Recent content by vindibona1

Yeah, you could do that too. ;) It's funny, but before the fancy green screen and automated background replacement, over the years I had to strip thousands of products out of backgrounds and then save the files as EPS with clipping paths- so the pen tool is second nature to me. I think it's one...

I would disagree. It's not hard... just unfamiliar. It's actually quite easy if you have straight lines but only takes a drop of experience even if you need to make curved shapes. I checked Lightroom and didn't find a way to create lines or vectors. I'm sure there are other programs that...

Nice review. If I may add, the Arc V is different from the Arc/Arc II as it has a fully enclosed housing where the Arc lights are essentially "shrink wrapped", so have a lower profile- but only by 1/8" (3.2mm). I don't think the Arc V's were available when I ordered my other lights. It seems...

I understand.I know exactly how it works. I think I mentioned that all above .. . But it's not as if the photographer/pilot doesn't have the similar expenses; Equipment, insurance, auto/truck internet, computers, editing software, office overhead, accounting fees taxes, etc. If you are in...

I know about real estate agents. I've dealt with them in terms of promotional headshots, done few photo sessions of houses for sale. For sure I'd offer the whole package. I'm trying to figure out the handheld camera thing. I'm not sure if I want to do virtual tours with an Insta360 yet. That...

I'm in the mood for anecdotes today so I have two more... The first relates what you just stated about pricing to health care. You can have... 1) Quality 2) Affordability 3) Availability ... But you can only have 2 of the 3. [Editorial note: As soon as people realize the truth in that the...

I don't suspect I would be flying anywhere locally where the floor of Class B didn't start at 1899 MSL after the 5MN ring, with no controlled airspace below it staying below 400' AGL.

You're preaching to the choir. Before certification I needed some practice projects and I think I chose wisely, picking the two best building in the area to "practice" on. But I'm with you. For actual work, I don't work for free and I don't work cheap. I'm going to take my time developing my...

I'm thinking about different ways I can market myself now that I have my Part 107. I have several contacts in real estate brokerage, and while it's a tough market, it would probably be one of the easier ones to break into, once i have my s88t together. My daughter just moved into a lovely new...

I can't recommend anything and know as much as you do about what's available. I do know one thing... Check out the availability of parts and repairs in your part of the world before purchasing. There are many brands that do not have any repair facilities or ability to do repairs in the US. I...

I was looking at the application for night waivers and it seems that there is a lot of detail required for flying after/before civil twilight. Do you have to fill out a waiver application every time you want to fly at night? Or can you fill out an applicaiton for multiple missions? ... Or does...

Thanks. Good information. Looks like I'm going to have to do a lot of research before I can figure out where this will take me. So far I've only done a few projects flying local religious structures with architectural significance. I suspect that they would only be good as samples as...

Just passed my Part 107 and should have my cert in a few days. I've been in the photography business for a few decades, now semi retired so I have a lot of contacts in real estate, events and several other business categories. I see a lot of films that have aerial inserts for a few seconds as...

I've only been using Davinci Resolve sinc July and it is my first full blown video editor. Honestly it was easier to pick up the basics than some of the much simpler programs out there. Having years of color correcting experience in Photoshop, learning (basic) color grading was easy once I...

There are lots of similar programs to Luminar and Lightroom. I try not to use LR even though it comes with my Photoshop subscription (paid under duress). I would recommend taking a look at On1 Raw 2020. It can easily replace Lightroom for 99% of the functions, already has AI, is a one-time...