Recent content by vsasolutions

The post that utilized bottom feeders was from another member and referred to the companies, not the pilots taking the jobs. My quote of that and Bottom Feeders were agreeing with the post on the companies. Now, I do believe that consistently supporting these companies by doing work at an...

Absolutely. I am not knocking those that fly the missions....someone has to. The unfortunate result is that rates are not driven by costs. So there is a lot of work out there that is not profitable for anyone other than the customer. I have flown my share of "equipment fund" flights. I...

Good point. However, not profitable regardless of what level you are at, but good for experience.

Well said. Bottom feeders indeed. Think about it, $10k plus in equipment, 20+ years creative skills, education, licensing, insurance, project planning, photography/videography skill development, continued training and practice......and someone is willing to do 3 hours of work (including travel...

I completely agree. Much easier and more effective building relationships with advertising firms, creative firms, photography firms, PR firms, Commercial Real Estate, etc. Become their trusted resource and you won't compete for the work their sales people find. I tend to film commercial...

It is not .raw. Raw files are in .dng extension. Raw files include extensive data in the file allowing you to recover and produce amazing final photos. I recommend always taking project work in JPEG + RAW. You will get both .jpg and .dng files.

Heck, most of the drone project sites out there should be considered scams. Jobs requesting 25 photos with a budget of $100. Didn't realize I had a flashing red light at my front door. Sorry, do not prostitute myself.

Just like SnowGhost I used to own a network solutions firm and was 100% Microsoft. I had a client that wanted to move to Macs so I started learning and using them back in 2005. I now have a creative firm and only use Apple computers. Not only do they just work, they last for freaking ever. I...

I get alerts from Droners.io all the time. The budgets are completely rediculous. As an industry we really need to stick together on not working for free and coach those that enable to the low budgets. When you are providing liability insurance, expertise, equipment, editing abilities...

I bill hourly for my time. If client wants the unedited footage and it is something I could sell for stock footage without a release, I will charge an add on fee. Post production, charge by the minute of edited video (rates are different based on editing done i.e. am I just splicing clips...

I did a commercial shoot yesterday and determined my pans/dolly shots 8-10 is perfect. Flyovers I did at 10-13. It was a calm day so my orbits were at 15. My client got back to me and loved the quality. I always know speed kills but I was curious from an editor’s viewpoint. I suspect if I were...

I am curious on what speed other fly when doing various shots for commercial real estate video. What gives editors the best footage to work with. I know one of the biggest mistakes is flying too fast. I typically fly between 5-8 mph on dolly/forward/backward shots and a little faster on orbits...

My recommendation is to market with out marketing. Like you I am a relatively new pilot. I obtained my part 107 in order to provide additional offerings to my current clients and to reach new types of clients. My recommendations: Start building your portfolio. Fly every moment you can...

I agree. However Solex has done a great job with their software, mission planner and open solo has given it new life. You are limited to the GoPro 4. Miné is my back up if my Mavic is down and it does great in higher wind speeds.

Gotta get the GoPro 4 lens upgrade.