This flash-drone is the future of MTB photography

By Faye Brozek
8 de dez. de 2016
1 min de leitura

David Robinson and Matt Jones recently collaborated to shoot MTB slopestyle in a completely new way.

Two-and-a-half years ago, when photographer David Robinson first saw the Octocopter drone (an eight-blade, camera-mounted microcopter) his imagination went into overdrive as he realised how it could help him achieve his mountain bike photography goals.

© David Robinson

After a lot of planning, David joined slopestyle star Matt Jones

for a shoot at Leogang Bike Park, in Austria, to see if drones that can carry flashes really are the next big thing in MTB photography.

Watch the video in the player above to find out more about the drone and scroll down to see the results of the photoshoot.

The equipment

Using the Octocopter paired with a studio-style Elinchrom ELB 400 flash system (chosen for its lightweight and compact nature), David was able to place the light wherever he wanted around the rider.

In action with Elb 400 flash and battery pack © David Robinson

The final results

Shooting slopestyle with regular flashes is troublesome, as the distance from flash to rider is often too far – so David was motivated to get light into previously impossible places. Scroll through the pictures below to see the results of his work.