No shot is worth taking undo risks and mistakes can be made when you’re exhausted.
The pilots always have the final say. It’s very satisfying to create images that evoke an emotion from the viewer, rather than to just document the moment. We always have an extensive briefing before a sortie.
During the first part of the briefing I discuss what we hope to achieve artistically, and in the second half, the pilots plan how we can achieve it safely.
August 2008
The ISnAP - The International Society for Aviation Photography http://www.aviationphotographers.org
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