Aerial photography is simply defined as taking photographs from an elevated position. Most people associate aerial photography with a photographer in an airplane shooting images, but platforms can include blimps, hot-air balloons, parachutes and helicopters. You can dabble in aerial photography in a variety of ways with a simple compact camera—no private plane required! Try experimenting from the tops of tall buildings or any elevated structure—or take a balloon ride! There’s also a significant group of people who use kites to create some fantastic aerial images And, if you’re interested in shooting from the air, you can contact your local municipal airport to see what options private pilots may provide.
Did you know that the French photographer and balloonist Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, who was also known simply as Nadar, was the first to practice aerial photography over Paris, France in 1858? From his initial creativity came a flood of new techniques to capture a birds-eye view of the world below.
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