Shooting with a normal DSLR camera has never really posed much of a challenge as I became a more experienced photographer, apart from searching for that unique image that stood out from the rest.
So why did I think that shooting from the skies on the Cornish coast was going to be much different, apart from the camera settings there's nothing else you can compare.
It's not only the safety aspects you have to consider, as the drone is in the air, and who's to say that the motor wouldn't suddenly stop working and drops from the skies onto a crowded beach, onto the unsuspecting poor soul eating their ice cream, who doesn't even have the chance to scream.
The weather can also be a thorn in a drone pilots side, that sudden gust of wind that could potentially blow your drone into someones back garden, and that camera looking straight into somebody's bedroom window wouldn't do your reputation as an upstanding member of the community much good.
And how can we forgot those pesky Cornish seagulls. We know it's okay for them when they're stealing your fish & chips, but you fly unassumingly past their nesting site then that's a different matter. They forget that they stole your pasty the other day, or your battered cod that you'd waited patiently in the queue for half an hour, and your poor little drone has kamikaze seagulls dive bombing it.
And before we even get as far as flying a drone commercially, we need permission from the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority). Thinking that this would be a simple exam and a practical test was very naive of me, after completing the 20 or so modules I thought I would now be qualified to go on a space expedition with NASA.
With all these potential hazards to consider before flying, the next step is to get the perfect shot, easier said than done, as I have taken hundreds of aerial images, however I only have around 15 at the moment that I would use on my products. Anyone can a take a nice scenic shot, but it's all about capturing that particular image at that particular time, that nobody else could really copy.
Being as green as I can is also a big factor in what I'm trying to achieve, helping to cut down on the single use plastic bottle problem, and finding a supplier that goes to great lengths to be as eco friendly as they possibly can, they even plant 5 trees for every review they get on Trustpilot and Google, and they have a lot of reviews.
So with this in mind, I hope you like my products, and understand the work that goes into my aerial photos. And if you're thinking of becoming a drone pilot yourself, and want some useful tips, then please feel free to contact me.
Goodbye for now.