Drone Photography for Beginners: Capture the Bigger Picture
Creating a Mood Board
A course by Alina Rudya , Photographer
About the video: Creating a Mood Board
Overview
“To conclude this unit, you will make a start on the course project. I will show you how to search the web for inspiration and create a mood board for your future shoot.”
In this video lesson Alina Rudya addresses the topic: Creating a Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drone Photography for Beginners: Capture the Bigger Picture. Learn how to take and edit captivating aerial photographs that combine light, composition, color, and perspective.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating a Mood Board In this lesson, we will search the web for inspiration and create a mood board for your future shoot. Creating a mood board is sometimes a very important part of a successful shoot. Especially in the very beginning, there is no shame in copying or looking for inspiration in other people's work because you're looking at what works best for other people and you try to recreate it or maybe find inspiration in this and create your own shot inspired by the pictures you find on the web. I'm an active Instagram user. I usually use Instagram as inspiration for my drone shots...”
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Course summary for: Drone Photography for Beginners: Capture the Bigger Picture
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Digital Photography, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography, Photography Post-production

Alina Rudya
A course by Alina Rudya
Alina Rudya is a Berlin-based lifestyle and travel photographer from Ukraine. She wanted to be a photographer from the age of nine after her father bought her a National Geographic magazine from the US. She completed an MA in political science and another in journalism, before going on to study photography at Lette-Verein School of Design and the University of Arts Berlin. She later began posting her work on Instagram alongside working on shoots for newspapers and magazines. After growing a following, she started attracting clients and eventually flying drones in 2017.
Since then, Alina has published several books including a monograph Prypyat Mon Amour, which was published worldwide. She also founded Bell Collective – a group of female creators that aims to break stereotypes around female travel and creative choices. Alina has worked with clients including Samsung, Nikon, Mercedes-Benz, and OPPO Mobile, and her drone shots have also been published in books like Accidentally Wes Anderson.
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