David Busch's DJI Mavic Air 22S Guide to Drone Photography by David D. Busch

Author:David D. Busch
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: rockynook

Getting a Handle on Exposure

If you’ve been using a conventional digital camera for a while, you know how important correct exposure is. In one sense, exposure is an even more important consideration with drone photography, because all the images and video you capture are not easily subject to retakes. If a scene or sequence is overexposed, underexposed, too contrasty, or plagued by flat lighting, once you’ve landed it’s virtually impossible to go back aloft and capture the exact same view with corrected settings. Even if you manage to return to the same coordinates, there are bound to be some differences. Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was right: you can’t step into the same river twice, or reproduce the same aerial perspective multiple times.

Fortunately, your Mavic Air 2/2S gives you a considerable amount of control over exposure, with tools that are probably familiar to you if you’re a veteran digital photographer. You can select shutter speed, aperture, and ISO sensitivity, and use the drone’s default averaging metering scheme or an optional “spot” mode (it’s a rather large spot). There’s a live histogram available to view so you can see exactly how the tones in your image are being captured. It’s easy to bracket still photos to produce multiple images with slightly different exposure settings, too.

You don’t cede control by opting for the Mavic’s autoexposure system, either. As I mentioned earlier, you can override the AE setting by adding or subtracting exposure compensation in one-third stop increments. I know some of you are experienced photographers, while others are still learning how to enjoy the photo features of their drone and need some grounding in fundamentals. So, consider the next sections as a refresher for the veterans and an introduction for newer drone photographers. It’s always tricky serving the needs of a broad audience.

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