Presented by Aaron Yates

Join Aaron at the Hill Country Camera Club to share lessons from behind the controller, drawn from his aerial work and a career lived at the intersection of photography, video, and live audiovisual production. 

Aaron will pull back the curtain on aerial photography, not only as a commercial specialty, but as a process that any serious photographer can fold into their own work. Drawing on years of technical, environmental, farm-and-ranch, real estate, and landscape capture across the Hill Country, he’ll focus on the two halves of a strong aerial image: capturing it in the field, and finishing it at the computer.

Aaron will walk through equipment, along with settings and exposure for clean RAW files and the compositional shift that happens when your camera leaves the ground. He’ll also cover the
planning that drone capture requires.  Aaron will also share his post workflow — RAW development, luminance adjustments, and
tasteful sky and color work — with an emphasis on keeping aerial images believable rather than overcooked.

The session is built for photographers who already know their way around a camera and want to add a new perspective.

BIOGRAPHY

Aaron is a Kerrville-based photographer, videographer, and FAA-certified commercial drone pilot who has spent more than fifteen years building one of the Texas Hill Country’s most versatile multimedia operations. As owner of Texas Pro Sound & Video and KerrvillePhoto.com, he has served clients across five states and scores of Texas counties, with work spanning aerial and drone imaging, real estate and architectural photography, commercial video, live event production, and multi-camera sports broadcasting.

His work has earned recognition including Best Photographer in Kerr County, Texas Associated Press awards, and multiple Gold Star Awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association.

Aaron lives in Kerrville with his wife Shelby and their two children. When not at work, he enjoys hiking, backpacking, and outdoor pursuits.

Website: kerrvillephoto.com