Drone
DJI Air 2S
A compact drone with a large 1-inch sensor, equally at home with stills and video.
- 20 MP stills, RAW and JPEG
- 5.4K/30 and 4K/60 video, 10-bit D-Log
- Obstacle sensing in four directions
Hello, I'm Smedis
Smedis Air Photography is drone and camera photography and video for people, places and events.
I fly a DJI Air 2S for aerial photos and video, and shoot on the ground with a Sony A7S III. The pairing means one photographer can cover a property from above and inside, or a festival from the crowd and from the sky.
I hold an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate for commercial drone work, the drone is registered with the FAA, and I passed North Carolina's commercial drone exam for the state permit.
Low light is my favorite challenge. The A7S III keeps images clean in the dark, so there is no flash to break the mood and no grain to hide the detail.
Every client gets a private online gallery for their shoot, where they can preview, favorite, comment on and download their photos and videos.
Certified and Registered
Part 107
FAA Certified Remote Pilot
Licensed by the FAA for commercial drone work
FAA
Registered Drone
The DJI Air 2S is registered with the FAA and marked with its number
NCDOT
Commercial UAS Permit
Passed the North Carolina commercial drone knowledge test
The Gear
A drone that shoots stills as well as it shoots video, a camera made for the dark, and two bright lenses for soft backgrounds indoors and out.
Camera
Sony A7S III
A full-frame camera built for low light and video, with clean images at high ISO.
- Full-frame 12 MP sensor
- 4K at 120 fps, Full HD at 240 fps
- Over 15 stops of dynamic range
Lens
Tamron 35-150mm F2-2.8
One lens from environmental portrait to tight close-up, so the moment is never lost to a lens change.
- F2 at 35mm, F2.8 at 150mm
- Indoors and outdoors, events and portraits
- Soft backgrounds across the whole zoom range
Lens
Sigma Art 35mm F1.4
A bright prime lens for portraits with a creamy, blurred background and for the darkest venues.
- F1.4 maximum aperture
- Smooth bokeh behind the subject
- Sharp from edge to edge
Private Client Galleries
Your photos, only for you
Every shoot gets its own private gallery. Preview your photos and videos, mark favorites, leave comments and download the full-resolution files. Nobody else can see them.