Aerial Photography

I got in a plane! I didn't fall out! I made good pictures! Thank you so much to the Columbia Missourian and DOP Brian Kratzer for giving me such an amazing opportunity.

Lines.

I've given myself a mission, and my lenses are helping me. I've been struggling to provide more context and environment in my photos, and it just so happens that the autofocus on my 50mm f/1.4 decided to quit working. I have an 85mm and a 28mm, so I'll make do for now. It's made shooting a little more challenging, but I think I needed it.

In this situation I was called by the Missourian to do a quick spot feature on some scaffolding that was being built for the Citizen Jane Film Festival.

It was just around 1 pm, and the light was terrible (hence the black and white), plus there was not much space to move around. Here are a few shots that I liked. I've been working on working situations from different distances and angles, and being limited to a wide angle has forced me to compose differently.

Cotton Candy.

I shot the Russell Elementary Fall Festival last week. Cute kids, nice light. You can see a gallery here.