Albuquerque drone hyperlapse video first try

April 23, 2020 in Drone

Trying out hyperlapse video in Albuquerque

I was actually out scouting a location for a client (WSI Web Enhancers) for making a panoramic aerial drone photo, when with the last remaining battery life, I decided to give the new Hyperlapse mode a try. This very short 5 seconds of video took the drone over 4 minutes to make as every 2 seconds it took a photo, in total over 100 photos make up this 5 second clip! I will soon be going out making more purposeful (and longer) Hyperlapse videos of Albuqureque.

Drone Real Estate Aerial Photography Albuquerque near Tramway

March 23, 2020 in Drone, Commercial

Tramway Albuquerque New Mexico luxury real estate drone photos

As a certified drone pilot in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I regularly photograph luxury real estate for my clients, like Fred & Sandra Creek of ABQhomes to help sell their properties faster and to be able to compete in the modern real estate market. Here at Jason Collin Photography, I have been at the leading edge of drone aerial photography and video since 2017. What drone aerial photos allowed me to do for this property was show its amazing neighborhood with a large park right next door as well as its proximity to the Sandia Mountains. The lot also has mature landscaping that would block views of the home from the ground, but from the air the drone shows the majesty of the tall trees surrounding the house.

Corrales Luxury Real Estate Photography Drone Aerial Photography Sandia Mountain Views

February 20, 2020 in Drone

Corrales New Mexico luxury real estate drone photos

ABQHomes is sending me all over Bernalillo County, New Mexico to make drone aerial photos of their luxury residential real estate listings. Last time I was in Rio Rancho, this time even further north in Corrales which still has fantastic views of the Sandia Mountains. The aerial drone photos really show this luxury home in context of its neighborhood and viewpoint of the Sandia. This is the unique value drone aerial photography brings to all residential real estate listings, not just luxury listings. See the home from a new perspective, see the neighborhood as well the home lives in as well.

Rio Rancho New Mexico Aerial Drone Photography Desert Road

August 26, 2019 in Drone, Photo Story

Drone’s eye view of Rio Rancho desert road

While out on a drone aerial photoshoot for a client in remote Rio Rancho, turning away from the actual property site, I saw from the drone’s point of view this long desert road that is apparently a popular spot for motorcycles to do burnouts on! This is something that would have been very hard to observe from ground level. I am often surprised by what I find when I get home and import drone aerial photos. Even without the tire marks, I like the view the drone captured where the winding road takes the viewer into the desert, but the height of the drone keeps the viewer safe from the hardships of the desert, allowing quick escape if necessary.

Epic Aerial Portraits in Downtown Tampa Part 1 -- yours truly

September 05, 2010 in Photo Story, Portrait

Photo by Vadim - Nikon D700 Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 - yours truly pulling a trademark Liu Kang aerialWhen a trio of friends gets together who have not all seen each other in awhile, and they happen to be photographers, hardcore portraits can, and in this case, did, ensue. I met my boys Vadim and Pedro in front of the Tampa Theater. We started out semi-tame, just a 2-strobe setup in front of some huge spiral modern art with each of us straddling a small fountain waterfall. However, at Vadim's urging we soon packed away the lights and we all decided to take to the air! This is nothing new for me. I pulled a Liu Kang air (photo) (update see below!) over a huge gap in a cliffside in Mesa Verde National Park back in 2000, something I called the "Leap of Faith." So doing an epic drop (unverified) from a skyscraper as seen above was only my latest epic aerial.

Photo by Vadim - Nikon D700 Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 - yours truly pulling a Jackie Chan parkour move for a shotGood photographers can get shots anywhere. Luckily Vadim was with us and spotted this alley behind a restaurant and said we should try it out. I immediately suggested I could do parkour off the wall for some shots. Vadim got who knows how dirty to get this creative angle. Pedro was getting dirty too on the ground between the trash can and the dumpster. Me? Well, you know my disdain for getting myself into a state of disrepair.

Photo by Pedro - Nikon D300 Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 - yours truly using The MatrixOne may point out that all these jumps were done while holding my not so inexpensive camera (not to mention lens) in my hand. That's what makes things real. Everyone jumped with his gear. We wanted to get some different (and in my case hardcore) photographer's headshots. I think we succeeded in that.

Next up will be the shots I took of Vadim and Pedro!

UPDATE:

Mese Verder National Park -- Digital Photograph by unknown circa 2000 model, possibly a Sony, owned by traveling friend Steve. - yours truly making the "Leap of Faith"This is my original Liu Kang style jump from March of 2000. I met two guys in Mesa Verde Park and we explored the place and jumped off of everything we could find. The photo taken by Steve was with perhaps one of the very first consumer digital cameras. It might have been a Sony. I think it was just a 1 megapixel camera. The original file was only 640x480 as memory cards had very small capacities back then and were super expensive. Digital photography really has advanced in just 10 years. Read more about this awesome day and see more epic feats: Mesa Verde 2000 Adventure