Aerial Photography Tips and Tricks

The photography trip up to the Kimberley of Western Australia has been all about colour and texture. One of the best ways of capturing these features has been above with a drone. However, we wanted to take things to the next level and shoot some Aerial Photography.

Previous Videos in this Kimberley series: 

After discussing our flight plan with Hilary from KAS Helicopters, we boarded one of the choppers for a 1.5-hour flight along the coast south of Broome to explore the bay under a 0.4-meter tide, one of the lowest for the year. This trip with Matt and Jarrad was all based around being up here during the spring tides. So the fact we had perfect conditions was not a fluke. It was down to planning.

We cruised over creeks, mangroves, and sandbanks. Each of us had one camera with one lens. We'd organised to remove the helicopter's doors to give us the best access to shoot down the ground. With this setup, we didn't want to be messing around with changing lenses. I had the 24-70 f4 for the Nikon Z7, with the other lads had 24-105mm lenses.

Hanging out of a helicopter isn't for the faint-hearted. It was my first time with the doors off. I thought I was going to be nervous. However, 1-2 minutes into the flight, we were madly shooting photos, too busy to give our situation another thought.

We were shooting in shutter speed priority with the auto ISO, limited up to about 400, Aperture was wide to bring in light, plus the ground was pretty much in the same focal plane. These settings allowed us to have a quick shutter speed of 1/1250 or faster. This setup meant we could concentrate on looking for composition and nailing the shot. There were no second chances.

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[maxencelemoine]

This kind of environment is wonderful! The textures, the colors, the shapes, every thing is great!

[JohnPaul-ii]

Wow. Stunning images of a small part of coastal waters of North Western Australia.
For one who doesn’t fly, it shows a whole new view on things.
Looking forward to the next vlog.
Thanks for sharing again Andrew.
Stay safe.

[denisesavage]

What a way and place to go to town with a camera! Holy dooley . . . . .so much there. Thanks for sharing some of what nature had to offer. Love what you can see from the air.

[chchen]

Wow! Amazing view from the sky, love it👍🏻
Very beautiful image🤩
Thank you Andrew 🙏🏻

[greggorter]

Awesome images guys & great footage Andrew ! Always wonderful to see your creativity mate 😎✌️

[WACampingAdventures]

Wow andrew loved the debrief and perspective from you guys in what you look for and what you enjoyed! Just amazing

[markwayne]

images were superb....the shapes, colors and textures were amazing!

[BrianHorsey]

Very different vlog, Andrew. Great images from an unusual viewpoint. Thanks for sharing, cheers.

[nightscapeimages.richard]

Fantastic images Andrew . .very impressive indeed. What a memorable experience mate.

[stevebanks]

Love Broome. Did the Horizontal Falls/Cape Leveque flight a couple of years ago. Absolutely brilliant. Flew down the coast at 2, 000 ft - amazing landscape from the air. the textures, lighting and especially the colours are incredible.

[donaldgould]

Thank you Andrew, wonderfull shots a and excellent explanations on settings etc. Most useful when I get the opportunity.

[JeremyPayne]

What an adventure mate, great images too. Cheers Andrew.

[scotty]

what a fantastic set of images Andrew, the colours, shapes and compositions were truly wonderful 👍

[EddyHerreraCC]

Gotta get over my fear of heights now 😱 Dope video 🔥🔥🔥

[BrettWoodPhoto]

That looks supercool fellas.
Feel free to invite me next trip 🤣🤣🤣
Say Gday to Jarrod.

[UncleDobby]

Great images there Andrew - just wonderful. I'm heading to the Kimberley and Pilbara regions in July/August. I'll take lots of inspiration from this.

[Macman]

Love this production and the images you captured. Thanks for what you do.

[Lykzabet]

1st 😉 A few hero shots there to choose from but mine is 3:35 - Great stuff guys 👍

[yamjangubo]

This is so beautiful and I'm sure you had a blast while making and taking and creating such images...it's truly beautiful

[jiffijoff]

Wonderful shots there Andrew. Did you use a polarizer to minimize reflections and punch up contrast?