Budget Aerial Shots

...at least for those of you living in California.

Here's the story (6' video)

www.budgetlifer.com/2009/01/19/budget-aerial-shots/

along with a link to the company's website

www.corporatehelicopters.com

Helicopter aerial photography video.

A video tutorial that takes you on board a helicopter with a professional photographer on assignment;
includes information on composition, distance, horizons, pilot orders.

Have a look on youtube.com Total video time 7 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjSnrl8KzbA

Do it yourself orthophotography

Do it yourself orthophotography in an Alaskan village mapping project.

What you need is a helicopter, a digital camera and photo-modeling software.

Very interesting!

Download the article here (Adobe acrobat pdf file)

Favoring the Robinson R22

Although I disagree (having used a Cessna 172 very effectively at low speeds) here's a blog post that favors Helicopters as the only choice for aerial photography.