Behind the Work

A look at productions, behind-the-scenes moments, and commercial work from Jamie Link Photography. Follow along on Instagram for updates from shoots, events, and productions across Chicago, Phoenix, and nationwide.

First build took 3 days and ended at the bottom of a pond. Rebuild took 8 hours.

That's the learning curve of bringing custom FPV into a commercial production workflow. Every hour at the bench pays off in the air.

Crash footage scroll 👉

Suprafly Syncmode v2
Axisflying Argus F7 + 55A esv
Axisflying 2207 1960KV suprafly
Axisflying m10 gps
DJI O4 Pro
Radiomaster xr4

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Some locations don't allow a 5" freestyle build anywhere near them. Sub 250g changes that conversation entirely.

The BetaFPV Pavo Pico 2 runs the DJI O4 Pro camera, which is a significant step up from the O4 Lite in terms of image quality, and the cinewhoops form factor means I can put it in spaces that would be off limits for anything larger. Flying over people, tight interior environments, low-ceiling venues, trade show floors. This thing fits where other drones simply don't.

Four batteries in this morning. Still ironing out the ELRS setup but the performance is already well ahead of the Meteor 75, which is what I need to for my use case in production.

Footage incoming.

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The smallest drone in the kit is doing the most important work right now.

Added the BetaFPV Meteor 75 to the arsenal specifically to build precision FPV control in tight spaces. The backyard becomes an obstacle course. Every tree, post, and gap is a training rep.

Micro whoops force you to fly clean or crash. No room for sloppy inputs. That muscle memory is what shows up when you're threading a camera through a real production environment.

FPV cinematography at a commercial level requires hundreds of hours before it's ready for client work. This is how those hours get built.

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Not your average office tour.

Lions International needed a corporate tour video that actually felt like moving through their space. Steadicam handled the guided walk through their corridors. FPV handled everything else.

Two tools. One production. No compromises.

Production in partnership with imagebase..

Chicago corporate video inquiries at jamielinkphotography.com

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Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.

A little evening backyard flow...

Axisflying Manta 5 Pro

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Happy Mother’s Day 🌷

To the woman who somehow balances being a mom, business owner, chauffeur, supporter, comforter, and everything in between.

Thank you for everything you do for our daughter and this family.

You are loved and appreciated more than you know. ❤️

Took the Manta into downtown Joliet to get some flight time in.

Church steeple orbit. Low river run. Barrel roll. Power loop around the drawbridge. I always enjoy urban flying! Tighter decisions, less room for error, and the environment itself becomes part of the shot. Logging those reps.

@axisflying Manta 5 Pro | TBS Tango II | DJI O4 Pro

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Four packs. Dusk window. Back patio launch.

Most of FPV is just repetition and I'm getting my daily reps in. Same lines, same inputs, until the muscle memory is solid enough that you stop thinking and start seeing. It's these hours that logged that ultimately benefit you when it's time to fly for productions.

Logging the hours. The work is in the reps.

Axisflying Manta 5 Pro | TBS Tango II | DJI O4 Pro

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DP'd a live Bloomberg Television interview this week at United Airlines headquarters in Chicago. CEO Scott Kirby sat down with Bloomberg anchor Lisa Abramowicz for a live broadcast that aired the same day.

Production by Big Shoulders Studios.

Multi-camera broadcast setup, branded environment, live to air. No second takes. When the signal goes out, everything has to already be right.

That's the job.

@bigshouldersstudios @bloombergtv
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Seven flights in and still dialing in the controls to match my style.

Windy conditions today, but the Manta 5 Pro handled it. More test flights this week before this thing goes anywhere near a production to really dial it in, but enjoying it so far! .

The system: Axisfying Manta 5 Pro, TBS Tango II, DJI O4 Pro goggles. Built for commercial work, not casual flying.

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@blacksheepfpv
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11 years covering @axpona and this year we brought the full production crew.

Interviews across multiple environments. Branded setups at each booth. Camera, light, boom on every single one.
That is what it looks like when a show gets covered the right way.

Shot using @canonusa cinema c400 + R5C + R52

@kondorblue opaline done nice softness without compromising contrast 🤙

#axpona #commercialvideoproduction #chicagovideoproduction #tradeShowvideography setlife

At AXPONA 2026 in Chicago, I sat down to film an interview with the chief designer Chris Witham of Deus Audio Machines to talk about the Invicta 60, a 60-inch infrasonic subwoofer that weighs 885 pounds and produces bass that reaches below the threshold of human hearing. In this 2-minute feature, Chris breaks down the engineering behind the MASS Drive motor system, what makes infrasonic reproduction different from conventional subwoofer design, and why this machine exists.

Shot on @canonusa C400 at @axpona 2026.
@kondorblue opaline

Learn more at deusaudio.com
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Three days at Axpona 2026. This show does not slow down.

Hundreds of rooms, custom car audio, vinyl, headphones, hi-fi systems worth more than most cars, and a floor full of people who are genuinely obsessed with sound in the best possible way.

Covering this event on Canon Cinema was a blast. Exhausting, nonstop, and absolutely worth it.

📍 axpona.com
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@canonusa
@kondorblue opaline

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RitFit doesn't make this in blue. I made it blue.

Never been one to accept the default. Every red component off the machine, primed, and sprayed with Behr DTM Safety Blue through a @Graco X17 airless sprayer. Now it looks like it was built for this space.

@ritfit.sports Gorilla 2-in-1 Chest and Shoulder Press. Bench sold separately.

Shot on @samsungmobileus Galaxy S26 Ultra.

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When the subwoofer is bigger than you are.

This is the Deus Invicta 60" Infrasonic Subwoofer at Axpona 2026. A 60 inch woofer. On wheels. In a hotel hallway. Only at this show.

Only $170,000.00 of absolute happiness 😍🔥🔥

Maybe a new addition to my home gym stereo system @ritfit.sports @repfitnessequipment 🤔😂

📍 axpona.com

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@canonusa

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Recent Corporate Video Productions

Bloomberg at United

Behind the scenes of a live multi-camera broadcast at United Airlines headquarters in Chicago, where Jamie Link Photography served as Director of Photography for a same-day Bloomberg Television air.

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Dunlee at RSNA 2025

Trade show video production, executive interviews, and three product feature videos at McCormick Place. A half-day brief that expanded into a two-day production.

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AGCO Corporation Executive interview filmed on location at AGCO Tech Days in Salina, Kansas.

AGCO Tech Days | Steadicam & Field Video Production

Three-day field production in Salina, Kansas for AGCO Corporation. Steadicam, drone, and CEO interview coverage of AI-integrated farm equipment demonstrations produced for an investor audience. Hired by Soaring Badger Productions.

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Interview Setup for Volatile Free filmed in Indiana

Volatile Free, Inc

Two-location industrial production covering a polyurethane manufacturing facility and a downstream concrete products partner in Indiana. Commercial photography, interviews, b-roll, and drone coverage.

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Completed Rust-Oleum mural installation, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — commercial photography by Jamie Link Photography

Rust-Oleum Brand Content Production

7-day brand marketing production. Commercial photography, corporate video, and drone cinematography for Rust-Oleum's mural installation campaign.

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Jamie Link Operating Steadicam at CAT Trial 14 in Tucson, Arizona

Caterpillar | Cat Trials 14

Steadicam B operator on Caterpillar's 100th anniversary brand film. Three-day production at Tinaja Hills, Tucson with a large union crew, RED Komodo Steadicam package, and FPV and Inspire 3 drone teams. Produced by Soaring Badger Productions.

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Axpona 2026

Behind the scenes of AXPONA 2026 — how Jamie Link Photography served as the official photo and video production team for one of North America's largest audio shows.

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Crane Nuclear

Corporate video and photography production covering Crane Nuclear's acquisition of Reuter-Stokes. Executive interviews, event documentation, facility tour coverage, and drone aerials produced in a single two-day production.

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Training Video Production for Hydra-stop instavalve 250

Hydra-Stop | Industrial Training Video Production

Four-day production in Naperville, Illinois. Studio and on-location coverage of the complete Insta-Valve 250 installation process for a municipal potable water certification program.

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Corporat interview Setup for The Great Escape at the Flagship store in Northbrook IL

The Great Escape | 9-Year Video Production Partnership

Nine-year production partnership including Product tutorials, store tours, brand messaging, how-to content, and cyclorama studio design producing 400 product shots per day, and a YouTube channel grown from 400 views to nearly 2 million, filmed and edited entirely by Jamie Link Photography.

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FPV drone filming at Experience CDS booth 2026 Midwinter Meeting

Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting

Official photography and FPV drone coverage for the country's largest dental convention. 30,000 attendees, four days of coverage, and a directed photo team across McCormick Place.

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Drone Image of Fireworks Captured in ORD Class B airspace for A city of Rosemont Commercial

City of Rosemont TV Commercial

Two-day commercial production as Steadicam operator and drone pilot. Six environments across the Rosemont entertainment district, with FAA authorization to fly drone in ORD Class B airspace near O'Hare.

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