Moving On Up - Peak District Drone Operator

Having lived in Brighton the past few years, I figured it's time for a change. Last month (December 2019) I moved into the Hope Valley in...

Aerial Live Streaming from DJI Inspire 2: British Drift Championships

To kick off the first event in this years British Drift Championships calendar, cam-op Tom and I headed to Teesside Autodrome to capture...

18/05/18 Speaking at Wex Drone Seminar

On 18th May 2019, I will be speaking at the Wex drone seminar 'Professional Drone Cinematography: The Business Of Drones' which will be...

Mounting the Insta360 One X to the DJI Inspire 2

Over the last few years, consumer level, off the shelf, 360 cameras have come on leaps and bounds so now let's take them airborne! The...

Freelance Drone Operator: What Do I Offer?

As a freelance drone op, it's my job to fly drones for TV and film productions in order to capture aerial shots that help aid the story....

Using a Buggy Cam on an Automotive Studio Shoot

BUGGY NOW FOR SALE £1200 ono. We had the chance to experiment with using the RC camera car in an automotive studio shoot setting. This...

Bowling With The Buggy Cam

BUGGY NOW FOR SALE £1200 ono. With the aim to get low level tracking shots of the bowling ball as it rolls down the alley, the RC buggy...

Filming Parkour with a Buggy Cam - Behind the Scenes

BUGGY NOW FOR SALE £1200 ono. When I first got the RC buggy cam up and going, I was keen to get some practice in with some form of moving...

The RC Buggy Cam: Tech Spec

BUGGY NOW FOR SALE £1200 ono. Time to get technical 🤓 This was, for the most part, a custom build, so in this post, I'm going to cover...

Flying Drones Blind At Night

This is a case study on a shoot I did earlier this year, focusing on the challenges I was faced with and how I overcame them. It was a...

Permit To Fly Drones At Night

Although it’s fairly common now, it’s worth noting that being able to fly at night does not come as standard in an ordinary drone licence...

Flying A Drone In Extreme Cold Environments

Sweden in January is very cold! The coldest I had flown in prior to this shoot was a frosty english morning, barely dropping below 0°C....

Phil Harris Kit List: Drones

Over the years I’ve flown a multitude of drones. But as technology develops and client requirements evolve, my kit has to do the same....

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