Some days you don't have a plan. Some days you just want to go for a shoot! Last week that's exactly what happened when Steve Cloutier (@BlockIslandSteve) called me up and asked if I wanted to tag along for some droning in Newport Harbor. Who was I to say no! A quick hour charge for the batteries and we were on our way.
Logistics can be one of the hardest things about photographing sailing. You...
Winter is a time of dormancy, rest, and recuperation before the coming seasons of warmth and growth. While it can be hard to go outside in cold weather, I still need to get out there, get shooting, and just continue to create!
My dronehas provided me with an easy way to just get out and explore, even if I'm lacking ideas for photography. With our first real good snowfall of the year earlier this...
I've been photographing at Hazard Rock in Narragansett for several years now. It's a great little spot just off the main road, that makes you feel like you're – almost – in the middle of nowhere. It can be particularly treacherous during storm swell and high surf. People have died off these rocks, so the bluffs are not to be taken lightly.
I went down during a low tide with some wave action to...
My drone had been out of commission for the better part of the past two months. What I considered a small fix turned into a bit of a fiasco with 3DR. Long story short, I just needed a small hardware adjustment to a loose piece in my controller, but I had to send my entire kit back as one unit, and that unit was delivered to their California location, but they could never find it to service it,...
Like any other medium, droneflying has brought new awareness to my surroundings. I'm very aware of my proximity to airports nowadays with the new drone. I'm supposed to stay 5 miles from an airport or 2 miles from a heliport within 400ft altitude. Any closer and I need to call the airport to clear a flight. This means I have to go south of the Jamestown Bridge for shooting, and while one afternoon...
