Photography

Jul 26, 2021

Color Schemes

WAR PAINT OR FACE PAINT? That is the question, dear photographers I’ve just had one of the most breath-taking encounters in all my years....

May 21, 2021

Airshow Security

STEP AWAY FROM THE AIRSHOW, SIR… Now, this is a delicate subject. It’s dangerously close to biting the hand that feeds us, and it feels...

Mar 28, 2021

Bingo Fuel

What’s missing from aviation photography? This musing takes you through a journey of self-examination on the world of aviation...

Nov 14, 2020

God of Fire

Witnessing the Vulcan There’s very few aircraft that quite literally strike awe into every fibre of your being. This truly massive...

Jul 14, 2020

Coming out of Lockdown

10 THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR CAMERA AGAIN Ready to hit the afterburner on your aviation photography once again? Here’s a...

May 5, 2020

Reality Check

So what could I possibly write about photographing Augmented Reality, covered in Episode 79 Advanced Training Methods? What even is there...

Apr 15, 2020

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

The Boneyard… What words can possibly do this place justice? It’s surely one of the most famous pieces of aviation real estate in the...

Feb 19, 2020

Black Jets

There will never be another jet like the F-117A Nighthawk, ever. The way it was developed and test flown, how it was put into operational...

Feb 15, 2020

Live Jets & The Bubble

Episode 71 has a fascinating discussion that reveals just how much goes into an air-to-air engagement. There’s so many factors for man...

Feb 9, 2020

Shooting the A-4 Skyhawk

I’d worked with the Luftwaffe at Wittmund AB in northern Germany for a number of years as the venerable F-4F Phantoms faded from service....

Jan 28, 2020

Shooting with the U.S. Coast Guard

Good day military aviation enthusiasts! Rich Cooper here from the Centre of Aviation Photography (COAP), I’m a relatively new addition to...