I have owned a drone for the better part of 3 years and I find the ability to open your eyes to new perspectives absolutely amazing. It has changed the way I look at the world and how I will look at travel for ever.

I thought I'd throw out a few tips for those getting into it just to help out.

1. Know the area

Make sure you check if you’re allowed to fly in the location you are in first and foremost.

2. Sharpness

in the profile settings of the dji app make sure you put the sharpness to be +1, might not sound like much but will make a huge difference when it comes to the end results.

3. Shoot raw

DJI cameras while good, still have a long way to come. If you can shoot the photo in raw this will give you the best results. Raw allows the image to capture a lot more light, so that if it is over exposed or underexposed you can save the image in post editing later. You will need a program like Adobe Lightroom to view and edit the photos.

Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory

4. TAKE YOUR TIME

this is something I have learnt the hard way. Really think about the image you are taking, what you want to capture and the main focus points. Most dji will give you At least 20min battery life which is more than enough to capture some incredible images.

5. Watch out for birds and trees!

I'm sure many other drone owners have had their run-ins with some curious and protective birds or some branches from trees that "came out of know where" but don't get to wrapped up in the video/photo you are working on that you misjudge your surroundings. This can be a very expensive mistake.

I know these tips are very basic but I hope they help. Couldn't recommend any hire getting a drone for photographers, they open up a new world.

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