Aerial Photography Tips and Planning | New Zealand Sunset Flight

[@teeeenyfifi]

Take meeeeee!! I'll clean you kit, carry your bags, bring coffee, ill even polish your shoes haha. Brilliant tip about colour fill too. I'm away to try that now!

[@FlyFiordlandTeAnau]

Thats a cool lesson in aerial photography Will. Perfection is located where infinity ends.

[@TwoIndians]

Excellent points buddy! Doing my first aerial shoot this weekend and your idea about sun position was excellent

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

All the best with it! :)

[@BenC20B]

Love it. Makes me want to go flying so badly. You’re passion for your work really shines through in your analysis with Matt.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks so much Benny!

[@TwoIndians]

didnt see where you were using any filters, can you comment on this?

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

No filters. Just camera and lens will do the trick. I like to primarily use a mid-range zoom but it depends what I am shooting and trying to achieve, so definitely take some lenses with you.

[@TwoIndians]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography thanks, I have a SIgma 24x70 2.8 like you mentioned and also have a 100x4 but its a variable apeture 5.6-6.8 I think so not very fast.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

@@TwoIndians Same as my 100-400mm. Won't be an issue as long as the sun is still above the horizon :)

[@reneepatino7804]

[@JazzBanjo]

No drone at all? Why?

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Hey David. Drones are not permitted in the NZ national parks, unless you apply for a permit for every single flight you do. But my main reason is that when using a drone, I feel a disconnect between myself and the image. The whole creative process is so vastly different from how I feel with a camera in hand. I really want to see with my own eyes what I'm capturing, not just looking at a screen in another area whilst the drone enjoys all the views. Of course there's some amazing drone images out there but it's not a tool for me and my photography. Cheers!