Location selection
Don’t rush to take pictures. To get a beautiful and clear photo, you need to choose the right location for the copter. Very often, people do not pay due attention to choosing the right location for shooting. Because of this, we get, to put it mildly, not very high-quality photos that are embarrassing to upload to Instagram. In order for the photos to turn out to be of high quality, you need to work hard to choose a good place.
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In fact, finding a good place to shoot is not difficult if you try. To get started, scour the internet and ask your friends if they know of places where you can take beautiful photos. You can also visit the DJI forum, where photographers share tips and opinions with each other.
You can also use Google Earth, where you can find satellite images. This tool is often used by experienced photographers to find beautiful subjects to shoot. The service is completely free, so you can visit the site before you go looking for quality shots.
Of course, do not forget to pay attention to everything that surrounds you. Who knows, you might just be missing a good shot from your field of vision.
Photo taken with Phantom 4 Pro 
Time of day and weather play a big role
Choosing a good location to shoot is just the beginning. You also need to pick the time of day. Sometimes it’s better to wait until the morning to shoot rather than shoot in the evening.
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The best time to shoot is an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset. It is at this time that you can get beautiful photos. Thanks to the light and shadows, you can get deep pictures.
Photo taken with Phantom 4 Pro 
It is not enough to choose the right time for filming, you also need to check the weather forecast. For example, fog will help to give any photo a certain halo of mystery. The weather will help to give the photo any desired mood. For example, the rain perfectly expresses sadness.
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Wrong exposure
Exposure is one of the first things to think about when shooting. Any overexposure or underexposure will affect the beauty as well as the detail of the photo. Sometimes even processing won’t help.
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To avoid problems with exposure, there is a special “Auto” mode. This mode will be especially useful for amateur photographers. For experienced professionals, it is better to use the manual mode, where you can set all the settings exactly as you like.
Photo taken with Phantom 4 Pro 
Wrong composition
As you know, composition is the arrangement of elements within a photo frame. If the composition is unsuccessful, then it can distort any frame. Imagine that you have captured the perfect frame. So, an unsuccessful composition can ruin this very frame.
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To take good photos, you need to learn how composition works. Let’s go over the main points:
Rule of three parts
You should divide the photo into 9 equal parts with two lines horizontally and two lines vertically. The object of paramount importance should be along the lines or where the lines intersect.
Photo taken with Mavic Pro 
Diagonal lines
As you can see, diagonal lines divide the frame into equal parts.
Photo taken with Phantom 4 Pro 
Symmetry
One part of the photo reflects the other part.
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Center
The most important subject should be in the center of the frame.
Framing
Use a natural frame for the subject you are shooting.
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Another tip that will be useful to you: you should properly adjust the axis of rotation of the stabilizer before taking off. This will help avoid skewed horizon lines.
Treatment
A rare person uploads a photo to Instagram or another social network without processing. Only the processed photo will arouse people’s interest. More often than not, an unedited photo has some flaws that immediately catch the eye. It is also worth noting the fact that the JPEG format has worse detail than the RAW format, but with the help of editing, you can seriously improve some elements of the photo, which will make the picture much more beautiful and pleasing to the eye.
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Undoubtedly, it is convenient to edit a photo on a smartphone, but you simply won’t be able to achieve the same effect as when editing a picture using professional software on a computer. Still, Photoshop or Lightroom allow you to edit a photo in such a way that it sparkles with new colors. These are the programs used by experienced photographers. With the help of programs, you can equalize the exposure of a photo or separate light levels. In addition, there are a large number of other tools.
Photo taken with Phantom 4 Pro 
Too much photo editing
As you can see by now, photo editing is an essential process for achieving a beautiful and effective shot. However, it is important to understand that editing should not be abused.
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You should not use several effects at once, otherwise you will just get some kind of mess. It will be good if you take pictures in RAW format. This format is highly detailed.
Photo taken with Inspire 2 
Conclusion
All of the above points are very important in order to get a high-quality, beautiful and clear photo if you shoot the area with a quadcopter. Of course, do not forget that practice is an important point in order to achieve success. Just because you didn’t get a decent shot the first time, doesn’t mean it won’t work the second or third time.
Knowing what problems may arise on your way, you can avoid them or solve them as soon as possible. Very soon you will be able to reach the level of professional photographers. We hope that after reading this article, you have learned new tricks that will help in your difficult task.