Learning Aerial Photography with Drones

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Free Online Course: Learning Aerial Photography with Drones provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Learning Aerial Photography with Drones is taught by Richard Harrington and Francis Torres.

Overview
  • Learn how to take aerial photographs and panoramas using DJI quadcopters.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • What you'll learn in this course
    • Who is this course for?
    1. Before You Fly
    • Understanding your country's regulations
    • Respecting no-fly zones
    • Securing permission from property owners
    • Flying with a two-person team
    • Making sure your drone is registered
    • Taking your drone on a commercial airline
    • Understanding weather conditions that affect flight
    • Preflight checklist
    2. Essential Flight Techniques for Photographers
    • Takeoff and landing strategies
    • Hovering in place
    • Positioning the camera
    • Composition strategies
    • Monitoring remotely
    3. Shooting Raw Photos
    • File format and recording options
    • Choosing the right exposure
    • Shooting with filters
    • Creating a custom lens profile for your camera
    4. Safe Landings
    • Establishing a landing zone
    • When to land
    5. Developing Raw Images
    • Essential developing strategies for photos in Lightroom
    • Removing lens distortion
    • Sending the image to Photoshop
    • Enhancing the image with filters
    • Noise reduction and sharpening
    6. Shooting Panoramic Images from a Drone
    • Configuring your drone for panoramic images and essential apps
    • Shooting strategies for panoramic images
    7. Developing Panoramic Images
    • Essential developing strategies for panoramic images in Lightroom
    • Removing lens distortion
    • Enhancing the image with filters
    • Noise reduction and sharpening for panoramics
    • Merging tough panoramic images in Photoshop
    • Merging 360-degree panoramic images in Photoshop
    • Merging 360-degree panoramic images in PTGui
    • Adding 360-degree sky in Photoshop
    8. Shooting HDR Images from a Drone
    • Configuring your drone for HDR images
    • Shooting strategies for HDR images
    9. Developing HDR Images
    • Essential developing strategies for HDR images in Lightroom
    • Removing ghosting from HDR images
    • Noise reduction and sharpening for HDR images
    • Enhancing the image with filters
    • Merging tough HDR images with Photomatix Pro
    • Merging tough HDR images with Aurora
    Conclusion
    • Next steps