@grcconstructioninc is moving right along with the new @eastmancreditunion on Roan Street in Johnson City, TN. Thank you to GRC for partnering with Appalachian Drone Works to provide aerial images throughout the build! #dronephotography #constructionphotography #dronemapping #asbuilt #smallbusiness

Portrait of an Ironworker. Recently while working on a project I met this ironworker who was really enjoying his day! While he was waiting on some steel he decided to pose for my drone! It’s always fun to capture photos of workers with my drone in their environment. Many of them are very proud of the work they do and they like to show it! #ironworker #steel #construction #skilledlabor #dronephotography

The patina on this 1920’s era roof is incredible! I saw this roof while photographing property for a client. He plans clear the undergrowth and leave the house. Later on this year I will photograph the property once the land maintenance completes! Visit appalachiandroneworks.com for more details of all the creative and technical services we offer! #dronephotography #appalachianmountains #contentcreator #droneinspection #landscapemanagement

Short Mountain Silica invited me to create new content for their website. They needed both video and photos of their silica mining facility. I spent a day documenting the mining process creating content destined for their new website. Check out their new website at shortmtnsilica.com This is the reel I created of their mine! Enjoy! #silica #mining #tennessee #videoproduction #drone

FPV drone work last year at the @broncooffroadeo. This was a fun two days of flying and creating content! FPV drone video is one of the many creative services Appalachian Drone Works offers. Visit appalachiandroneworks.com to learn more about all the creative and technical imaging services we offer! #dronepilot #creativity #videoproduction #fpv

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Sunsets just hit different from the air! #sunset #dronephotography #dronepilot #sunsetphotography #landscapephotography

Artificial Turf — AI Grass. Simple Thoughts on AI. AI — love it or hate it, it’s here to stay. I see countless videos and photos every day with AI-generated content becoming the norm. From sky replacements to skin retouching to completely new AI-created visuals, the tools and technology are truly incredible for businesses to grow with. But… they can also be abused. I’ve always used these “smart AI tools” minimally, relying on my own techniques and editing skills to create the images I share. Coming from years of working as a photojournalist, I always believed in — and followed — the standard that images shouldn’t be manipulated beyond their original scene, allowing only for color and exposure adjustments. I shot this track while flying one day with my drone. I loved the image but hated the yellow winter grass. That’s when I asked ChatGPT to “fix the yellow grass around the outside of the track.” I was genuinely impressed with how well it understood my request and transformed the grass. To me, this is the perfect use of AI — enhancing the creative process while still maintaining the integrity of the subject matterArtificial Turf – AI grass. #dronephotography #track #ai #fyp

Utopia of Fall Color 2 – be still and listen… let the color melt into your minds eye, let the smell of fall linger in the air, let the breeze wrestle the leaves 🍁 from their branch. Fall. #fall #color #foliage #nature #dronevideography #tennessee #eatstennessee #appalachianmountains #dronepilot #contentcreator #videoproductioncompany #videoproduction #drone