Drone Technology Opens Up New Options for Photographers
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Skye">Skye</span> <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Moya">Moya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ross">Ross</span> <span word="Shafer">Shafer</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Based">Based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Baltimore">Baltimore</span>, <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="SkyeCam">SkyeCam</span> <span word="Productions">Productions</span>, <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="photography">photography</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="videography">videography</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="toys">toys</span>," <span word="Shafer">Shafer</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newer">newer</span> <span word="drones">drones</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.”</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="professionally">professionally</span>," <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Moya">Moya</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="crashing">crashing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="assemble">assemble</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drone">drone</span>, <span word="mount">mount</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="calibrate">calibrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="compass">compass</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="direction">direction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Positioning">Positioning</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drone">drone</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="location">location</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="drone">drone</span> <span word="photographers">photographers</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Moya">Moya</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Shaffer">Shaffer</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drone">drone</span>. <span word="De">De</span> <span word="Moya">Moya</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="maneuvers">maneuvers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>.</p><p><span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="talking">talking</span></p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operators">operators</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="Skye">Skye</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>," <span word="Shafer">Shafer</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>!' <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camera">camera</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>."</p>
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