Backlighting and Silhouettes in Aviation Photography
How to expose, focus and compose backlit aviation photographs and true silhouettes: metering, camera setup, flare control, venue planning and processing. Read article
Category: Photography Technique
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Panning Drills That Actually Improve Your Keeper Rate
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Back-Button Focus for Aviation Photographers
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Long Lens Technique: Handholding 500mm and Beyond
How to handhold a 500mm or 600mm lens for aviation photography: stance, grip, breathing, shutter speed, stabilisation modes and panning technique. Read article
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The Aviation Photography Cheat Sheet: Every Setting on One Page
Every aviation photography setting on one page: shutter speeds, apertures, ISO, autofocus and metering for jets, props, helicopters, formations and night shows. Read article
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Low-Level Jets: Photographing the Mach Loop and Valley Flying
Mach Loop photography means climbing one of the hillsides above the low flying valleys between Dolgellau and Machynlleth in Wales and photographing military jets as they pass below you at around 250 feet, which calls for a 100-400mm class lens, shutter speeds near 1/1000s for sharp frames, continuous autofocus, and a weekday visit planned around… Read article
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Dealing with Heat Haze in Aviation Photography
Heat haze is the wavy softness that ruins distant aircraft shots on hot days. Here is how to spot it, avoid it and work around it with long lenses. Read article
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Shooting Civil Airliners: Liveries, Light and Angles
How to photograph civil airliners: the settings, angles, light, liveries, locations and editing that turn routine movements into pictures worth keeping. Read article
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Capturing Helicopters: Rotor Blur and Settings
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Formation Flying: How to Photograph Display Teams
A complete guide to photographing formation flying and display teams: settings, timing the shape, synchro and opposition passes, smoke, panning and framing. Read article