Lately I’ve been so focused on mobile, apps, development, conferences, and more that I haven’t posted much besides IBM work news and projects. Well, I’m taking a break for just a moment… If you’ve followed my blog for a while, then you already know that I’m pretty much obsessed with “drones”. It is by far the […]
Category Archives: Aerial
Lens Correction For GoPro Video Footage Has Never Been Easier!
I love my GoPro camera. It takes amazing pictures and captures incredible videos, and can get into some extreme situations that other cameras probably would not survive – no wonder it is one of the best selling cameras in the world. I also love the fisheye lens, but there are times when the fisheye effect […]
Assembling A Panorama with Adobe Photoshop CC
I just put together a walkthrough of creating an aerial panorama from images captured with a GoPro camera and an RC helicopter over on Behance. Check it out for full details. Here’s the final panorama to whet your appetite: High-res here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/andytrice/13899593912/ Enjoy!
360 Spherical Panoramas – The Creation of Planet Vegas
Here’s a fun tutorial for one of the last Friday afternoons of 2013… the creation of 360 degree panoramas, or “planets” as some like to call them. If you’re not quite sure what I’m talking about, check out the image below: A panorama is a wide-angle view, usually captured with either a special lens, or […]
Video: GoPro Cameras, Quadcopters & Creative Cloud
Last week I had the opportunity to present an incredibly fun topic to the DC/MD/VA Creative Professionals user group… GoPro Cameras, Quadcopters, and Adobe Creative Cloud. Thanks to everyone who attended. This topic is a personal interest of mine, and I had a great time. There were great questions and great conversations all around. For […]
Amazing Panoramas in 10 Easy Steps with Adobe Photoshop CC
Here’s a quick video I put together showing how to create incredible panorama images in ten easy steps, using Adobe Photoshop CC. I captured this one on Monday in a sunrise session in Richmond, VA with a DJI Phantom and GoPro. …and the ten steps are: Go get some awesome shots! – Just be sure that […]
Creative Cloud Helps Me Fulfill My Creative Vision
In my last post, I proclaimed my love for Adobe Creative Cloud. This post will show you the reason why. I was playing around with some of the aerial footage I captured last week in San Francisco. Just for fun, I wanted to create a HUD (heads up display) to add to the first-person experience […]
Coming Soon – RC Aerial Photography in Adobe Inspire Magazine!
This week I was in the video studio recording some content for Adobe Inspire magazine on creative uses of quadcopters, GoPros and Creative Cloud for aerial photography and videography. Adobe Inspire is a great place to get new ideas or learn tips and tricks with Adobe Creative Cloud tools. Subscribe to the free Adobe Inspire […]
Review: Beholder Lite Gimbal For DJI Phantom Quadcopter
I recently purchased a Beholder Lite camera gimbal for my DJI Phantom quadcopter, and I am very pleased with it. Bottom line for those that don’t want to read this entire post… The Beholder Lite is hard to beat for the price, as long as you have some time to tune the gimbal. Output video […]
Photoshop Friday: Sky Aquariums
I’m testing out something new… I’m calling it “Photoshop Friday”, where every Friday, optimistically assuming that I don’t have deadlines looming, I’m going to try and do something fun with Photoshop. Whatever I can think of… Two weeks ago I did some “crystal ball” compositions, and today I’ve put together what I’m calling Sky Aquariums. […]