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
Tag: aviation photography
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Budget Telephoto Lenses for Aviation Photography
Ad. Some of the kit named on this page links to Wex Photo Video, a UK camera retailer, and Piemags earns a commission if you buy through one of those links. It costs you nothing extra, no retailer has any say in what is recommended here, and every one of these was written up before… 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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What to Pack for an Airshow Photography Day
The difference between a good airshow and a frustrating one is often decided the night before, at the kitchen table, while you pack. The flying is the same for everyone on the crowd line. What separates the photographer who comes home with a full card of sharp frames from the one who runs flat at… 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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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