The view from above is still a composition

Drone

Drone photography

The discipline

Drone workshops teach altitude as a compositional choice rather than a party trick. Coastlines, agriculture, and geology read differently at eighty metres, and the discipline is knowing what height a subject wants — often lower than you think.

Every workshop includes airspace law for its region, flight planning, battery-honest itineraries, and a hard rule set around wildlife and people. Good pilots are boring pilots.

Departures

Field notes

Fly the shot in your head before the props spin.

Wind aloft is a different animal. Check it at altitude, not at your ankles.

Straight down is a graphic; oblique is a photograph. Know which you want.

Questions, answered

Do I need a licence?

Rules vary by country and each workshop lists exactly what its jurisdiction requires. Where registration or certification is needed, we tell you how far in advance to arrange it.

Can I learn on the workshop drone?

Yes — we carry two teaching aircraft. Insurance covers you on them; your own machine flies under your own cover.

What about no-fly zones?

We plan every site against current airspace maps and local permissions, and we brief the day's boundaries each morning. If a site closes, we have alternates.

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