Aviation Photography

With aviation and aerospace photography or video, whether it is for branding, advertising or editorial use, it brings different challenges to the photographer and/or director. Within aviation imagery, there will be a wide range of needs, for still photos and video:
1-OEM's are looking to sell the hard product, the plane, the parts, the interior etc.
2-Aviation companies providing public or private air services, their needs are about convenience, time savings, exclusivity, privacy and safety.
3-An MRO shop (maintenance, repair and overhaul) is looking to show service, price, depth of experience, the ability to demonstrate specific areas of MRO or the ability to perform a range of "Checks" starting from A Check to D Check, which is also called a "heavy maintenance visit".

In our experience, photography and video wise, most of these will use their own people to save money on model or actor fees. The exception is the companies providing public or private air travel.

The greatest challenge when using "Real People" in a photo or video project, is directing the talent in a way so the action does not look like it is forced or look like they are "Posing" for the camera.

The Photographer and/or The Director:

When we are shooting for a client, either the shot list, the layouts or direction from the client will help shape the imagery and the time of day. Generally speaking the director or the photographer will have a lot of sway, but the number of images that need to be created will dictate a lot of what can be done in the time allowed. If the project is to be shot outside, I always prefer to shoot at sunrise, sunset, predawn, blue hour or during periods of weather whenever possible.

The Crew:

Once the director or photographer tells the crew what they are wanting, the crew will tend to setting the lights, reflectors in place, cameras with memory cards, fresh batteries, lenses ready to be pulled out of the lens case and onto a body at the request of the photographer. Or the photographer may pickup a camera and just say to the person, model or actor, "Stand there and look at the camera" and not need anything.

When shooting most aviation photography, or video, it means some clean make up, simple hair styling, wardrobe styling, and the styling crew will do all of this based on what the client is looking for. This is of course based on what the client needs are.

We are based in Los Angeles, California, Atlanta, Georgia, both in the USA, Milan, Italy, and serve the nation, travel worldwide for projects, both video and stills. On average we travel 175 days a year from all over the USA, to Singapore to Japan, Europe and the Middle East. We are normally in Europe 2 or 3 times a year, mostly Italy and Germany, shooting for clients there.

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