From the course: The Practicing Photographer

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Using a monitor to get a first person view of the aerial camera

Using a monitor to get a first person view of the aerial camera

From the course: The Practicing Photographer

Using a monitor to get a first person view of the aerial camera

- On last week's "Practicing Photographer", you saw me flying a drone around, taking some pictures. This week, I wanna talk about the gear that I'm using to do those aerial shots, and give you some tips and suggestions on how to build a cool, drone-based photography rig. I've got here a Phantom 2, which is a really popular drone. I like it because it's incredibly easy to fly. It has a built-in gimbal, which means the camera stays level all of the time, regardless of how windy it is, or how lousy a job I'm doing piloting the thing. And it works with a GoPro. Now, DJI, the company that makes the Phantom also makes something called the Phantom Vision, which has a built-in gimbal and built-in camera, and it's a great system, and it's actually a bit easier to use than this one, but I like the quality better out of the GoPro. Also, I already own a GoPro, and I have workflows set up around GoPro. I know how to process the images and that kinda thing. This is, probably, ends up being about…

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