How's it going everyone? Marlon here with maverick helicopters, and we're here at Grand Canyon West
visiting a few of the iconic sites and also sharing a few of our tricks, tips,
and techniques on taking amazing photos and video straight from your smartphone.
But before we do that, make sure to like this video and subscribe to our channel.
It'll help you get more information about Maverick Helicopters, Las Vegas,
Hawaii, and the Grand Canyon. All right get your cameras ready, let's roll.
So we're currently at Eagle Point, one of the famous iconic spots here at Grand Canyon West.
One cool fact about Eagle Point is there's an eagle-shaped rock formed in the canyon itself.
Let's talk ratios. So aspect ratios are the dimensions of a photo or video
and they depict whether or not your photo is going to be more square or rectangular.
Usually, smartphones have a 4x3 ratio but you can switch that ratio to 16x9. This
will enable you to have a wider range for you to capture and more in your picture overall.
Either vertical or horizontal, it'll enable you to capture more of the canyon itself.
Alright so now we're on our way to Eagle Point's Native American Village. One cool thing about the
Native American Village, it has tons of Native American structures including sweat lodges
and housing that you can walk into and explore. One photo tip or idea that I have for you guys
here is to do some video. Go ahead and do some slow-mo. You can also do time-lapses
in your phone as well which is an awesome feature I would heavily suggest for you to do
Let's talk about slow motion. By slowing down your footage it'll enable you to have
a smoother video. By switching over to your slow motion tab and choosing between slow
motion in 120 frames per second or super slow motion and 240 frames per second,
your footage will turn out to be a lot smoother. This is especially the case when you're in motion
or you're in a moving helicopter for example.
Alright so we just got to Guano Point and one of the best spots for me is right when
you get to Guano Point, right when you leave your shuttle, you can head directly straight
to the rim and you get one of the best views of the Colorado River. let's go there right now.
If you're planning to take photos or videos in this section, one tip I have for you
is to play with your zoom-in features. This section of the canyon has so much color and
texture. By zooming in and out you'll capture more of the canyon's details
and it's an awesome opportunity to capture the vastness of the canyon from the rim.
Guano Point is one of my favorite parts of the canyon so if you need more information about the
surrounding area and its vantage points make sure to visit our video on Guano Point linked here.
So there's one smartphone feature that I would highly recommend you have on at all times
and that's the live function. The live feature is a function on your smartphone
that records 1.5 seconds before and after you take a shot. This function is great if
someone blinks in your photo or you miss a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity.
On your phone locate a photo that had the live feature on during recording.
You can scrub through the photo to find the best frame that captured the moment.
So we're at the base of the Grand Canyon. One thing I would heavily suggest if you get down
to the base of the Grand Canyon is to shoot some panoramic shots. Going into your photo
settings and switching to panoramic mode you can get wide shots of the base of the canyon.
These are great if you're trying to highlight all of the surrounding area,
and since you can only get to the base by helicopter, I would suggest playing with
this feature for some epic shots of the canyon. So there you have it, folks. A few of our tricks tips
and techniques on taking awesome photos and videos from your smartphone here at Grand Canyon West.
If you have any questions or comments, leave them down below, and also like and subscribe
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Las Vegas, Hawaii, and the Grand Canyon. We'll see you guys in the next one!