As drone fliers we are used to the ever increasing regulation of our hobby/profession. So in 2025 when the UK’s CAA announced it would be changing the rules on UK drone flying, I was concerned but not surprised. However when the new rules were finally announced it wasn’t as bad as feared and in many respects it was a positive move.
Author: Jason Row
Jason has more than 35 years of experience as a professional photographer, videographer and stock shooter. You can get to know him better here.
We might look at the dull weather, and perhaps the seemingly dull suburban environment that many of us might live in and think “no photography today.” But to do so is to miss a potential gold mine of photographic possibilities. Today we are going to look at capturing the magic in the mundane.
There comes a point in your photographic learning curve when you realise that something is not progressing quite the way you had hoped. Often that is the creative element to your images. Sure they look good, great exposure and colour. They may be well composed but they are lacking that creative hook that many of your more experienced photographers are demonstrating. In short, you are taking photos not seeing them.
The humble 85mm has long been regarded as the go to portrait lens. I have one, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, it’s my favourite lens and yet I do not use it to take portraits with.
The world around us is in constant change. Cities, towns, even the rural landscape are in a state of constant change. That change is imperceptible on a day to day basis but over the months and years, it can and often is quite dramatic. As photographers, often without even knowing it, we are capturing history. Today we are going to look at the importance of photographing places as they change.
As many of you that have followed my ramblings here at Light Stalking will know, a significant percentage of my income comes from stock, both stills but primarily video. Unlike stills, video generally needs some physical stabilisation when shooting. Even using IBIS and OIS – in body and optical stabilisation respectively, handheld video is often too shaky to make good stock video.
