Drone Landscape Photography

Hi, I'm Ian plant. and I'm coming to you right now from the beautiful Island nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, famous for volcanoes. As a landscape photographer, sometimes I want to get a higher perspective and sometimes I want to get a much higher perspective. When I'm looking to make unique landscape photos, that's when I reach for my drone. Not only does the drone allow you to get some really unique angles, but it also gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of composition.

You can pretty much fly just about anywhere with the drone. So it's a lot easier than when you're on the ground and you're using a tripod and you may be limited where you can go or where you can set up. So the drone offers you an infinite variety of compositions. Most drone cameras have a fixed focal length lens, so you're not able to zoom in and out with the lens. You have to use the drone physically to move back and forth to zoom in and out to get the composition that you want.

I'm flying the DJI Phantom four pro but there's a lot of great drones out there. I'm on the lookout when I'm flying my drone for interesting patterns and a lot of strong contrast. So good light that creates a lot of separation between light and shadows is something that's going to help landforms really stand out. But even during the middle of the day you can find interesting compositions with your drone because sometimes there's a lot of strong colors that are revealed by the daylight that wouldn't be apparent at sunrise or sunset. Personally, I find that the drone offers me the opportunity to get a bird's eye view and to get a unique and compelling perspective on the natural features of our world to see something that most people won't see in their daily lives.

I'm Ian Plant and thanks for watching.