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Rafael Suárez

Rafael Suárez

Rafael Suárez is a drone pilot and commercial videographer with more than 20 years behind the lens, flying and filming with drones since 2016. He wrote for DroneXL on drone news, hardware, and developments shaping the industry. Rafa is based in Quito, Ecuador.

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Why Real Estate Agents Think Drone Photos Should Cost $20 (And How to Educate Them)

Hello fellow pilots! How are you doing today? This article of today, let me tell you, is harder to write for one very specific and special condition that I have and I CAN BET that no other writer on DroneXL.co shares with me: I am a registered real estate agent here in Ecuador. Surprised? Well,…

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The Never-Ending Need For More Storage When You Fly Drones

Hello fellow pilots! I hope you are ready for all your new storage capacities, because the way things are looking, we are going to need MORE. When I started in photography it was the year 1997. In that same year my dad bought the brand new Sony Mavica, the first one of the series, and…

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Why The DJI Mavic 4 Pro Will Change My Life As A Drone Pilot

The new DJI Mavic 4 Pro was released today and everybody is hyped about what this 2-pound bird can do for you. Is it going to be the 360-degree rotating gimbal for infinity shoots that we used to do on land—the first upgrade that we are going to abuse? Or maybe the 6K 60 FPS…

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When Your Passion for DJI Drones Exceeds Your Bank Account: A Survival Guide

Hello dear pilots! How’s it going? I hope you’re having an excellent start to your week! Once again, here we are talking about that thing we love so much: drones. The more expensive they are, the prettier they look. And the prettier they look, the more we NEED them in our lives. And this is…

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