In this article and video, I'm going to show you Skylum's new drone specific software, AirMagic, for taking your drone photos, both JPG and DNG RAW, and quickly producing beautiful results with them. How does it work? Here's how Skylum describes it: There’s no doubt drone photos look breathtaking. You can see our world from places previously unreachable. But drone photos often lack quality. You may spend ages getting that one shot with a drone, and then you may spend even more time making it look perfect with manual editing. That’s why … [Read more...] about Using AirMagic to process your drone photos
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AirMagic provides one-click editing solution for drone photographers
Tomorrow, Skylum's newest software program — AirMagic — hits the market. I've had a chance to try it out for the past couple weeks. And despite the fact that I'm not a drone photographer, I have to say I'm impressed with what this program can do. Despite the fact that I don't have a drone, I know several people who do. And they all have the same complaints. Their photos are often hazy, not sharp and just not that professional quality. This means they have to spend a ton of time editing their photos. AirMagic changes that, offering a one-click … [Read more...] about AirMagic provides one-click editing solution for drone photographers
Free Perfectly Clear Webinar | Tuesday, January 29, 2018
Join Chris Anson as he shares some of his insights for making the best pictures while piloting your drone. He'll also show some powerful techniques for finishing them in Perfectly Clear Complete. Everything is a little different when your camera is flying, so don't miss this webinar to help you become a better drone photographer. Tune in live at 12 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Central, 10 a.m. Mountain and 9 a.m. pacific to participate in giveaways and ask questions. The webinar will be recorded for those who can’t join in live. Register for this … [Read more...] about Free Perfectly Clear Webinar | Tuesday, January 29, 2018
Processing DJI Drone DNG using Perfectly Clear as a plug-in
Editor’s Note: Perfectly Clear is offering Photofocus readers a special $99 bundle, including Perfectly Clear Complete and SharkPixel presets. A $163 value! In this article, I'm going to show you how you can process your DJI Drone DNG RAW Photographs using Perfectly Clear 3.5. Since Perfectly Clear doesn't yet support the DJI Drone cameras, you will need to launch Perfectly Clear as a plugin from inside editing software that supports the Perfectly Clear plugin. I'm going to show you how to do that with Lightroom, Photoshop and Capture One Pro. … [Read more...] about Processing DJI Drone DNG using Perfectly Clear as a plug-in
Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 1
This article consists of 2 parts. This is part 1 of 2. In this 2 part article, we're going to explore creating a 3 image HDR merge in Aurora HDR 2019. I’m using RAW photographs from my Inspire 2 X5S camera shot in DNG RAW shooting AEB (auto exposure bracketing) mode taking 3 photographs. One challenge in shooting multiple exposures with a drone is that there can be a slight change of position between the photographs, even at faster shutter speeds because of GPS drift, wind, and other variables. Because of this, I will use a high ghost … [Read more...] about Aerial HDR Photography using a UAV with Aurora HDR 2019, part 1
How to apply haze removal tool selectively in Affinity Photo
In this article, I am going to show you how I use the masks and the Haze Tool in Affinity Photo to apply it selectively. The above panorama consists of six photographs shot with my DJI Inspire 2 drone using the X5S camera and an Olympus 12mm f/2 lens. I corrected each photograph in Capture One Pro using the Lutify LM-RAW-CL-Chiara-25 LUT and then made further adjustments. I then exported the six photographs as 16-bit TIFF files to AutoPano Pro, stitched them together and exported the final result as a 16-bit TIFF. The next step is to take it … [Read more...] about How to apply haze removal tool selectively in Affinity Photo
A better drone photographer – Using Lutify LUTs with DJI DNG RAW files in Capture One Pro 11
In this article, I'm going to show you how I use Lutify LUTs in Capture One Pro 11 (CO 11). These LUTs will work in any software that supports LUTs like Affinity Photo, Luminar 2018, Photoshop, and Lightroom. The package you choose will determine whether it supports the RAW image for that product. Also, I contacted Lutify directly and was provided a free version of these LUTs for this review. As always, I will give you my honest review of the product. Lutify is kindly offering a 10% discount coupon for Photofocus readers on any of their … [Read more...] about A better drone photographer – Using Lutify LUTs with DJI DNG RAW files in Capture One Pro 11
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 3
The Color page videos are broken down into 3 parts. This is part 3 of the 3. Other parts of my DaVinci Resolve 15 installments are in the links below. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 1 article here. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 2 article here. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 3 article here. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Color Page - Part 1 article here. DaVinci Resolve 15 - Color Page - Part 2 article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use Final … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 3
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 2
The Color page videos are broken down into 3 parts. This is part 2 of the 3. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 1 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 2 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 3 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Color Page - Part 1 article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use FCPX for some things, I have a real fondness … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 2
Quick Tip: Speed up your editing in DaVinci Resolve
Here is a simple way to speed up your editing in DaVinci Resolve. With clips, there are many times where we want to remove from the beginning or end of the clip. The fastest way I know to do that is. Move the play head over the clip where you want everything to the left of it removed Press the Command/Control, Shift, [ keys. [ is the left square bracket. Move the play head to the right side of the clip where you want the remaining part of the clip removed Press the Command/Control, Shift, ] keys. ] is the right square … [Read more...] about Quick Tip: Speed up your editing in DaVinci Resolve
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 1
The Color page videos are broken down into three parts. This is part 1 of 3. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 1 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 2 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 3 article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use Final Cut Pro X for some things, I have a real fondness for DaVinci. One thing to note is that it requires a more … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Color page, part 1
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15 – The Edit Page, part 3
The Edit page videos are broken down into 3 parts. This is part 3 of the 3. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 1 article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 2 article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use FCPX for some things, I have a real fondness for DaVinci. One thing to note is that it requires a more powerful graphics card than FCPX. The good news is you can try it for free to see if … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15 – The Edit Page, part 3
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15 – The Edit page, part 2
The Edit page videos are broken down into three parts. This is part 2 of the 3. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Edit Page - Part 1 article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use Final Cut Pro X for some things, I have a real fondness for DaVinci. One thing to note is that it requires a more powerful graphics card than FCPX. The good news is you can try it for free to see if your computer can run it. The free version of DaVinci Resolve … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15 – The Edit page, part 2
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Edit page, part one
The Edit page videos are broken down into 3 parts. This is part 1 of the 3. You'll find the DaVinci Resolve 15 - Media Page article here. In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) for some things, I have a real fondness for DaVinci. One thing to note is that it requires a more powerful graphics card than FCPX. The good news is you can try it for free to see if your computer can run it. The free version of DaVinci Resolve 15, both Mac and Windows, can be found here — you will find it on the … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Edit page, part one
Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Media page
In video editing, my primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. While I do use Final Cut Pro X for some things, I have a real fondness for DaVinci. One thing to note is that it requires a more powerful graphics card than FCPX. The good news is you can try it for free to see if your computer can run it. The free version of Davinci Resolve 15, both Mac and Windows, can be found here — you will find it on the bottom of the linked page. It is really quite amazing what they give you in the free version! DaVinci Resolve 15 is broken down into pages. These … [Read more...] about Video editing basics in DaVinci Resolve 15: The Media page
Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Basic color correction of DJI D-Cinelike in DaVinci Resolve
This is a follow-on article to Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Setting up your DJI Drone Camera for Video Using Manual Mode and D-Cinelike. This article assumes that you set up your camera based upon that article and shot your video in that same mode or at least in D-Cinelike. In this video, I show you the basics of color correction of video shot in H.264 and D-Cinelike. I will be using Davinci Resolve 15. You can find my article doing the same thing using Final Cut Pro X (FPCX) here. My primary tool is DaVinci Resolve. I use … [Read more...] about Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Basic color correction of DJI D-Cinelike in DaVinci Resolve
Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Color correcting DJI D-Cinelike in FCPX
This is a follow-on article to Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Setting up your DJI Drone Camera for Video Using Manual Mode and D-Cinelike. This article assumes that you set up your camera based upon that article. In this video, I show you the basics of color correction of video shot in H.264 and D-Cinelike. I will be using Final Cut Pro 10.4 (FCPX). These basics can be applied to any other editing/grading software as well. The video also assumes that you know how to get your video into FCPX and onto the timeline. Its focus is on how … [Read more...] about Becoming a Better Drone Videographer: Color correcting DJI D-Cinelike in FCPX
Becoming a Better Drone Photographer: Creating an Aerial Panorama using Luminar 2018
In this article, I am going to walk you through the process of creating a panorama from 3 photographs from your DJI Drone using the DNG RAW setting in the Go 4 app. Then I will use Luminar 2018 for processing the RAW files and Affinity Photo for combining them together into the panorama. Finally, I will bring them back into Luminar 2018 to fine tune and export the final Panorama as a JPG. Download Luminar 2018 here. DJI Drone Camera Settings Setup your drone camera in whichever mode you like. See my articles on full auto mode, aperture … [Read more...] about Becoming a Better Drone Photographer: Creating an Aerial Panorama using Luminar 2018
Aerial 360˚ Photos Workflow
Image credit – Jag_cz on Adobe Stock. These two videos are from my new class over at LinkedIn Learning... I'll share with you in a six-part article the entire part of the course about aerial panoramic images. You can see the series here as it's released on Photofocus or watch the whole class here. Merging 360˚ panoramic images in PTGui from Learning Aerial Photography with Drones by Richard Harrington and Francis Torres Note: If the video doesn’t show up at first, please reload the page. Adding 360˚ sky in Photoshop from Learning … [Read more...] about Aerial 360˚ Photos Workflow
Merging Tough Drone Panoramic Photos in Photoshop
Image credit – Jag_cz on Adobe Stock. These two videos are from my new class over at LinkedIn Learning... I'll share with you in a six-part article the entire part of the course about aerial panoramic images. You can see the series here as it's released on Photofocus or watch the whole class here. Merging tough panoramic images in Photoshop from Learning Aerial Photography with Drones by Richard Harrington and Francis Torres Note: If the video doesn’t show up at first, please reload the page. Merging 360˚ panoramic images in … [Read more...] about Merging Tough Drone Panoramic Photos in Photoshop
Enhancing Drone Panoramas and Removing Noise
Image credit – Jag_cz on Adobe Stock. These two videos are from my new class over at LinkedIn Learning... I'll share with you in a six-part article the entire part of the course about aerial panoramic images. You can see the series here as it's released on Photofocus or watch the whole class here. Enhancing images with filters from Learning Aerial Photography with Drones by Richard Harrington and Francis Torres Note: If the video doesn’t show up at first, please reload the page. Noise reduction and sharpening for panoramic images … [Read more...] about Enhancing Drone Panoramas and Removing Noise
How to Develop Drone Panoramas in Lightroom
Image credit – Jag_cz on Adobe Stock. These two videos are from my new class over at LinkedIn Learning... I'll share with you in a six-part article the entire part of the course about aerial panoramic images. You can see the series here as it's released on Photofocus or watch the whole class here. Essential strategies for developing panoramic images in Lightroom from Learning Aerial Photography with Drones by Richard Harrington and Francis Torres Note: If the video doesn’t show up at first, please reload the page. Removing lens … [Read more...] about How to Develop Drone Panoramas in Lightroom
