto Takeoff and Land
Manual Takeoff and Land
Handheld Launch/Catch Landing
Which Landing Style?
CHAPTER 4
SHOOTING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH A DRONE
Foundational Rules of Photography
Rule of Thirds for Composition
Change Your Viewpoint, Change the Photo
Try Flying Lower
Fill the Frame with the Subject
Foreground Elements and Interest
Leading Lines
Control the Background
Shoot During Good Light
Golden Hour
Special Types of Photography
Panoramas
Bracketing: HDR, Capturing the Full Range
Panoramic HDR
Burst of Shots to Get the Action
Bird’s-Eye View
CHAPTER 5
SHOOTING VIDEO WITH DRONES
First-Person View in Video
Video Basics
Frame Size
Frame Rate
Best Settings for Video
ND Filters
A Word on Compelling Video
Video Movement
StaticVideo
DynamicVideo
Single-Axis Moves
Aerial Camera Moves
CHAPTER 6
BASIC PHOTO WORKFLOW IN LIGHTROOM OR ACR
Media Downloading and Tips
Dumping Your Data
Where Are You Putting It?
Where Is It?
Asset Management in Lightroom
Catalog
Collections
Keywords
Finding Images in Lightroom
Basic Edits in Lightroom
Basic Lightroom Workflow
Fix the Lens
Crop and Straighten
Color Correction
Tonal Corrections
Local Corrections
Gradient
Using AI Tools to Darken the Sky
Making the Subject Pop
Adjustment Brush
Fixing the Bad Stuff
Noise
Chromatic Aberration
Finishing Techniques
Radial
Vignette
Creative Use of Dehaze
Sharpen
Sharpening Workflow
Conclusion
CHAPTER 7
ADVANCED PHOTO EDITING
Panoramas
Panoramas in Lightroom
Fixing the edges
Panoramas in Photoshop
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Images
HDR Panorama
Exposure Blending
Dodge and Burn, Painting with Light and Shadow
Removing Distractions
High Pass Sharpening
Special Effects
Sky Replacement
Tilt Shift
360-Degree Tiny Planet
CHAPTER 8
EDITING AERIAL VIDEO
Free (Or Almost Free)
Trimming Clips
Mining the Shots in NLE
Trimming in Photoshop
Photos from Video
Extracting a Still in Premiere Pro
Extracting a Still in Lightroom
Color Grading
Lumetri
What About the Histogram?
Adding Color to the Shadows and Highlights
Storytelling with Color Grading
LUTS
Using LUTs
Rolling Your Own LUTS
Plugins for Stylized looks
Magic Bullet
Boris FX, Sapphire
Fixing Common Aerial Video Problems
Reducing Shake
Removing Lens Distortion
Reducing Prop Shadows
Reducing Noise
Encoding
Encoding from Adobe Premiere Pro
Encoding from Photoshop
Parting Words
Add Highlight
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