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Learning to fly – First Shots

In the week since my first test flight with the Inspire 1 I’ve been out flying it nearly every day, it’s almost becoming an obsession!  As somebody who enjoys capturing images from the world around me I’ve found that suddenly having this amazing new perspective on life has reignited a passion for capturing...

Learning to fly – First flight

With the Inspire one updated to the latest firmware it was time to take it out for it’s first flight. There are however some really important things to consider before doing so and just to clarify those I’m going to run through them. Know how to fly This seems a...

Harley-Davidson Euro Festival 2015

  Here’s another video shot for Harley-Davidson recently in and around St Tropez, France. I had the pleasure of shooting aerial footage for this one by hanging out of a helicopter with the door off, that never gets boring! Huge thanks to The Xcerts for providing the awesome soundtrack for...

Learning to fly – The Inspire 1 arrives

I took delivery of my DJI inspire 1 this evening and thought I’d share a few pics and initial thoughts with you. Please bare in mind that this is my first Quadcopter, I can’t give comparisons to other models in the same price bracket other than the Phantom that I have...

Learning to fly

I’ve been watching the whole aerial photography industry expanding over the last couple of years with great interest. The technology has moved forward so quickly and a lot of the imagery being produced is simply stunning. Much like the rise of DSLR video, these devices have brought yet another area that...

Using markers as visual sync guides in FCPX

  here’s a quick tutorial showing how I use markers in FCPX to give me a visual indicator in case any audio syncing issues crop up due to a mistake using the magnetic timeline. Although the magnetic timeline offers many advantages when editing, I find that it’s very easy to...