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DJI Mavic Pro 2 // First Photos

My DJI Mavic Pro 2 arrived way earlier than expected.  No sooner was it announced and I pre-ordered it on Adorama, and it was at my door within the week! I had been holding off getting a second bird for some time now, just waiting for the Mavic 2 to be announced. The potrability factor was something I desperately wanted, but I figured the second generation would have better image quality and would...

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Aerial Abstracts

I've had a new project lately, bringing motion blurs and slow shutter work to the air with my drone photography.  All it took was a few darker Neutral Density filters and I'm already thrilled my first few flights of this experimentation! My drone works with a GoPro camera, so I don't really have the manual controls that other platforms might be equipped with. Understanding how to manipulate the...

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Beach Yoga with Alyssa

It's wonderful to bring together things that you love, and for me that meant a morning photoshoot of yoga on the beach.  Alyssais a yoga instructor in Rhode Island, and we collaborated on a morning shoot featuring an all white outfit with the sea for our backdrop. We played with reflections in the water, shapes with the poses, and I was absolutely captivated by the brilliant and strong morning...

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Morning Paddles with Elise

Summer summer summer!  In celebration of summer I rose bright and early to get to the beach for a 5am photoshoot with model Elise.  We wanted some golden hour beachy surf lifestyle shots, and we had the whole place to ourselves to play!  What started on land quickly moved into the water as we both climbed into wetsuits to enjoy the early morning light.   The only thing we were missing were proper...

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Cape Cod Explorations

I found myself on Cape Cod for a few hours not too long ago, and while I didn't know what I might photograph, I had packed my full seascape kit and drone just in case.  Luckily, with some local knowledge from friend and fellow photographer Cody DeGroff, we explored a few spots throughout Orleans and Chatham with an eye on the sky for sunset. The tide continued to drop as we drove around, finally...

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