Aerial/Terrestrial Photography Barrie Rokeach

AERIAL/TERRESTRIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
BARRIE ROKEACH

"A CUT ABOVE..."

Kodak Guide to Aerial Photography TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION	iv

CHAPTER 1
TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT	1
CAMERAS	1
LENSES	4
METERS	6
ACCESSORIES	9
FILMS AND PROCESSING	16
PROFESSIONAL HABITS	20

CHAPTER 2: PHOTOGRAPHY
CAPTURING THE IMAGE	23
EQUIPTMENT PREPARATION	23
CHECKLISTS	26
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS	26
PLATFORMS	36
MOTION	37
WEATHER	40
IDENTIFYING OBJECTS	51
KEEPING TRACK OF SUBJECTS	52
ADDITIONAL FACTORS	55

CHAPTER 3: PHOTOGRAPHY
DEVELOPING A PERSONAL STYLE	59
BACK TO BASICS	59
PRINCIPLES	60
UNDERSTANDING PROCESS	67
FALSE APPEAL	69
RECOGNIZING POSSIBILITIES	70
VISUAL DISTRACTIONS	71
COLOR, COMPOSITION, AND SCALE	72
THINKING CLEARLY	72
LEVEL ORIENTATION	73
ILLUSIONS AND ABSTRACTIONS	76
TECHNIQUE	76
EDUCATION	76

CHAPTER 4
BUSINESS	79
OPPORTUNITIES	79
PRICING YOUR SERVICES	80
ADVANCES	88
PAPERWORK	88
STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY	92
UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT	94
FLYING WITH THE CLIENT	95
DELIVERING THE GOODS	96
GOLDEN RULES	96


CHAPTER 5
AVIATION: SAFETY	99
ACCIDENTS	99
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA)	101
ALTITUDES	102
BAGGAGE	103
SAFETY BELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESSES	104
DROPPING OBJECTS	105
FUEL	106
SURVIVAL GEAR	107
WAKE TURBULENCE	109
WEATHER	110
PILOTS	112
PILOT AND PHOTOGRAPHER COMMUNICATIONS	115
DANGEROUS PROPELLERS	116
PHYSICAL CONSIDERATIONS	116
SPECIAL FLYING SITUATIONS	122

CHAPTER 6
AVIATION: REGULATIONS	137
AIRCRAFT	137
GENERAL LIMITATIONS OF ALL AIRCRAFT	140
FOREIGN FLIGHT	142
SEATING	145
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS	146
PORTABLE ELECTRONICS AND DESIGNATED FREQUENCIES	150
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING	151
WEATHER MINIMUMS	151
INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS	151

APPENDIX A: DIAGRAM OF AIRSPACE CLASSIFICATIONS	154
APPENDIX B: TABLE OF VFR WEATHER MINIMUMS	155
APPENDIX C: FLIGHT PATTERNS	156
APPENDIX D: 24 HOUR CLOCK/ICAO PHONETIC ALPHABET	158
APPENDIX E: WIDE -ANGLE LENS IN A TYPICAL AIRCRAFT	159
GLOSSARY	160
RESOURCES	162
INDEX	164

Kodak Guide to AerialPhotography