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Eyes in the Sky: Our 8 Favorite Quadcopters and Drones for Aerial Photography
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Joe Farace • Posted: Aug 30, 2016 • 0 comments

Because of the “this is why we can’t have nice things” antics of several idiots flying drones, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) now requires every drone (and RC aircraft) weighing more than 0.55 pounds to register their craft and have an identification label. Pilots are also required to carry Flight ID.

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Top Products of the Year: We Team Up with TIPA to Pick the Best Photo Gear of 2016
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George Schaub • Posted: Aug 23, 2016 • 1 comments

The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) member magazines recently convened for their General Assembly to vote for the best photo and imaging products launched by the industry in the last 12 months. The voting took place during the General Assembly that was held in spring 2016 in San Francisco, California.

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7 Trends That Will Change Photography Next Year: Camera & Technology Preview For 2016
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Joe Farace • Posted: Dec 22, 2015 • 0 comments

During the coming year, the means we’ll use to capture photographs may change but not the motivation to share our view of the world with others. To accomplish this goal we need tools to change the way we see that world and interact with it. Imagine handing an iPhone to Alexander Graham Bell. What would he think of it? The future of imaging includes many paradigm-shifting technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence but in the short run, we’ll deal with trends.

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Up, Up and Away!: Our Favorite Mini Copters, UAVs, And Drones for Aerial Photography
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Joe Farace • Posted: Oct 02, 2015 • 0 comments

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially refers to quadcopters as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) but they obviously have more in common with the kind of hobbyist’s radio-controlled aircraft that have been around since I was a member of the Poly Aeroneers in high school. Yet tech blogs and social media endlessly refer to quadcopters as “drones” when the only thing a General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and a DJI Phantom 1 have in common is that they’re capable of flight. But they’re not without some controversy.

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The Goods: Our Favorite New Premium Photo Gear
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The Editors • Posted: Sep 04, 2015 • 0 comments

(The Goods is a new feature in Shutterbug that spotlights the hottest premium photo gear out there.)

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The Ups and Downs of Using Imaging Drones For Aerial Photography
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Loren Robinson • Posted: Feb 13, 2015 • 0 comments

Today drones are better known as unmanned military aircraft that appear in the news with ever-increasing frequency. There was less coverage years ago when they were used strictly for surveillance. But now, as they fire ordinance on suspected terrorist targets, these high-tech vehicles are rewriting the rules of aerial warfare.

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