Composition for Aviation Photography: Filling the Frame
A practical guide to aviation photography composition: filling the frame, the rule of thirds, lead room, negative space, clean backgrounds and dynamic angles. Read article
Category: Photography Technique
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How to Photograph Night Airshows and Pyrotechnics
A night airshow gives you pictures you simply cannot take at any other time. An aircraft trailing sparks from its wingtips, a Spitfire lit gold against a deep blue sky, a firework shell bursting behind a display team holding formation in the dark. These are the frames people remember, and they are also the ones… Read article
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Metering for Bright Skies: Avoiding Silhouetted Aircraft
Why your aircraft turn into silhouettes against a bright sky, and exactly how to fix it: metering modes, exposure compensation, manual exposure, histograms and scenario by scenario settings. Read article
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How to Photograph Through Airfield Fences
Almost every airfield worth photographing has a fence around it. Learn to shoot through one properly and the wire vanishes from your pictures as if it were never there. Perimeter fences are the single biggest frustration for anyone photographing aircraft from public ground. You turn up at a viewing spot, find a clear line on… Read article
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Golden Hour at the Airfield: Shooting Aviation in Low Light
Golden hour and blue hour are the best light an aviation photographer ever gets. How to plan for it, what to set on the camera, and how to shoot silhouettes, prop blur, blue hour and night. Read article
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Photographing Warbirds: Capturing WWII Fighters in the Air
A practical, in-depth warbird photography guide: shutter speeds for prop blur, panning, metering against the sky, light, composition and where to shoot WWII fighters in the UK. Read article
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Air-to-Air Photography Basics: How the Shots Are Made
How air-to-air aviation photographs are made: the camera ship and subject, the safety brief, gear and the settings that get sharp, natural results. Read article
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Prop Blur Mastery: The Right Shutter Speed for Propeller Aircraft
How to get propeller blur on aircraft photos: the right shutter speed for warbirds, light aircraft, turboprops and helicopters, with reference tables, exposure tricks for bright light and full settings recipes. Read article
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How to Photograph Fast Jets: Panning, Shutter Speed and Tracking
A complete, practical guide to photographing fast jets at airshows: shutter speeds, panning, autofocus and tracking, exposure against the sky and full settings recipes. Read article
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Airshow Camera Settings: Exposure, Autofocus and Full Setups for Jets, Props and Helicopters
The complete airshow camera settings guide: shutter priority and auto ISO, metering against a bright sky, continuous autofocus and aircraft subject detection, plus full camera setups for fast jets, warbirds, turboprops and helicopters. Read article