Eighteen page photo essay plus cover of my Chesapeake Bay aerial photography project in the The Washington Post Sunday Magazine this weekend.
Slide show with audio about the project and my aerial photography
Flight Logistics in the UK came up with an English-Spanish and English-French set of instructions for art directors and DP’s. I could have used these last summer when I flew in Quebec for an ad campaign. http://www.flight-logistics.com/Translator_Cards.html http://www.flight-logistics.com/English_Spanish.html http://www.flight-logistics.com/English_French.html <p>
Alamy has just under two-thousand of my images in their collection. The majority are aerials from North America.
Supreme Court in sunlight with the Capitol in the fog.
Aerial Photography of Washington DC is a difficult proposition these days. To shoot aerials in DC requires a flight waiver that allows you into the seven mile FRZ zone, a government client plus a police officer on board. Additionally, the waiver requires client letters plus up to two-weeks for approval. Why wait? The perfect image may be available in my collections at PhotoShelter, Alamy or Getty Images?
Between 1993 and 2003, I shot two aerial photography books on the city. Our Nation’s Capitol and Above Washington. The images from these books and from other flights above the city are now available through my PhotoShelter collection.
If you are looking for low level aerial photography of Washington, DC, please take a look at my collection at PhotoShelter.
Washington DC 2008 - Images by Cameron Davidson Aerial Stock
Transport Canada has an excellent safety page for helicopter passengers.
Here is a snippet from the web site. Please go to this link to read more.
Safety Around Helicopters
Contribute to a Successful Flight
be reasonable in your requests
support the pilot’s safety decisions
know
how to embark and disembark
inflight and ground procedures
location and use of safety and survival equipment
emergency procedures
what is expected of you on the flight
On the Ground
dress for the weather
inform the pilot of
your baggage weight
applicable medical problems
susceptibility to motion sickness
don’t smoke in or around the helicopter
stay well to the side of the helipad when the helicopter is arriving or departing
secure your clothing and headgear against rotor winds
protect your eyes against blown dust and particles
keep the helipad clear
wait for instructions to approach or leave the helicopter
approach and leave to the side or front in a crouched position - never by the rear of the helicopter
if you can, wait until the rotors stop turning
approach and leave by the downslope side - for rotor clearance
carry gear firmly at your side, never over your shoulder or above your head
never throw items towards or out of a helicopters
load cargo carefully and secure it against movement
ensure baggage compartment doors are properly closed and latched
take a reserve of special medications you require in the event of enroute delays
In the Helicopter
secure seatbelts (and shoulder straps, if provided) while in flight
use helmet or headset if provided
remain in your seat unless given permission to move
do not distract the pilot during takeoff, manoeuvering or landing
read instructions on the operation of doors, emergency exits, and the location of the ELT (emergency locator transmitter) and emergency equipment
Ok - I am switching things up a bit.
AerialStock.com is now the central station for my aerial photography.
There will be links to my work at Getty Images, Jupiter, Alamy and Corbis and PhotoShelter.
New images will be posted along with direct links to the agencies for licensing.
Jupiter does not create a direct link to a selection. Go to Artist Search and then my name to view images.
