Drones & Videos (NEW)

Drone Photography plus Videography (Special Interest Group)

Drone
A drone is a remotely-operated unmanned aerial device with an attached camera to take photos or videos. Drone image taking is becoming a popular art form. With altitude on your side, you’ll see the world from a bird’s-eye view.

Videography
Videography can use digital cameras, smart phones, and drones to capture videos of events, people or landscapes.

In this special interest group, hosted by Gary Ford, members come together to share their drone photos and videos captured by drone, smart phones or digital cameras. See slideshow of drone images and videos from IACC members.

This is a composite group where some of our attention will focus on drone flying and image capture, and some of our time will be spent on the intricacies of videography. We will explore different styles of video from cinematic to action, and discuss tools used to post-process images and video.

This group is open to beginner, intermediate, and advanced drone pilots and/or videographers. It would be best, but not required, that members have access to a drone, digital camera or smartphone capable of taking photos and/or videos. Note: there is also a new iPhone SIG specific to photography.

We meet on the third tuesday evenings of the month at 7:00 PM via zoom.

Why Drones?
Drone photography is about the thrill of discovering new perspectives. If you’re an experienced photographer, drones can open up a new world of possibilities for you to explore. If you’re new to the medium, drones are an incredible introduction to the power of photography.

Why Videography?
Short live action videos are often posted to social media or can be combined with still images to create longer artistic presentations.

Meeting Format
Meetings are conducted digitally via Zoom. To participate you will need a computer with a microphone and camera, or a smart tablet. You must pre-register to receive the link to the Zoom meetings.

Outings
An outing for an orientation to drone flying is tentatively planned for Sep 28 or Sep 29. The exact date and location is TBD and will be shared with members registered in this special interest group. Members are invited to bring their drone if they have one. We will cover the basics of drone flying and using the camera for both photos and videos. If you don’t have a drone, you might want to see other members' equipment and learn about the basics.

Drone photos taken by IACC members.

What to expect

Meetings have five segments:

Sharing of member experiences while flying a drone and discussing areas where flying is allowed and offers good subjects.
Sharing of member experiences while doing video capture and editing.
Viewing and discussing members' drone photos.
Viewing and discussing member video images captured by drone or other video capture devices.
Presentation on related issues and knowledge areas.

meeting times and themes

We meet the third Tuesday of the month at 7 PM., for approximately 75-90 minutes. Each meeting will have a theme (subject to change):

Sep 17, 2024 – Introductions, Story Telling, Drone Set Up, and Still Images
Oct 15, 2024 – Automated Flight Modes, Still and Video Capture
Nov 19, 2024 – Video Editing Issues and Tools
Jan 21, 2025 – Flying Drones Close Up
Feb 18, 2025 – Weather Issues and Dramatic Capture
Mar 18, 2025 – Putting Together Still and Motion Images in a Presentation
Apr 15, 2025 – Use of Filters
May 20, 2025 - Anything Goes
Jun 17, 2025 – Showing Our Favourite Work

See recordings of SIG meetings (members only)

Resources