Commonly Used Aerial Photography Methods

 Flyers must do it during the aerial photography process: slow, steady, moving.Slow: The aerial drone is not an FPV drone. When the aerial drone is shooting, the flyer should control the dial of the rudder stock and the lens head gimbal at a constant speed. Under normal circumstances, the throttle should not be added too much.
Stable: Keep the picture stable. When shooting the picture, the drone should not suddenly move to the left or suddenly move to the right, suddenly move up or suddenly move down.
Movement: The picture taken is as sporty as possible. This movement can be either the subject being shot or the drone lens being in motion.

(1) Flat shot and go ahead:

The scene shot can be divided into two situations. There is a subject in the scene, and there is no subject in the scene.
There is no subject in the process of advancement: there is no subject scene, the drone moves slowly, and this type of lens is used to account for the environment;
There is a main body in the process of advancement: when shooting a scene that needs to represent the subject, the drone slowly advances close to the subject being photographed, and the size of the scene is affected by the change in distance from the subject. Such a lens emphasizes the subject by enlarging the subject on the screen. It is also possible to move the lens down and let the subject enter the scene while advancing. This type of lens gives the viewer a feeling of falling into the environment in which the subject is located.

(2) Buckle shot and go ahead:

The gimbal camera lens is down, and the elements in the scene are drawn one by one. This type of lens is usually used to account for the environment. Compared with the flat screen, the shots are more realistic.
Shake the lens up while moving forward: While the drone is flying forward, the gimbal camera lens is swung up and gradually reveals the subject. On the one hand, this kind of mirroring method can create a sense of expectation for the audience, which can be used for the subject to appear. On the other hand, this type of lens has a sense of opening and is often used as the opening of the film.

(3) Flat shot and Back:

Slowly retreating aerial footage is often used for film transitions or endings, and the subject in the picture gradually moves away, bringing the audience away from the scene, indicating the end of the story. The retracting lens takes the part of the main body as the starting position, and then slowly presents the whole picture of the main body. Such a picture is conducive to mobilizing the audience’s imagination of the overall image.

(4) Horizontal movement:

Like a slide rail, sliding from one end to the other can be raised or lowered while moving, making the lens language richer.

(5) Rise and fall (flat, slap):

When the drone is shooting tall buildings or mountains, the lens is parallel to the subject and slowly rises, helping to show up to the local details of the object.

(6)Buckle Rise and fall:

The gimbal camera lens is shot vertically downwards at 90 degrees. Generally, the subject is placed in the center of the screen, and it rises or rotates upwards. The range of the image is gradually enlarged, gradually expanding from part to whole, and more layered, revealing the whole scene.

(7) Surrounding points of interest:

Mainly to show the main body, this kind of lens is used a lot, manual surround requires a lot of practice, you can also use the drone’s point of interest surround function, the drone does not have to be a full circle, appropriate Just fine. 

(8) Revealing the lens:

Using the occlusion effect of the foreground, and then revealing a larger or more unexpected scene as the lens moves, it is like opening a gift slowly in front of the audience.

(9) Intelligent flight:

Target following, route locking, pointing flight, waypoint planning, etc.