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I think many people underestimate the difficulty in flying/shooting videos like this, not to mention the often very time consuming editing process. The final product can at times conceal the amount of effort going into it. Great location, and an awesome video. Any views/offers you're getting are well deserved.
Over the moon you have buyers 
sure you still want to avoid starting a business? Again, well done bud.
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I like everything you have said and presented except the "free of charge part." What you have done and presented has value. When you give it away you, you cheepen the work of all of us as photographers.
thanks a lot for your feedback. Yes the editing process on a video like this is fairly substantial. Thanks for noticing the amount of effort. Cheers
As an update, this morning the video has almost 18 000 views and I was contacted by the Mauritius Ministry of Tourism as they would like to use it on their official website. I was also contacted by CNN through Vimeo who apparently want to use my Fiji video (which really was my first one and my camera was locked in FPV so the output is really not good). Amazing how things can go fast. I am considering the business side of it as a possible move in the future. For now, I'm happy to provide the videos to reputable sites FOC.Over the moon you have buyers
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Cheers.
....oops, I forgot we are all doing everything for free until the commercial issue is resolved.
Nice shots... i noticed there's some overexposed shots like the part with parachute, the parachute appear to have some colors except it's mostly white on my screen. Is it this something can be fixed in the post to bring down the highlights down?
Yes this is one of the issues I've had with the Inspire in extremely sunny conditions directly over water. I tried working with the settings on the camera itself and then reworked it in post, but overexposed shots are hard to recover from. I had a similar issue in the Maldives where a large % of my shots were blown out. Unless a post production expert can advise on how to save those shots, I am really not sure what to do. I appreciate the feedback. Cheers.
I get that. But until I have a company setup, it becomes pretty difficult to officialise any transactions around footage. Unless I sell under the table, but not sure how legal that is.
Without getting into specific financials, can anyone indicate what kind of annual income can be generated by this kind of activity if doing this on a very part time basis. For example, does anyone really make a good living from selling stock footage? The question is not intended to downplay the photography industry at all, but rather out of personal interest.
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I know you are, but double check you are using LOG mode. Turn on histogram and watch it like a hawk. You can set things in advance like sunlit clouds to about 95% or just to the edge of the histo and avoid whites blowing out. I'm still looking for a polarizing filter for the inspire camera. Anyone know if these are available? ND is great, pola is really great.
Exactly this. The same thing happened when DSLRs arrived. Everyone suddenly became a photographer and it was a race to the bottom. The same thing is happening with aerial work.
If you create something with value, then either charge for it or don't let it go. Giving stuff away for free just destroys the industry for everyone, yourself included. If these organisations are contacting you as you say, then they've got money to spend. If they get everything for free now, then that becomes the expected price in the future too.
That's all nice but my question is how to determine proper value for something. I agree that free is not the way to go, but how do you justify the price tag on something. Let's put things in perspective, this is not a $200 million dollar Michael Bay production, so if someone wants my footage, how do you value the work?
Again, not wanting to insult anyone in the photography industry, but what is the basis on which you value your work. I'm imagine a solid reputation is one thing as well as an impressive portfolio. But I would guess that's the minority of people in this industry. How does everyone value their work?
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Wow everything set aside the video is amazing just to be in a place were video like that is possible pretty cool
Thanks a lot for the feedback. Mauritius is a stunning place. Mark Twain has a quote that accurately describes the Island. He says:
''God created Mauritius first, then paradise''
''God created Mauritius first, then paradise''
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As an amateur, I would determine your hourly rate by dividing your gross annual income by the amount of hours it takes you to earn it . That should give you a bench mark of what you are worth . Then it's up to you to decide what you want to charge for the amount of time you spend filming,editing and processing.
Over 90% of people out there couldn't just purchase an Inspire 1, fly to the mauritius and create your footage.
Last you had mentioned something about the video. Obviously the scenery is breath taking . Your choice of music & scenes are excellent. I would take advantage of the musical high notes to create more transition drama if you are seeking an improvement area. Again this is just more time editing and away from your family .. Tu piges
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Got it and thanks for the feedback. Cheers.As an amateur, I would determine your hourly rate by dividing your gross annual income by the amount of hours it takes you to earn it . That should give you a bench mark of what you are worth . Then it's up to you to decide what you want to charge for the amount of time you spend filming,editing and processing.
Over 90% of people out there couldn't just purchase an Inspire 1, fly to the mauritius and create your footage.
Last you had mentioned something about the video. Obviously the scenery is breath taking . Your choice of music & scenes are excellent. I would take advantage of the musical high notes to create more transition drama if you are seeking an improvement area. Again this is just more time editing and away from your family .. Tu piges
