Introduction to Aerial Photography with Drones
Brief history of aerial photography and the use of drones today
A course by Santiago Arau Pontones , Photographer
Joined September 2018
Joined September 2018
About the video: Brief history of aerial photography and the use of drones today
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you about the long way that aerial photography has traveled, from its origins, the first time a photographer raised a camera through the air; until arriving at the present time, where almost all the time there is some flying artifact with a camera shooting photos or taking video. ”
In this video lesson Santiago Arau Pontones addresses the topic: Brief history of aerial photography and the use of drones today, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Aerial Photography with Drones. Learn to document reality from a new perspective.
Partial transcription of the video
“Well, everything has a beginning. And to start talking about aerial photography We have to start talking about history. What is the history? Where are you from? And like almost every origin in technology It comes from the military. The first drones were invented more or less by 1830. We can see it for example in this lithography to balloons of the Austrian army dropping bombs on Venice. The first inventions are the first arguments where they started using drones and one would think that aerial photography is current, it's new, and no, aerial photography It has almost the same time of existe...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Aerial Photography with Drones
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Outdoor Photography, Photography, Video
Santiago Arau Pontones
A course by Santiago Arau Pontones
The life of Santiago Arau revolves around photography. With more than 15 years of experience doing still photography and video, one of his last great professional milestones has been to begin in aerial photography with drones, which he has known how to take advantage of with impressive results. Although he has had the opportunity to photograph various parts of the world, and has been able to cover major international sporting events, in recent years, he has dedicated himself to documenting life in Mexico City, photographing from concerts to marches and demonstrations.
His aerial photographs have been published in different media, both national and international, such as the BBC, NY Times, The Guardian, El País, CNN, and various newspapers. In addition, his work has been exhibited in different countries such as Spain, the United States and Mexico.
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