5 STEPS to make INCREDIBLE and EPIC DRONE photos!

Drones are powerful aerial cameras and with them you can make some powerful and epic photos! In this video, I'll give you the 5 steps I use to make sure I make some epic drone photos. I cover everything from conceptualizing, composition, emphasizing the epic, settings and editing with intend.

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0:00 - The power of drones!
0:55 - Step 1: The subject, focal point or concept
3:02 - Glacier river patterns
5:57 - Step 2: Composing with intend
9:25 - Photos of beautiful washes
11:39 - Step 3: Emphasizing the epic
14:37 - Step 4: Settings for drone photography
17:51 - Step 5: Editing impactful drone photos
20:45 - A whole new world, but...

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[michaelw]

My 21 son drove from Eastern Australia across the country to Perth (4260kms) in Western Australia by himself in his car, and then back a couple of months later. He stopped every now and again in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia and flew his DJI Mavic 2. The videos and photos were breath-taking in their beauty, especially those taken whilst travelling over the Nullarbor Plain.

[fantasysensenmann]

Came here after your announcement in the newest Video.
For me most of your videos are beautiful to watch and educational at the same time and I love that. Since I don't own a drone there was no reason for me to watch this Video from the educational point of view but I do have to say that the drone footage and the very special perspectives it gives you are very very beautiful and with your music really relaxing to watch. I think many didn't click on it because they do not own a drone themselves but this video is made very professionally and is just a thing I guess most of your viewers aren't used to. Would love to see more though since I play with the thought of buying a drone for a while now!

[benharveyphotography]

Some really great tips here. Thank you!

[DefPirateGaming]

This makes me want to get a drone. Well done, sir. Great video with a lot of tips.

[heikebrtkwk]

I love drone photos… Plan to buy one too thanks for this video Mads.

[cmichaelhaugh]

Thank you for the reminder in the following video. I had let this slip out of mind among several unwatched items. Love the shots. The instructions will be great when I finally pull the trigger and get a drone.

[MattIvey]

I have been to Iceland 5 times. Going again in a week. I love it there. These images are amazing.

[hansgunnaraslaksen]

This video is so inspiring and answered all my questions regarding drone photography!

[PMCN]

Even though I don't have a drone, I do love the perspective that images taken with them give the viewer. Here in Australia, a landscape photographer (Glenn Mckimmin) dose his arial photography using either a helicopter of fixed wing plain. His images of Sydney and Lake Eyre are stunning. Taken with a Fuji GFX100s hanging out of a plane sich I think would be very interesting and somewhat scary. The results are magnificent, as are your airial drone images. The care and attention to detail composing with a remote monitor is a definite skill in itself. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and images Mads!

[alexandermckown]

I very much like your Glacier river patterns. There is a similarity to Georgia O'Keeffe paintings.
Thanks for your creative imagination.
Alex

[amyverhague]

Those were some epic shots! I would love to fly and shoot with a drone!

[darranmilne]

Your drone footage is breath-taking and amazing Mads than you for sharing your tips and ideas

[timothyprigg]

Mads, Thanks for another ‘epic’ video. Inspirational! Time to take the drone out for a shoot.

[FarzadFarzamfar]

Great video, inspiring me to take out my drone more often. Thanks!

[daveedmunds]

Has to be one of the best you have produced Mads, the images are just mind blowing 🤯🤯👀👀

[davidwalker]

Thank you Mads, it seems these days no matter who you show your photos to, they always seem to rave about the aerial shots. Drones are a really great tool for photographers. Great video.

[shazzam]

Really helpful video thank you. I have a drone and do not use it enough. This has given me the push I needed to get back out there. trip to Scotland coming up. Perfect....

[Steve.Daugherty]

Earlier this year I bought a Mavic 3 to allow me to get photos from places that my feet can't take me. Since then, I've had several opportunities to go out shooting with both my drone and my fullframe most of the time when I come home and review the photos that I took with each, I find that the more compelling shots were taken with the drone! It seems it may have become my "primary" camera!
Last month I went on vacation to Belize, which doesn't allow visitors to bring drones into the country with them, and I felt SO handcuffed! It's amazing the difference a drone can make.

[danieldanahey]

Meds, awesome comprehensive tutorial on drone photography. Stunning videos, and stills !!

[wigglerise]

Mads, that shot of the flow that looks like a tree in Forrest is amazing. I saw the tree and Forrest before you said it as it's so striking. Got to get my drone out more.