TheYachtPhoto.com teams up with drone operator
French yacht photo agency, TheYachtPhoto.com has announced a collaboration with a company that operates drones; devices that carry HD cameras to film scenes from above and within confined spaces.…
TheYachtPhoto.com has teamed up with Air Scene, a Hamburg based video and photo agency that operates drones, to offer its airborne devices equipped with full H-D cameras to the yacht market.
Under the partnership, the drones will be offered to film yacht races – they are fast enough to chase a yacht at maximum speed – as well as for aerial shoots and to venture into smaller spaces for bespoke projects.
“These are highly precise drones, which can be operated even under limited space conditions. They can be used for yacht interiors, flying over the shipyard and even through the offices,” said Peter Seyfferth, photographer and founder of TheYachtPhoto.com, a French Riviera based superyacht photo agency.
Drones are multi-bladed devices, also known as ‘multi-copters’ owing to their blades- without-body like appearance. Spanning 1.20 metres they are equipped to carry HD cameras at height and within confined spaces.
Operated by two people; the camera controller and the drone operator, results are delivered onto a screen. Movements of the drone can therefore be controlled according to the video results seen in real time. The client can also be involved in the shoot direction.
The company argues the drones have advantages over traditional helicopters methods of video and film capturing.
“It depends on length of flight, but on average you’re looking at 25 British pounds per minute on a helicopter. For drone shooting, for the whole day, you roughly spend £2,500; the equivalent of an hour shooting on heli,” said Seyfferth.
The size and maneuverability advantages of the drones may also be used for more scenarios in the future. Seyfferth said it’s feasible the drone may be used for engineers, for example, in inspecting yacht hulls or any places that are hard to access.
Whilst smaller drones have been available for yachts before, Seyfferth believes now is the optimum time for the partnership.
“Before, there was always a compromise on the image quality. The professional HD cameras could not be carried by drones because they were too heavy. But now we come to a point where the drone images can really compete with helicopter images.”
Under the partnership, the drones will be offered to film yacht races – they are fast enough to chase a yacht at maximum speed – as well as for aerial shoots and to venture into smaller spaces for bespoke projects.
“These are highly precise drones, which can be operated even under limited space conditions. They can be used for yacht interiors, flying over the shipyard and even through the offices,” said Peter Seyfferth, photographer and founder of TheYachtPhoto.com, a French Riviera based superyacht photo agency.
Drones are multi-bladed devices, also known as ‘multi-copters’ owing to their blades- without-body like appearance. Spanning 1.20 metres they are equipped to carry HD cameras at height and within confined spaces.
Operated by two people; the camera controller and the drone operator, results are delivered onto a screen. Movements of the drone can therefore be controlled according to the video results seen in real time. The client can also be involved in the shoot direction.
Air Scene's drones, also known as multicopters
The company argues the drones have advantages over traditional helicopters methods of video and film capturing.
“It depends on length of flight, but on average you’re looking at 25 British pounds per minute on a helicopter. For drone shooting, for the whole day, you roughly spend £2,500; the equivalent of an hour shooting on heli,” said Seyfferth.
An Azimut yacht is captured from above using a drone
The size and maneuverability advantages of the drones may also be used for more scenarios in the future. Seyfferth said it’s feasible the drone may be used for engineers, for example, in inspecting yacht hulls or any places that are hard to access.
Whilst smaller drones have been available for yachts before, Seyfferth believes now is the optimum time for the partnership.
“Before, there was always a compromise on the image quality. The professional HD cameras could not be carried by drones because they were too heavy. But now we come to a point where the drone images can really compete with helicopter images.”
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