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Product photos, sound for video and drones.

Close-up of a studio condenser microphone in front of a pop filter

Recording Better Audio for Video: Viewers Forgive Bad Footage, Not Bad Sound

by X Magic Media StudioShooting

Practical audio for small business video: choosing a lavalier, shotgun or USB mic, mic distance, quieting a room, setting levels and adding captions.

Two anemone flowers photographed against a plain white background

Product Photos With a Phone: A Window, a Sheet of Paper and a Few Rules

by X Magic Media StudioShooting

How to take clean product photos with a phone: window light, a white sweep, locked focus and exposure, consistent angles, and what marketplaces require.

Silhouette of a camera drone flying against an orange sunset sky

Drone Rules for Photographers: Part 107, Remote ID and Where You Can Fly

by X Magic Media StudioShooting

When drone photos count as commercial, getting an FAA Part 107 certificate, registration and Remote ID, flight limits and places that ban drones.

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