THE FLOWER PILOT
My cameras "fly" over shrubs and flowers enabling us to share the experience of a bee wearing noise cancelling headphones.
The headphones have to be noise cancelling to remove that irritating buzzing sound that bees seem so keen on.
"Flying" over flowerbeds in Greenwich Park
The Choreographed Camera
I’m a just blown away by the magic of recent developments in video photography.
My obsession started with action cameras (GoPro), moved on to drones and now I am in love with the power and portability of cameras such as the DJI Osmo Pocket and Insta360 one x.
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And for long steady low flying shots I use a cable camera (Wiral Cam), which unlike a drone, cannot fly off and never be seen again.
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If I am invited to film a garden, the production starts with finding a piece of music so that the music can be in my ears as I film. With the Insta360 one x on the end of a long monopod, the camera can be made to dance with the music like a conductor's baton.
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The camera rather than its subjects is choreographed!
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