Drone filming and architectural photography at INEOS HQ, Portsmouth

Drone filming and architectural photography at INEOS HQ, Portsmouth

This was really interesting combined drone video and architectural photography shoot at the INEOS sailing teams HQ in Portsmouth. The work was commissioned by Prism Architectural from Mildenhall who designed and manufactured the glazed facades to the main building and feature stairwell. The drone was used to get close to the façade while still allowing the building to be shown in context, these type of shots emphasis the fact that the creation of narrative and the use of strong composition are just as important when using a drone or conventional ground based camera. 

It was great project to document and using the drone really made the shoot, although having to fly round the aggressive seagulls and deal with the radio interference from the adjacent Isle of White ferry made it a bit stressful. 

Urban drone film shoots like these take a lot of planning and co-ordination to make sure risks are minimised and all the conditions laid down by the CAA are adhered to. Thanks to INEOS for their help and particularly Sarah Alexander for making it all happen.