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
Tag: airshow photography
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Best UK Airshows for Photographers
Which UK airshows actually reward photographers: crowd-line light, display distances, the lens you need, and what changed in the 2026 season. Read article
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Planning an Airshow Photography Day: Tickets, Timings, Parking and Where to Stand
Everything that happens before the shutter: confirming the show is on, buying the right ticket, working out the light, the crowd line, parking and exactly where to stand. Read article
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Capturing Helicopters: Rotor Blur and Settings
To photograph helicopters well you shoot in shutter priority at around 1/125 of a second, pan smoothly with the aircraft and let the rotor blades blur into a full, living disc. That single decision, choosing a shutter speed slow enough to show the rotor turning, separates a helicopter photograph that feels alive from one that Read article
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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
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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
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RIAT Photography Guide: The World’s Biggest Airshow
How to photograph RIAT at RAF Fairford: where to stand, camera settings for fast jets and props, gear, light, arrivals days and the static park. Read article
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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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Monopods vs Handholding for Long Lenses at Airshows
When a monopod beats handholding for aviation photography, the best heads for panning, recommended setups by budget, and the technique that keeps fast jets sharp. Read article
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Budget Telephoto Lenses for Aviation Photography
There is a stubborn myth in aviation photography that you cannot get a sharp, frame-filling shot of a fast jet without spending the price of a small car on glass. It is not true. A good budget telephoto lens, used with sound technique, will give you images that hold up on a website, in a Read article