Studio.News. 05: New Perspective
Dramatic Drone Work is the result of dedication to learning new tools, real world experience and a bird’s eye point-of-view!
The drone has turned the world upside down, inside out and right side over. A Bird’s Eye View is no longer only the domain of our bird population. When documenting the built environment this tool has changed the rules. With the drone, we have a VIP pass.
It has become a part of every project’s way to be seen, necessitating every architectural photographer and filmmaker to learn to capture it and satisfy the viewer that we have truly experienced every angle of a project. A new tool. A new creative bar to exceed.
And lest we drone on and on, we invite you to see, in our Services, how drone is included in our print and video offerings here. > MORE
DID YOU KNOW?
Lawrence Loves to Soar
Above the Roar.
“Designers have always asked me for the drone shot, even before there were drones. They would say, “If only you could go out in the parking lot, go up 100 feet and take the shot from there.”
So, in many ways it’s not surprising to me that drones have been in such great demand in the world of architecture and design.
I bring multiple drones to every shoot now, just in case. Often, before shoots I would hear, “No, we don’t need drone.” And then, when the shoot rolls around, that same person says, “If only we had a drone, it’s the only way to tell this part of the story.” To which I reply, “What’s that behind your ear?"
Seven years ago, EYRC Architecture wanted a “wow” view for their cluster of towers in Taipei. A view that demanded a drone. The view from the drone was the view that captured the context exactly the way the E in EYRC saw it and wanted it captured.
And, so I began scouting my angles for the Taipei shoot back in my studio via Google Earth. This way, I could fly around the entire globe in an instant and prepare myself for the shoot to come.
While still in the states, I connected with property owners throughout the city for multiple rooftop access and flew to Taipei. We were able to capture rooftop hotspots including a putting green, multiple private gardens, pools, Taipei 101 and a running track.
On the day we captured the building (in the picture at the top of this email) we flew through the building, down the street and around the corner — all in one fell swoop. We carefully navigated our way in between about 7 military airspaces along a no-fly zone above the light rail.
I love giving clients the “angles of their dreams” using the drone. At Lawrence Anderson Studio we are excited to capture the WOW.”
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