14 DAY TRIAL // Drone photography will be taken to the next level with the latest invention just announced by a group of researchers from MIT.
They have created a drone that can automatically and dynamically provide lighting to a subject (living or otherwise) while the photographer is busy taking the shot.
Your flying assistant will be using a continuous light source, something like a flash or a laser rangefinder. It will also know how to arrange itself based on the position of the subject, as well as what the photographer is seeing through the camera, in order to ensure that you get the best possible shot.
The system according to which the MIT flying gizmo works is quite simple. The photographer has to tell the drone where they want the rim light to be coming from.
Once the drone is flying and has positioned itself, the photographer will have to arrange the desired “rim width” by typing in the percentage of the current width. That’s all you have to do and the drone can take it from there.
If the subject moves, the drone moves, and if the photographer moves, the drone-controlling computer will be provided with a sample image 20 times a second, that will indicate how the position should be updated.
The end goal is to allow photographers to use a host of drones while shooting, thus forgetting about using lighting systems ever again.
