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Drones Are the New Party Photographers

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Let’s take a step back from discussing Google Glass for a moment and point our lens toward drone cameras. Yes, drone cameras. According to the New York Times, having a mini, camera-equipped aircraft is the hot new trend in wedding photography. Apparently, one was used to record the vows at Sean Patrick Maloney (a New York Democratic representative) and Randy Florke’s nuptials in June. Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin was in attendance and was overheard saying, “That thing is going to kill somebody.”

But drones aren’t just being used at weddings. Last year, Amazon.com announced that it was aiming to implement “delivery drones” by 2017. Fendi, meanwhile, live-streamed its Fall ’14 show via emblemized video drones (below). During Pitti Uomo, I personally encountered a drone that was snapping Ermanno Scervino’s party at Florence’s Forte Belvedere. It scared the bejesus out of me. But it took some pretty impressive aerial shots (above). And what’s the point of having your party at a medieval castle with views of Il Duomo if you don’t have some stellar aerial shots?

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It seems only a matter of time before we see drones at fashion week. Are they more intrusive than bloggers and traditional paps? A little. But get ready, street-style stars, because they’re going to take some killer photos.

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