"I am a HUGE fan of your Blog: Drone Above! When I asked if you would be interested in taking photos for my land listing my exceptions were high because I already knew your work. You excelled above and beyond my expectations, not only in what you captured visually and in the quality of the photos and video, but also in your quick delivery and your very concise communication skills. I look forward to utilizing your services in the future and I recommend you to all Realtors on Maui." THANK YOU, Katrina Wilson, Realtor On Maui. Century 21 All Islands - Wailea When I first moved to Maui, I did not initially plan on doing much real estate photography but a realtor contacted me about a lot for sale right down the street from my house and I could not pass up another opportunity to fly along the north shore. The cliffs and crystal clear green water are just stunning and this lot is the perfect subject for aerial photography from a drone. Maybe you will agree that this is possibly the best way to view acreage - maybe even better than being there in person! What a perfect way to show people who might not even be on the islands an idea of how beautiful a property is. Make sure you check out the video at the bottom of the page, and as always if you have any questions or comments please leave them below or contact me directly. Taking pictures from a drone is way better than flying an airplane or helicopter for a number of reasons - It doesn't bother the neighbors, it is safe, you can get significantly closer, and it is so much more affordable! Just look at that crystal clear water! I can hear the waves crashing at my house when the surf is big and I live on the other side of Hana highway. I bet you can hear it all the time from this lot. Off in the distance you can see the west Maui mountain. 30 Hale Pili from Justin Edwards on Vimeo.
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I wanted to expand a little bit on my ebook about starting an aerial photography business and provide some tips for improving your aerial photos. To do this, you need a free program called Photoscape. There are probably a thousand ways to do this, but this is the way I do it and it works! When I first started taking photos for real estate agents, I remember sending lots of unedited picture their way and I didn't hear anything back - they did not like the results. I spent some time learning how to spruce up these pictures and then sent 2-3 edited pictures their way and heard back right away! I was so surprised that doing a little editing did so much, but you can see an example below of before and after editing in Photoscape. The subject house in the below pictures is the house we are living in on Maui in Haiku. We just moved here and I can't wait to start getting more awesome aerial photography from Maui up! Step by step directions for editing aerial photography Here is a shot of what I think is "Jaws" the big wave surf spot that is famous in Maui. This is pretty far away and I shot it from about 100 feet above my backyard in Haiku. This is the original and I will walk you through a quick edit to improve it. Open the editor in photoscape and open your aerial photo. Find the little arrow going in a clockwise direction that says "Rotate Arbitrary" when you mouse over - this corrects for the tilt you get when filming in wind. Even if the picture seems level, I always go in and check because a little tweak can sometimes look way better than you think! The next step is really a few steps all combined into one. I could break it out, but really you just click some buttons a few times and you will get a feel for what is important as you edit your photos. Click the AutoLevel button once and then click the Auto Contrast once. My favorite button is next, Backlight. I usually press it 1-3 times and just get a feel for what looks best. If you use it too much, the photo looks crappy. For this one, I pressed it twice. The finally step I press Sharpen once. Below is the final result. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me or comment below. If you found this useful or interesting, you will also enjoy my ebook on how to start an aerial photography business!
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