GETTING STARTED WITH AERIAL VIDEO

How to make fantastic videos from your multicopter or drone.

Written by Eric Cheng

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Julian Cohen

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Aerial shot of Vakaeitu, Tonga, September 2013.

Eric Cheng

The first aerial photograph was taken in 1858 by French photographer Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (from a hot air balloon), and since then, aerial perspectives in imaging have remained elusive to those without astronomical budgets. Historically, photographers have used just about everything to get cameras up in the air including balloons, birds, kites, rockets, airplanes, ...

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