
Experience a modular drone photography structure that lets you switch chapters, mix videos, and skip camera explanations if you're familiar with your camera hardware, aiming to shoot professional aerial photographs.
Explore nine chapters that cover drone setup, hardware basics, camera settings, planning, creativity, professional aerial photography, shooting scenarios, editing, and image storage.
Learn to choose a drone for aerial photography by balancing needs and budget. Prioritize GPS stability, a 3-axis stabilized gimbal, raw photos, and adequate sensor size.
Identify must-have drone photography gear, including spare batteries, fast microSD cards, and quality neutral density and UV filters, while avoiding risky or unnecessary accessories.
Discover the contents of a drone photographer’s backpack, from the magic three drone and DJI smart controller to spare batteries, chargers, filters, memory cards, a MacBook Air, and cables.
Master drone photography by switching from auto to manual mode. Learn camera parts, functions, and setup, and apply universal photography principles across any camera.
Explore how camera aperture mirrors the iris, controlling light with f-stops from f/1.4 to f/22. Learn why adjustable drone aperture matters for brightness, sharpness, and finding the sweet spot.
Learn how shutter speed controls exposure and motion blur, with fast speeds darkening and freezing motion, and slow speeds brightening with blur, plus daylight guidance not slower than 1/80.
Explore how ISO brightens images, why keeping it low reduces noise, and how to expose with aperture and shutter speed on DJI drones, typically ISO 100 and never above 800.
Master the exposure triangle for drone photography by learning how aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and filters interact to control brightness, motion blur, and grain.
Master the histogram to judge exposure in drone photography, identifying underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed images, and use the center midtones to keep detail when adjusting camera settings.
Master white balance by understanding color temperature in kelvin and using auto mode or sun and clouds presets, then fine-tune in post with raw files.
Compare jpeg and raw formats to weigh file size, editability, and platform compatibility, and learn why editing raw yields higher quality drone photos than ready-made jpeg shots.
Learn to set up your drone camera with permanent settings: shoot RAW in four by three, enable histogram and grid lines, set auto white balance, and choose storage options.
Master drone camera exposure by using the histogram and adjusting ISO, aperture, and shutter speed in manual mode. Compare auto and pro settings to preserve details across light conditions.
Discover how to spot inspiring drone shooting locations, assess accessibility and permissions, and use social media hashtags to find unique spots while avoiding crowds.
Leverage Google Maps as the primary location scouting tool, verifying spots with photo metadata, GPS coordinates, and 360-degree imagery to plan drone shoots.
Time of day drives drone photography from morning light and long shadows to noon neutrality, sunset drama, night challenges; plan with sun calc and fewer crowds.
Explore how spring, summer, autumn, and winter shape aerial drone photography, highlighting safety, battery care, fog and lighting in autumn, and underexposure tips for winter snow.
Explore how sunshine, clouds, rain, storms, and snow shape aerial photography, and learn to adapt composition and post-production to add depth, drama, and mood.
Find out what factors turn a "normal" into a "good" photo in this dedicated video lesson.
Explore essential composition types for aerial photography, including the rule of thirds, shapes and patterns, dividing lines, leading lines, and isolation perspective to add depth and structure.
Compare HDR and AEB for drone photography, learn when to use each mode, and learn to stitch and fine-tune HDR images with RAW files.
Apply seven quick hints to uplift aerial photos: fill the frame, stay close to the subject, add depth with foreground and side angles, and manage dynamic range.
Learn six drone photography tips for real estate, from tidying garden and opening curtains to adding depth, showing surroundings, capturing shapes, using sunrise and sunset light, straightening lines with Photoshop.
Capture aerial photos with a DJI mini 3 pro, using five-shot ab sequences and raw jpeg. Apply manual and auto modes, leading lines, and rule of thirds for drone shots.
Compare Photoshop and Lightroom for drone photography, weighing raw editing power, cataloging, and cloud vs local storage while focusing on the raw editor for professional results.
Master Adobe Camera Raw to edit drone photos with white balance, exposure, highlights, shadows, color mixer, and masking, producing vivid, gallery-ready results.
Learn to sharpen drone photos correctly using the raw editor's sharpening tool and masking to target high-contrast edges, avoiding oversharpening for neutral, crisp, professional results.
Apply presets in Lightroom and refine with sliders for vibrance, shadows, and contrast; install more presets and customize them rather than using them out of the box.
Merge five AEB images in Photoshop to create a high-dynamic-range photograph, then refine with the ghost filter and auto settings before saving as jpeg.
Learn to create seamless panoramas in Photoshop by overlapping shots and merging to panorama. Use projection options, auto crop, and boundary warp before exporting high-res and JPEG files.
Learn two practical techniques in Photoshop to remove unwanted objects from photos: use the healing brush for automatic removal, then refine with the clone stamp for precise edits.
Group photos by lighting and scenery, apply a quick edit to one image in Photoshop, copy edits to others, fine-tune each, and save as high-quality JPEG to streamline drone photography.
Create a stunning double exposure in minutes by combining a model on white with a forest or skyline, using Photoshop's select subject, background removal, and screen blend with careful masking.
learn to edit jpeg photos in the raw editor using the camera raw filter, with intuitive sliders, while noting jpeg quality is lower than raw.
Create a lasting portfolio by turning your aerial photos into a high-quality photo book, wall art, wood prints, calendars, and share them on Instagram or in photography contests.
Practice what you learned to master drone photography, share your best images, rate the course five stars, and stay tuned for pro courses like filming with drones.
Photography with drones ("aerial photography") is becoming increasingly popular.
And for good reason: aerial photography inspires and takes the world by storm: whether we're talking about social or traditional media.
However, the constant presence of aerial imaging also has its price: inspiring the viewers is increasingly difficult.
After all, simply taking photos from above no longer thrills anyone. Such drone photos don't arouse interest or get likes. You can find endless examples on various social media profiles and forums.
Skill, ability, and an eye for unique perspectives are required to gain attention. Those attributes are much more important than owning the latest drone model (even though the industry will try to convince you of the opposite).
But artistic skills (and a decent drone model) aren't enough to enter the pro league of aerial photography: technical understanding of how cameras function is critical.
Also, using digital tools to perfect images shouldn't be a question of taste but rather a standard process for any serious aerial photographer. Those who turn away from a quick edit after the shooting voluntarily give up on their image's potential.
Wow, that all sounds like a lot of work. And kind of daunting.
So is drone photography, in the end, more work than fun?
And isn't the whole process rather tiring than exciting?
No, don't worry, I can put your mind at ease.
Drone photography is a wonderful hobby and an even more awesome profession if you turn it into a business one day.
Every minute you put into gaining knowledge, every attempt you make with your drone will be worth it. I'm speaking from experience.
Before my career in the drone industry, I didn't know how to capture professional aerial photographs myself. I didn't know where to get started, what hints were actually true, and what ones were just clickbait.
If you enroll in my course, you can avoid all the beginner mistakes I made. Everything I have learned about drone photography, I pass on to you. I'll skip the unnecessary ballast. We will neither have to get deeply into physics or computing nor deal with fake hints that you find all across the internet. Instead, I will share years of practical experience with you.
Sorted chapters, easy-to-follow lessons, and techniques ready to be used on location.
By becoming a professional aerial photographer, you will not only get to know amazing photo techniques, but you will also visit exciting locations, go on adventurous trips and meet fantastic people from all over the globe. You become an artist, a technology expert, and a traveler quicker than you can imagine.
And getting from beginner to pro can be a fast process if you diligently work your way through my course and practice what you've learned outdoors.
When you enroll in my drone photography course, I will show you how to create aerial images with your drone that will inspire your audience.
From planning to post-processing and utilizing your own aerial photos, I'll show you the entire process it takes to stand out from the crowd.
Come on board and become a professional drone photographer today.