From the course: The Practicing Photographer

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Drone flight

Drone flight

- [Instructor] In a previous Practicing Photographer, we took a look at a tiny little drone, because I wanted to introduce the idea of this new class of drone camera, that could be called a selfie drone. (whirring) And, it will, for the most part, just stay there, making this tremendous racket. A way of getting selfies, or shots back in your direction, from a farther distance than you could ever imagine with your arm or a selfie stick, or something like that. I feel like this new category of flying camera really opens up some new possibilities. I was a little frustrated with that camera, but now, DJI, the, kind of, undisputed leader in the drone market, has come out with their own tiny little drone, called the Spark. This is it, right now. And, I got to say, right out of the box, the first thing you notice is, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but, it's real cute. It's got the stubby little arms, and cute little wings, or, cute little props. It also packs an incredible amount of…

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