Technique
Using Drones for Landscape Photography
Drones have opened perspectives that were previously available only from helicopters or tall structures. Straight-down views of coastlines, elevated forest canopy shots, and bird’s-eye patterns in agricultural landscapes are now accessible to any photographer with a consumer drone. But aerial photography is a different discipline from ground-level work, with its own compositional rules and technical considerations. Choosing Your Altitude Altitude changes the photograph fundamentally: Low altitude (20-50 feet): Maintains a perspective similar to elevated ground positions — hillsides, rooftops, bridges.