Drone Photography for Beginners: Capture the Bigger Picture
Planning and Location Scouting
A course by Alina Rudya , Photographer
About the video: Planning and Location Scouting
Overview
“In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to plan your shoot by searching for locations using Google Maps (Satellite View) as well as choosing the best weather conditions and the time of day. I will also talk about the legal responsibilities of flying a drone.”
In this video lesson Alina Rudya addresses the topic: Planning and Location Scouting, 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
“ Planning and Location Scouting In this lesson, we will plan our shoot by searching the location on Google Maps Satellite View as well as choosing the best weather conditions and time of the day for our shoot. I will also talk about the legal responsibilities of flying your drone. BEFORE THE SHOOT Finding the Location in Google Maps I usually use Google Maps Satellite View to choose the location for my shot. I look at the map and I look for interesting shapes, geometric figures, blue pools, and green grass, and then I save it on my Google Maps. For our practical shoot, I will look for some...”
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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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