Van Nuys, CA —I’ve been hooked on camera drones for a while now and I very recently picked up a new addition to my five drone, air force.  My drone dealer of choice is Pirofliprc.com , which is also a brick and motor store located very close to the Apollo IX Model Aircraft Field  between Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks. This time it was the coveted DJI Inspire 1 with its dedicated 4K camera.  The Inspire I’s camera is distortion free unlike the GoPro cameras.  With the GoPro you can fix the distortion in postproduction but it’s a pain in the butt, at least for me. The Inspire 1 camera will also shoot 12 megapixel stills.  Previously I simply grabbed a frame from the Go Pro camera.  I can control the camera from the controller so this is literally just a snap now.  A12 megapixel photograph is a lot richer than any video grab.  This is a great drone for two.  You simply use two controllers with two monitors.  The pilot operates...

Los Angeles, CA —Journalism school may give you building blocks and give you the polish to craft a news story, but the future of traditional reporting is beyond bleak. In the end journalist show us in print, photos, audio and video what’s going on in our world.   Can someone that never paid tuition to Northwestern or Columbia or sweated those final exams steal your job?   It’s already happening! There is no special magic to TV news reporting.   At the most, it’s all about monkey see, monkey do!    The way to get compensation for reporting has changed dramatically.   It’s your audience that determines how well you’re paid.   Balancing sensationalism with truth to gain and maintain an audience is the difficult challenge. This past January I took a part-time model and turned her into reporter to cover the Shooting, Hunting Outdoor Trade show in Las Vegas. I could have done this all myself but it’s much easier when there are two people sha...

Los Angeles, CA —Nestled between  Brentwood and Westwood on the North side of Wilshire Blvd. is the sprawling Veteran’s Administration campus . It contains the Veteran’s Cemetery, The West Los Angeles VA Hospital, a stadium and even a golf course. There is limited housing for some of our old soldiers riding out what time they have left on this earth. Standing there is this grand old white Victorian designed building with peeling paint.   What it his building and what’s it’s story? This old Army veteran had to take his little camera drone and check the place out.   Along the way I learned its history. Sit back and watch my report on the old Wadsworth Chapel.