CAPTURE NEW HORIZONS

  I have been flying a drone for commercial and personal work since 2018 and have held a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Permission for Commercial Operations / Operational Authorisation since April 2019.   In that time I have owned several DJI drones (Mavic Pro, Mavic Air, Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro V2, Mini 2). All of these drones can shoot 4K video which has been used for my clients but, apart from the Phantom, I have never been that happy with the still images coming off these drones.   However, in November 2021, DJI launched the Mavic 3 and, for me as a professional photographer, this is a game changer with regards to capturing aerial photographs with a drone. I am not going into a full in depth review of the DJI Mavic 3 as there are plenty of technical reviews available since the drone's launch and subsequent firmware update.   However, with it's micro 4/3rds main camera and an additional telephoto camera as well, the Mavic 3 is a big step up from the previous ...

I have received the September issue of Scottish Field magazine and I pleased to say that I have my landscape work has been given a boost by 8 pages, including three double page spreads, in the Scotland Through A Lens feature. I am very happy to receive this as it gives my photography and the MacLean Photographic tours a big boost. Check out Scottish Field website HERE and the Facebook Page HERE If you don't live in Scotland you can access the edition on you Apple or Android device through the Scottish Field App.  Details on the Scottish Field website.