I always loved taking photos. I loved the work. I had a Master’s Degree in finance, but after college I was tired of words and wanted to tell the story with pictures.
Even though I never took a picture before, the Saginaw News gave me a chance.
Later, I was a supervisor at a boat manufacturing facility. I wanted to get back to photography, and my wife was supportive of my quitting my job to pursue a photography business. I’ve been doing it ever since. Along the way I’ve met a lot of great people and great companies who’ve been supportive of my efforts.
I got the drone because the customer needed the photos I could take with it in order for me to keep the contract. I’d been thinking of getting one anyway, to be able to take aerial shots.
After teaching myself how to use it, I took it to my customer’s site and used it to get some really good shots of her facility. The drone was surprisingly easy to work with. I thought that if I could get just one last shot of the property aligned from the back, my customer would be really happy. The only problem was that in order to get that shot, I would have to hover the drone over a pond. I hesitated, but eventually decided to try it.
You know when you have a business, you do what it takes to make your client happy.
I got the shot I needed, but the wind came up unexpectedly and interrupted my navigation. I watched my brand new drone, with all the photos I had taken drop into the pond. There I was out in the middle of nowhere, by myself trying to figure out what to do. I didn’t know how deep the pond was or if I would be able to find the drone. I also didn’t know if I could salvage the photos even if I could get it up out of the water. I finally decided I had to try.
Fortunately, I had a pair of shorts in the car. The water was really cold, and all I could think of was no one would know where to look for me if something happened. I walked out into the pond, and it kept getting deeper and deeper. I wondered if I would have to swim for it.
I was really fortunate. I found the drone and was able to go under and bring it to the surface. I still didn’t know if I could make it work again after being submersed, and I didn’t know if I could rescue the photos.
In the end, it worked out great. You know, I’ve always been a technology guy. I even flew airplanes when I was young. They didn’t end up in the pond though.
- Gary Bublitz, Bublitz Photography
Even though I never took a picture before, the Saginaw News gave me a chance.
Later, I was a supervisor at a boat manufacturing facility. I wanted to get back to photography, and my wife was supportive of my quitting my job to pursue a photography business. I’ve been doing it ever since. Along the way I’ve met a lot of great people and great companies who’ve been supportive of my efforts.
I got the drone because the customer needed the photos I could take with it in order for me to keep the contract. I’d been thinking of getting one anyway, to be able to take aerial shots.
After teaching myself how to use it, I took it to my customer’s site and used it to get some really good shots of her facility. The drone was surprisingly easy to work with. I thought that if I could get just one last shot of the property aligned from the back, my customer would be really happy. The only problem was that in order to get that shot, I would have to hover the drone over a pond. I hesitated, but eventually decided to try it.
You know when you have a business, you do what it takes to make your client happy.
I got the shot I needed, but the wind came up unexpectedly and interrupted my navigation. I watched my brand new drone, with all the photos I had taken drop into the pond. There I was out in the middle of nowhere, by myself trying to figure out what to do. I didn’t know how deep the pond was or if I would be able to find the drone. I also didn’t know if I could salvage the photos even if I could get it up out of the water. I finally decided I had to try.
Fortunately, I had a pair of shorts in the car. The water was really cold, and all I could think of was no one would know where to look for me if something happened. I walked out into the pond, and it kept getting deeper and deeper. I wondered if I would have to swim for it.
I was really fortunate. I found the drone and was able to go under and bring it to the surface. I still didn’t know if I could make it work again after being submersed, and I didn’t know if I could rescue the photos.
In the end, it worked out great. You know, I’ve always been a technology guy. I even flew airplanes when I was young. They didn’t end up in the pond though.
- Gary Bublitz, Bublitz Photography
