Monday, June 6, 2016

Elora Photography Tour

Things have been a bit crazy lately with client assignments and I ended up working most of last weekend on a major market analysis project. Needing a bit of relaxation (and to clear my head of statistical data) I decided to go on a photography tour in the Elora, Ontario area. The day was simply wonderful with great weather and plenty of opportunities to capture some images. My day trip resulted in four different articles on my photography blog. I thought Photography Life readers may like to view some highlight images.

elora photo tour 1

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 12.1mm, ISO 160, 1/320, f/8.0

Southwestern Ontario has a lot of beautiful farm land and scenes like the one above can be found when travelling on some of the back roads. What caught my eye and caused me to pull over were the striking colour bands of the combination of the field and sky, and the rustic fence.

elora photo tour 2

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10.9mm, ISO 160, 1/400, f/5.6

My first planned stop was at the West Montrose Covered Bridge. There are not that many covered bridges left in the province of Ontario and the West Montrose structure is a great place to visit.

elora photo tour 3

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10mm, ISO 280, 1/250, f/8.0

There is some parkland adjacent to the bridge which is a nice spot for a family picnic or to do some canoeing or kayaking.

elora photo tour 4

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10.9mm, ISO 400, 1/250, f/8.0

Plenty of wildflowers adorn the riverside and the combination of trees, flowers and the Grand River make for some pleasing image captures.

I am always attracted to repeating patterns and all things mechanical and couldn’t resist taking an image of the inside roof structure of the West Montrose bridge.

elora photo tour 5

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 21.6mm, ISO 800, 1/25, f/6.3

To capture the image above I tilted the rear screen on my Nikon 1 J5 into the ‘selfie’ position, held the camera at my waist and pointed the J5 straight up at the roof structure. By lining up the main supports with the grid on the rear screen of the J5 I was able to capture the image above. This is a 100% capture without any cropping or perspective control done to the image.

elora photo tour 6

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 13.6mm, ISO 800, 1/25, f/8.0

My next stop was the Elora Gorge Conservation Area. There are a number of hiking trails at the facility, some of which follow along the Elora Gorge. The image above is very representative of the type of forest trails at the conservation area.

elora photo tour 7

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10mm, ISO 800, 1/15, f/8.0

To access one of the Elora Gorge outlooks you must descend down through a natural rock tunnel. Metal stairways have been constructed to make the descent easier and safer. Returning back up the staircase yielded the image opportunity above. I needed to do some simple perspective control adjustments in DxO OpticsPro 10 Elite to the image.

elora photo tour 8

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10mm, ISO 160, 1/320, f/8.0

Most of the views of the Elora Gorge are somewhat obstructed by the forest coverage making image captures difficult. I continued on along the conservation area road. It took me down to the water level of the Grand River which I found to be much more picturesque.

elora photo tour 9

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10mm, ISO 280, 1/250, f/8.0

There is no parking at the ‘low bridge’ area on the conservation road so I needed to park my car up on the other side of the gorge and walk back to the ‘low bridge’ area to capture the previous two images.

elora photo tour 10

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 10.9mm, ISO 160, 1/320, f/8.0

Next I ventured into the town of Elora. I couldn’t help but explore an old ruin adjacent to the river. I find these kinds of structures are just incredible in terms of the character that they exude.

elora photo tour 11

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 52mm, ISO 160, 1/640, f/6.3

Much of the structure was being propped up with thick beams to keep it from falling over and potentially causing injuries or worse.

elora photo tour 12

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 100mm, ISO 180, 1/500, f/5.6

My eye is always attracted to details and the roof joist poking through the brick wall in the image above called out to me.

elora photo tour 13

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 12.8mm, ISO 200, 1/250, f/8.0

I then proceeded into the town of Elora and did a bit of street photography. There is a wide array of photographic subject matter in this beautiful town. Old stone buildings, eclectic shops and eateries, splashes of colour, and of course, views of the Grand River.

elora photo tour 14

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 30.3mm, ISO 160, 1/320, f/5.6

I have only had my Nikon 1 J5 for a few weeks and I’m still getting used to shooting with a camera that does not have an EVF. The tilt rear screen does help to minimize glare, but from time to time it is a bit tricky to get the exact framing that I want in an image.

elora photo tour 15

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 28.7mm, ISO 400, 1/250, f/5.6

Overall, I really enjoy using the Nikon 1 J5 and I really appreciate the improved performance of the 20.8MP BSI sensor in the J5. It provides noticeably better dynamic range and colour depth than the Aptina sensors in my trio of V2’s. When working with images in post there is simply much more latitude in the J5 RAW files.

elora photo tour 16

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 13.6mm, ISO 160, 1/640, f/5.6

After only shooting with the Nikon 1 J5 for about a week, I decided to purchase a second copy of the camera. These will be my main cameras for landscape photography, macro type images when shooting with extension tubes, street photography and for general travel use.

elora photo tour 17

NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 28.7mm, ISO 400, 1/250, f/5.6

My Elora photography tour was just what the doctor ordered. I came back refreshed and with quite a few useable images.

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NIKON 1 J5 + 10-100mm f/4-5.6 @ 13.6mm, ISO 160, 1/500, f/5.6

Technical Note:
All images in this article were captured hand-held using a Nikon 1 J5 and a 1 Nikon 10-100mm f/4-5.6 VR zoom lens. All photographs in this article were processed from RAW files using my standard post process of DxO OpticsPro 10, CS6 and Nik Suite.

Article and all images Copyright 2016 Thomas Stirr. All rights reserved. No use, adaptation or reproduction of any kind is allowed without express written consent. Photography Life is the only approved user of this article. If you see it reproduced anywhere else it is an unauthorized and illegal use.

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Tips for Taking Family Portraits

Family portraits fall into three main categories: traditional family portraits, candid family portraits, and lifestyle family portraits. Most families have had their picture taken, but few have had a chance to have their portrait shot, because of the difference between the two. One is a quick snap, with little attention given to the technical aspects of the image; the other has more consideration given to how the final result should look.

parents and baby photo

photo by Harsha K R

It’s often said that a good portrait captures the personality of the subject(s), and that’s true, but what it also does is record the subject(s) in a way that’s different from other pictures they’ve had taken of themselves. By using a couple of simple techniques – anyone can move from the realm of ‘snapshots’ to discovering how to deliver distinctive family portraits.

Capturing Expressions

An essential for a successful family portrait? Expression. Capturing expressions portrays emotion and adds dynamics to the photograph. Portraits can be left feeling incomplete without capturing the expressions that make the image more engaging. While traditional family portraits are posed (think school pictures), I feel expressions are best captured un-posed in a candid portrait setting.

Some great tips on how to do this include avoiding using flash when possible and shooting from a distance. This isn’t to say that all successful family portraits are shot on a whim. It simply means that developing a rapport is important. Actively involve yourself in directing the subject(s) to pose naturally and comfortably, and you’ll find it can achieve a great deal!

Creating a Candid Look When Posing Subjects

Whether taking individual portraits or group photos, creating a candid look is a great way to create a different type of image. Get them laughing; engaging people in a friendly, open manner will get you those shots where the subjects have stopped being self conscious!

posing family photos

photo by Jaap Joris

Another easy way to achieve a great looking candid shot that has been posed is to have your subject(s) look away from the camera. This type of casual candid posing can also be used in larger group shots. Having everyone look at each other can create a unified mood to the photograph, a connection that the viewer can sense.

Photographing Children

Props are also a great tool to utilize when photographing children. A child’s honest reactions to their immediate environment make them the very best candid portrait subjects. Even when aware of the camera’s attention—candid shots from children shine.

Try Another Perspective

The general rule for family portraits is focus on the eyes and set a wide aperture to throw the background out of focus while keeping the faces/subjects sharp. While this is standard in the context of photography, consider occasionally photographing the subject from various angles and viewpoints. Sometimes changing your view helps emphasize mood and can help set the expression of the photograph.

family silhouette

photo by Eric Ward

Try photographing a family from behind, walking away. Perhaps a lifestyle type shot of everyone’s bare feet in the sand, etc.

Change Your Framing

Many people think of portraits as a vertical photograph. Instead, try holding your camera horizontally and offset your subject to one side rather than the middle. Being conscious of switching from one framing style to the other can provide some pleasing results from the same pose.

family photo with dog

photo by Phillip Dodds

Most photography generally insists that the horizon be a straight line. The same is not always necessarily true in portrait photography! Using the horizon line to add creativity and a fun mood to the image can be a great way to step out of the box!

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Renee Laurin (www.reneelaurin.com) has over a decade of experience in the graphic design industry and over six years of professional photography.

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Nine black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Not so long ago, novice photographers began learning their craft with black and white film. While many eventually mixed color into their portfolios, others eschewed hues entirely, opting for the smoothness of subtle monochrome tones.

Then came the digital revolution where all native output was in color by default, and anyone who pined for black-and-white had to figure out how to make it look real. Today, a multitude of black and white shooting, editing and conversion apps offer iOS and Android shooters many monochrome styles — from specific film analogs and grains to authentic borders, tints and vignettes, most with the ability to export and share via social media.

While any stock camera app will happily shoot monochrome images, these apps go further with filter options and interfaces tailored to black-and-white shooting. We ransacked the pile to uncover nine worth downloading.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Dramatic Black & White
$ 1.99 | iOS | Android

JixiPix wasn’t kidding when it made ‘drama’ the central focus of its app and even its name. Whether you shoot with Dramatic Black and White’s built-in camera or pull a color image from your Camera Roll, the app’s highly configurable interface, flexible presets and editing tools set it apart.

Images open in black and white with an adjustable ellipse spotlight that lets you zero in on the subject. From there, you can crop (rectangle or square) or adjust tone, sharpness, brightness or contrast. Individual red, green, and blue filters give images definition, while at the same time you can mix in grain or apply a color tint. Multiple levels of tweaking are possible but it’s also possible to use the app’s extensive one-click presets (Black & White, Dramatic B&W and Infrared) for a hands-off approach.

In addition to its infinite choices, the app’s performance is outstanding — there’s no waiting for a preview to render as as you experiment with different settings.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Lenka

Free | iOS | Android 

Introduced two years ago, Lenka, designed by photographer Kevin Abosch, sparked renewed interest in the mobile genre. Because it’s exclusively a image capture app, you can’t dig up an older photo from your Camera Roll and apply the Lenka treatment; the app forces you to concentrate on tone and contrast from the outset.

Lenka is minimalist and designed to be smart: It operates in full auto exposure mode, but if you want more control, you can tap the subject onscreen or the MF (manual focus) button on the control panel. Its four slider-based buttons for exposure, contrast, tint and focus toggle on and off. You can also summon extra illumination for fill lighting or extreme low light by tapping the light bulb icon for a continuous flood of light. There’s no front facing camera either, so no selfies.

Lenka is fast, easy and fun to use, and its auto setting works well enough to give you some great shots without much effort. 

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

BlackCam
$ 1.99 | iOS | Android

BlackCam, XnView’s capture and editing app, offers more than two dozen adjustable presets to impart a wide assortment of monochrome looks to your existing pictures – or you can shoot using live preview. Despite the number of adjustments available: Classic, Vintage, Light, Shadow, Dark, High Contrast and more, the app is easy to use. Classic editing tools let you adjust brightness, contrast, exposure, vignette and simulated film grain. Colored lens and professional conversion filters show up on screen. You can easily get by with the free version, which includes a large assortment of filters, but to get rid of distracting ads and unlock additional presets like Hard boiled, Vintage Deep and Platinum, you’ll have to upgrade.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Photolab Black
Free | Android 

Photolab Black, an Android-only photo capture and editor from Sand 5 Apps mixes retro-style black and white analog photo and Polaroid film effects with monochromatic file emulation filters to give new photos an old-time look. If you’re in the mood for grain, vintage, grunge and textures, feel free to go crazy with stylized filters like Ilford, Lomography, Pan F, Provia 100F and more. The app also provides a full set of classic editing tools like color balance, crop, rotate, and straighten or the ability to adjust brightness, contrast, color temperature, saturation, exposure, vignette, sharpen and blur with a swipe. The app is free, but to unlock certain modules like frames, you have to invite a friend on Google Plus or Facebook.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Hueless
$ 1.99 | iOS

Hueless, a popular black and white photo app for iOS, is another capture-only (not editing) app from Curious Satellite. Think of Hueless as a film camera with black-and-white stock and use it when you want to avoid post processing. The main (H) icon lets you choose TIFF or JPEG format and can hide the menu to maximize your concentration on composition: A simple screen tap records the image. If you want to shoot fast without setup, the app lets you record up to four presets. Advanced touches include a live exposure compensation slider, live contrast adjustment slider and adjustable photo filters in blue, green, yellow, orange and red, which give definition to grayscale images. The app’s interface feels natural, though if you commit to using all controls in the moment, it may seem overwhelming. Hueless can save your photos to the Camera Roll or a special Hueless album. 

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

BLACK
$ 0.99 | iOS 

BLACK puts the focus on retro film emulations. Ten distinctive film looks let you preview via swipe: Experiment with stocks like Tura P400, Paterson Acupan 800, Fujifilm FP-3000B and others. Just browse through each filter to find the one that best suits your image. Familiar tools like Curves, Fade and Vignette are also available. Curves puts tone and contrast at your disposal with a dynamic preview and histogram. Vignette’s slider adjustments let you play with contrast and shadow around the subject. Fade’s filmic effect adjusts for shadows. A full preview is available in Collection mode, as you tilt your iPhone 90 degrees. BLACK is a stylish and elegant monochrome rendition that offers some unique throwback effects. 

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Simply B&W
Free | iOS 

Fotosyn’s Simply B&W offers a variety of choices for both shooting and editing. Select from an assortment of familiar films such as T-Max, HP5, Tri-X, XP2, Delta, SFX-IR and Vintage, and you can leave it at that. If you’re into more tweaking, sliders let you control brightness, contrast and grain, while vignettes and frames add a finishing touch. The real treat with this app lies in its selection of filters (Red, Green, Polarizer, IR Filter) that emulate analog filters for black and white photography. A unique pro feature is the app’s integration with Adobe Creative Cloud, which lets you access your account directly from the app and work on your image on your phone.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Ansel
$ 0.99 | iOS 

Not a single photographer – pro or amateur – doesn’t know the name Ansel, practically synonymous with monochrome shooting today. When launched, Ansel even reads the Camera Roll in black and white, where you can immediately preview the conversion of any of your color images. Once a photo is opened in Ansel, the app provides more than a dozen controls to aid in the transition. A minimal number of presets offer a starting point, but it’s just as easy to dive right into the sliders to alter tone, contrast, exposure, shadows and highlights. Add a gradient or vignette while using the Mix filter and choose any color at all as a filter. If you’re unhappy with the result, you can either reset changes or revert to the original photo. While you can use the app in landscape mode, the icons don’t flip to accommodate the new position, but they’re big enough to easily read.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

Argentum Camera
Free | iOS

A newcomer to the scene, Argentum Camera has an unusual take on black and white photography. The filters in Argentum Camera for iPhone are not names for films, but rather iconic photographers. Specifically, this app lets you shoot in styles inspired by Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Irving Penn, Garry Winogrand, Yousuf Karsh and Dorothea Lange, which you view on screen while you focus and compose your shot.

The camera interface was built for larger iPhones. Additional options include a speed shooting mode for one-tap shots and Double Exposure to superimpose two images in a single photo. The app does not support the front facing camera – so no selfies. As you store your original unprocessed photos in your Camera Roll, a narrow line in the bottom indicates how much free space you have left. You can even take shots remotely via Apple Watch. The app is free with the Ansel Adams filter and a $ 2.99 in-app purchase buys you all five additional filters.

Black-and-white photo apps to elevate your monochrome game

While all nine of our picks offer polished results and an original approach, there are a couple of standouts.

Best free option

For the easiest shooting experience and the most enticing results, Lenka is our overall favorite among the free apps. There’s practically no setup, but rather a simple point and shoot interface that provides just enough control to get great results.

Best paid option

On the paid side, Dramatic Black and White simply hits it out of the ballpark with its flexible, easy-to-use shooting and editing controls, sizable number of presets and outstanding performance.


The apps above are just a small sample of the mobile black and white apps out there. Do you have a favorite that was not mentioned? Please share it in the comments.

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Dissecting My Favorite Photos from 2015 – Part III

In the previous two parts (I & II), I describe the careful planning involved in creating those images. Sometimes, however, with some luck, elements and light come together in several ways, (often unexpectedly), and create lasting, memorable moments. During those moments, it helps to stick to the basics, follow the light, and let your heart do the work. This third installment describes the amazing two hours I had at Sandy Stream Pond in Baxter State Park. I created 3 of my favorite images from last year in that short duration- it was like being a kid in a candy store. Please read on for the description.

Background

After the backpacking trip to Chimney Pond (see part 2), I camped for a night at the Roaring Brook Campground. Only about a quarter mile from Sandy Stream Pond, this is the best location to stay overnight if you want to visit this scenic pond at dawn during spring/summer (the park gates open at 6 am and other campground/cabins within the park are at least 30 min away by car). The evening before, I talked to a Ranger at the campground who told us about a cow Moose who is hanging out at the pond with her two recent born calves. Just to check out the area, we made the 10 minute stroll to the pond late evening. There, I imagined a composition for a morning picture, hoping that the mountains will glow at dawn. In the fading last light, we also spotted the cow Moose with her two calves. “The morning may be good”, I thought.

III. Summer Dawn, Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park, ME

sandyStream1_resized

Nikon F100, Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5 – 4.5 G lens, Fuji Velvia 50 scanned with Nikon Coolscan 5000

Composition & Setup

I setup my tripod and realized that at its normal height, the camera is not high enough to separate the edge of the mountain’s reflection from the foreground shrubs. I extended my center column (need to be mindful about the camera shake) and this 10 inches of additional height did the trick. I then pointed my camera downward to cut out the uninteresting sky and include more of the foreground plants. In addition, I also took care that the big rock in the pond intersects neither with the pond’s shoreline nor with the mountain’s reflection (barely managed it). Next, I moved around to find a composition, which emphasizes the repeated triangular patterns (see below) – this adds depth to the scene and keeps the viewer’s eye interested. The rising morning mist was an added bonus as it helps set up a distinct mood.

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Black lines show the repeating triangular patterns. Red dot shows point of focus.

Technical Notes

I used a Singh-Ray 2 stop soft graduated neutral density filter to hold the exposure in the sky + mountains, while opening up the shadows and bracketed few exposures. Since, the camera was on a tripod with center column extended, I used a cable release with self-timer to avoid camera shake and handheld the grad-filter in front. A polarizer was also used to manage the reflections and glare. The 35mm slide was scanned using Nikon Coolscan 5000.


Having photographed this particular composition, I shot more frames- zoomed in, vertical, isolating the mist etc. but liked this the best. Then, I turned around and found a dramatic scene unfolding- the morning mist was beginning to rise at the eastern shore of the lake and it was being backlit by the rising sun. Summer wildflowers were growing nearby and I used those as a foreground to click a decent photograph (see below), but as the light got more intense, I realized that there is a more striking image to be made.

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Summer wildflowers and morning mist.

IV. Rising Morning Mist, Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park, ME

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Composition and Setup

Metering the scene with my F100, it was clear that the back lighting was too intense for Velvia 50 to handle the extreme contrast. No problem- my Nikon D610 came to rescue, which was already setup on a  second tripod mounted with a 80-400 VR lens +TC (ready to photograph Moose). I swapped out cameras and now had my 24-120mm f/4 VR lens mounted on D610. Zooming in, I simplified the image and allowed the extraordinary mist be the key subject. The rocks acted as a foreground anchor and I made sure not to include too many distractions. In this image, depth is created by repeating horizontal lines- foreground rocks, middle-ground rocks, pond shoreline and the top of lit trees. These lines roughly coincide with edges in light too (another very important aspect), which creates a strong composition.

Technical Notes

I spot metered the brightest part of the mist and placed it around 1.5 stops above middle tone. Then using a cable release, I tripped the shutter and and several shots. This particular frame captured the back light at its peak intensity and the mist at its most dramatic.  The image was processed in Adobe Lightroom and the digital sensor worked very well capturing the dynamic range in the scene.


After this second light show, I was feeling content. Then, I spotted the female Moose with her too calves towards the western shore line of the pond. There was more drama to unfold.

V. Chasing Away the Intruder, Sandy Stream Pond, Baxter State Park, ME

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Description

It all began with the mother Moose enjoying tranquil moments with her two newborns. The calves looked relaxed and began exploring the shoreline, while the mother started to forage for food and drifted away from them. At that point, a second female Moose appeared and started to get close to the calves, which didn’t go well with our mama Moose. She warned the intruder by doing a little chase and when that didn’t help, she finally went all in and chased the intruder away. It was a quick burst of action and then calm returned to the scene. This image captures that peak action with the calves running behind their mother.

During my walk back to the campground, I ran into a BBC crew who had been in the area for past several days, filming Moose behavior for a documentary. They were staying outside the park and were just making their way to the pond (it was around 7 am). We got chatting and when I told them what happened, they got real excited. After looking at the photos, they said that perhaps, I witnessed the uncommon female Moose behavior of stealing young calves from other Moose (unsuccessful in this case). Later, an online search revealed that this behavior has been observed in Alaska as well. This was like an icing on the cake after the two amazing hours I had at Sandy Stream Pond. As a bonus, I had the place to myself with no one else around.

Technical details

The image was made using Nikon D610 and Nikkor 80-400mm AFS, VR lens with a 1.4x TC. The lens was stopped down one-stop to improve the sharpness of the combo. I use back button auto focus for wildlife shots with AF-C, d9 or d21. In this case, since the lens + TC combo has a max aperture of f/8, the camera would have used 7 points to get and track focus. It was a very bright morning with plenty of available light and the auto focus performed reasonably well. The lens was mounted on a poor man’s Wimberley head  and the camera was set to normal auto-ISO. This meant that the shutter speed will be around 1/500 seconds- fast enough to freeze the action in this case. Vibration reduction (or image stabilization) was turned off. The photo was processed in Adobe Lightroom.

Here is a bonus photo of the Moose and the calves after chasing off the intruder. Hopefully you enjoyed this third instalment of the series and as always, I look forward to comments and feedback.

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Flirting With Disaster: Filmmaker Duo Flies Drone Inside Byzantine Church and the Result Is Beautiful

Flying a drone indoors is always a challenge. You have to remain absolutely calm and collected, and generally, I highly recommend not flying a drone indoors, especially if you’re new to them in general. That’s also the warning that Filmmakers Guillaume Juin and Joris Favraud give anyone wanting to recreate this feat. They are a pair of rather brazen drone operators if I’ve ever seen any, coming together to form their company BigFly. Normally, the risk of flying a drone inside of a structure is already high, but usually, the highest risk is to the safety of your equipment, as the ease with which your drone could come into contact with any number of disastrous endings is increased exponentially.

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