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by Moose Peterson
Takeoff: The Alpha to Zulu of Aviation Photography
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction: The Skies Are Not the Limit
What Draws Us to Aircraft?
The Romance of Flight
The Challenge of Bringing Movement to Stills
Section 1: Before the Prop Turns
It Started Out of the Blue for Me
Where Do I Recommend You Start?!
Terms of Engagement
BODY BASICS: The Fun Comes with the Autofocus
Then There Are Exposure Modes
Then There Is Exposure Itself
The Need for Speed
Those Damn Dust Spots!
Ah, the Glass
My Aviation Gear List
Some Specialized Gear for Your Consideration
Is That All?
Section 2: Creating Romance for a Steely Subject
Like a Moth to a Flame
Golden Rule as a Rule...?
But Great Light Can Happen Anytime During the Day!
What Changes This Formula?
A Brief Thought on the Benefit of Contrast
What’s the Best Light Then?
Containing This Light
Don’t Pigeonhole Anything!
Romance in Aviation
Section 3: Putting Movement in the Still
The Camera Has to be a Rock!
Keeping Up Rock Steady
Prop Blur
Creating the Illusion of Flight, Speed, and Romance
Clouds, We Need Clouds!
Your Challenge Is Putting It All Together
Section 4: A Gathering of Planes
Air Shows and Fly-Ins...Huh?
Self-Preservation!
Gear for the Air Show/Fly-In
The Air Show’s Big Secret
There’s More to an Air Show Than the Air Show
Where to Stand?
Do You Start with the Big Ones?
Is There a Photographic Strategy?
What About Them Fly-Ins?
Riches at the Fly-In
Section 5: The Need for Speed!
What Is Ground-to-Air Photography?
The Basics—Again!
Focus Basics—Again!
Let’s Break with the Norm
Lighting Can Be a Real Pickle!
Background—More Important Than Ever!
Clouds and Smoke
Illusion of Speed
Takeoff and Landing
Hollywood Effect—Long Lens Compression
This Will Only Help You If...
Section 6: Capturing the Human Element
The 70th Doolittle Raiders Reunion
The Hardest One
It All Started with Dudley!
They Don’t Fly Themselves!
Getting Right Down to It
For Me, It’s Just Like Working with Biologists
Something to Ponder
It’s a Small World!
The Easy Human Element: The Crowd
Making the Folks Visibly Pop
This Brings Us to Gear
The Scariest Piece of Gear
Light for the Portrait
The Pilot Portrait Project
The Rewards Are Priceless!
That’s an Affirmative!
Section 7: Up, Up, and Away!
It Only Works This Way in Dreams
Air-to-Air Is Not Cut-and-Dried
It Comes with a Warning
How I Got Hooked
Where the Basics Count the Most!
First Thoughts on Gear
The Photo Platform
Being a Pilot Doesn’t Automatically Make Them an Air-to-Air Pilot
The Most Important Piece of Gear
Not a Fashion Statement
Communication Is Everything!
Don’t Chance Anything to Memory!
Shooting Open or No Canopy
Shooting Through the Glass
Don’t Forget the Memories!
Time to Get in the Air!
The Flight/Safety Brief
Your Very First Shot—Period!
A Must-Have Shot for the Shot List
Do I Have a Typical Shot List?
Again, Communication Is Everything!
Shoot, Shoot, Shoot!
The Horizon Line
All Too Soon, Your Feet Are Back on the Ground
Pilots Shouldn’t Be the Only Ones with Logs
Share, Damn It!
And the Next Flight?
Index
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The Alpha to Zulu of Aviation Photography
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