by William Cocks
The Baltimore Sun
Access. That’s always been my ask as a photographer, what angle or event can I photograph that others can’t. That’s what first piqued my interest when I first saw the DJI Phantom last year.
It was the first quad-copter — or unmanned aerial vehicle — made to be ready to fly with an easy learning curve (most enthusiasts hate the term, “drone,” since in recent years it has been associated with an increasingly negative connotation). I pined for it for a year, watching way too many videos shot using it.
I had mostly forgotten about all that when it came up on a daily deals website. Living in the city means that all of my shipments come to my work. The first flight took place in a large conference room during a lunch break.
[…] It ended pretty abruptly with me panicking and sending it flying into the ceiling. That evening I took it out in the park behind my home in Greenmount West.
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Alan is serial entrepreneur, active angel investor, and a drone enthusiast. He co-founded DRONELIFE.com to address the emerging commercial market for drones and drone technology. Prior to DRONELIFE.com, Alan co-founded Where.com, ThinkingScreen Media, and Nurse.com. Recently, Alan has co-founded Crowditz.com, a leader in Equity Crowdfunding Data, Analytics, and Insights. Alan can be reached at alan(at)dronelife.com