RIVERBEND AERIALS - Key Persons

Jon Smithers has been a professional photographer for many years & has provided fine art photography to individuals, corporations, the health care & civic communities. 4 years ago he gained an interest in aerial photography. Since then he has owned & built UAVs (mostly known as drones) up to 5 feet in width with 8 motors. Cameras ranged from GoPro Hero cameras up to compact DSLRs. Skip ahead to today and the industry has advanced quite a lot! The stability of these UAVs are light years ahead of what was available 2 years ago. His smallest UAV will shoot 4k video at 60fps & stills at 20mp. The camera is smaller than a GoPro. These UAVs are capable of everything from mapping, search & rescue, agriculture monitoring, thermal imaging & photography. Aerial photography images can be stitched together to provide seamless images beyond 300 mega pixels. Experience: 12 years experience with wildlife & nature photography. 20+ years in graphics & imaging experience. Background in computers, computer graphics, websites & networking.

Terry is a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer in Minnesota. Since 2010, Terry has owned his own business providing IT Support, Websites, Web hosting, Custom software, and just about anything technology related. Terry has always been interested in radio and remote controlled devices as well as in photography. Aerial services combines the best of both worlds. Finding the right shot for the client is what Terry strives for. Terry is currently working on attaining his Part 107 Certification through the FAA. So, unfortunately Terry can't fly commercially as of yet, he will be soon! Experience: Electrical Engineer, Programmer for 17+ years, background in computers, servers, and technology.