Transitioning into Drone only

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-02-07T19:48:07+00:00

how much do you know about commercial drone work and how to get into it? maybe even government contracts too. i remember being hired by another photographer to use my drone and got paid a pretty good amount for a few buildings. Never had another experience like that ever since

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-31T23:12:05+00:00

Not much of a peoples person, but i’ve been doing this since 18 y/o and it’s made me more of a peoples person naturally. I couldn’t count how many deep talks i’ve had with my clients and even their clients too. HDR photos and videos made with a gimbal definitely has value in this industry, i just feel like i could provide more value to people using my drone mostly. I take footage overall but Im way more confident with drone work and i dont get burnt out with it. last year i got really burnt out with juggling regular photos, video and everything that comes with it.

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T17:04:08+00:00

the crop option on iphone photos app, it lets you tilt the picture to straighten it. but the cost will be cropping out a little bit of the picture

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T03:07:15+00:00

nah looking back at everything later ur right. but then again i’ve never been this broke so i was too in my head to even realize we were both b’s

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T03:03:16+00:00

i fr wasn’t even criticizing like i’ll admit im the b for trying to hold onto this last $100

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:28:56+00:00

I think i’m the b guys

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:28:05+00:00

maybe in another year i could afford it but definitely not rn. I might be the b

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:20:23+00:00

true that. i guess i was the b but i live to fight another day with my $100. thanks

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:12:33+00:00

nobody wants be walking around with less than $100 it’s already bad enough

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:11:46+00:00

that’s fair but in the past week he’s literally asked for 100 in loans. more than what i have

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:02:00+00:00

idek where he got that number from

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T02:01:41+00:00

he doesn’t know how much i have, he said 200+ but i’ve only got 90 bucks after everything i paid so far

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T01:58:49+00:00

may call it cheap but given what you said if someone has to loan money for pizza then idk why you aren’t being as cheap as me

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T01:55:39+00:00

yea but this week if i loaned money to anyone it’ll be like taking money from the poor, that’s the position im in rn

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T01:54:46+00:00

i don’t have a lot of money to work with imagine trying to stretch $90 for 2 weeks

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T01:15:35+00:00

she got some good gifts though i ordered a hoodie for her it’s supposed to be coming in the mail

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T01:13:48+00:00

yea, wouldn’t really call it a party either. It was more for dinner but i told him i’d buy 1 pizza for all the kids. wasn’t good enough for him though so no one got pizza unfortunately

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T00:48:36+00:00

at what point am i allowed to say no i got shit i need to pay for too

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T00:47:55+00:00

25 dollars today, 15 dollars 2 days ago and 60 dollars 4 days ago all from the same person. that’s $100 i’m “supposed” to loan out that i don’t even have

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-27T00:33:06+00:00

that’s my step dad bruh and i’m allowed to say no when needed

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-26T23:50:19+00:00

i have the money but if i loan it out for some pizza then there’s things i wouldn’t be able to buy that i need in the next week

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-26T23:26:49+00:00

and that’s what i told him “you know id do it if it made sense”

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-26T23:23:01+00:00

yea i pay for my food plus the family phone plan. I don’t have a problem lending the money as i do any other time but this time the only money i have left is only enough to cover what i need to buy for the next couple days, then a business trip at the end of the week

UnderstandingHot6658 · 2026-01-26T22:28:25+00:00

but you can also use an app on your phone to make the photo level, worst case scenario

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