Blair Academy Photography
By Lily
Legalistic Stuff
Pass the Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)
Register at FAADroneZone, mark the registration number on the drone
Check AutoPylot App for any restriction/warning/potential hazards
Check the 2024-2025 Blair Academy Student Handbook
Time/Location Choice
1. Before dark!!
Personally I prefer around sunset
The sky looks colorful
2. Chose a location that have checked for potential hazards
Trees
Nets
Wires
During Shooting
Take usage of the unique perspective
Find patterns
Find Leading lines
Wait for a subject/put a subject in frame
After shooting
Crooping
the drone has a wide angle camera, hence sometimes it sometime captures too much information that separates the viewer’s attention
Masking
The camera on my drone is not as good as an actual camera. Hence I uses masking to bring out more visual information in light/colors, making the photo more interesting.
Green: Bring out the variety color of sun set
Blue: Emphasis the leading lines
Red: Create depth in the photo, avoid big areas of pure black