Drone Photography and Videography OfCourse
Price: USD 14
USD 29
  • Duration: Flexible

Course details

Learn to fly your drone safely and with confidence
  • Choose the right drone, multirotor or aerial platform
  • Capture Aerial shots that tell stories and boost your portfolio

We are in an exciting phase of Drone technology, and if you’re photographer, or videographer with high ambitions, then now is the time to become part of it.

Take your images and videos to the next level, learn to safely set up a drone, and capture stunning aerial images.

Mark Richardson is a professional photographer and videographer, and founder of the Camera Stupid website. He will show you everything you need to hit the skies. This course will cover the basic rules for safe set-up and flying, offer a how-to guide for choosing your drone, multirotor, or aerial platform, and give you the technical assistance you’ll need to get going.

Learn at a pace to suit you, play-back the video tutorials, and download PDFs for reference: soon you’ll be ready to fly.

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Introduction, Safety and Common Sense
  • Introduction
  • Say hi to your fellow students!
  • Share your new course with your friends!
  • FAA Regulations
  • Three Main Rules To Follow
  • Flight Log
Flight Training
  • The best quadcopters for learning to fly under $50
  • Basic Controls
  • Maintaining And Regaining Orientation
  • Manoeuvres to Practice
Choosing an Aerial Platform
  • Build Or Buy?
  • Multirotor Configurations
  • The DJI Phantom Sweet Spot
  • The DJI Phantom Sweet Versions Comparison
First Person View (FPV)
  • Video Downlink Demonstrations And Setup Guide
  • Longer Range Options
Phantom Firmware and Settings
  • Updating Firmware
  • Gimbal Limits
  • Advanced IMU Calibration
  • Fail-safes
  • Advanced Modes
Recommended GoPro Settings
  • Settings
PreFlight Checklist, Takeoff and Landing
  • Equipment Check And Packing
  • Compass Calibration
  • Takeoff And Hover Check
  • Ground And Catch Landing Demonstration
  • Fail-Safe Demonstration
  • Situations Fail-Safe Will Fail
Aerial Video & Photo Processing and Editing
  • Lightroom Workflow
  • Photoshop Workflow
  • Final Cut Pro X Workflow
Using Aerial Imaging To Tell A Story
  • Aerial Video Shot List
  • Best Still Photo Tips
Travelling With Quadcopter
  • Best Cases For Travel
  • Multirotors And Airline Travel
  • Dealing With Customs
Final Thoughts, Resources and Inspiration
  • Troubleshooting & Tips: avoiding prop shadow and jello
  • … How To Fix X1 Title Lever On Phantom 2 Transmitter
  • … DJI Ground Station 2 FPV Over Frozen Ririe Reservoir
  • Bonus Resources
Quiz
  • Course Quiz
Updated on 16 May, 2018

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