Are you interested in plane spotting?
Do you live in Zurich or around Zurich?
Would you like to experience a practical lesson on acquiring skills needed for plane spotting?
If you do, you might be interested in my workshop which includes a practical introduction to plane spotting on the Airport Kloten in Zurich. The available dates are listed here
Technical Prerequisites:
- Digital camera ( any ) – Example photos done with SONY A7RMIII
- Zoom Lens
- Monopod
How to Photograph Planes
1) Plan your airport visit / air show visit.
2) At home – clean your sensor to remove dust . Dust shows up most prominently on areas of flat colour, like the sky. Especially when shooting photos with narrow apertures.
3) On site, look for a good spotting position.
4) Mount camera with zoom lens to monopod.
5) Focus your lens in AF mode.
6) On an airshow photography day, I almost always have continuous shooting engaged. Shooting in continuous mode improves your chance of getting sharp images.
7) Camera settings – RAW Format.
a) For planes on ground – Set exposition to AUTO mode (600mm, ISO AUTO, AWB )
b) For flying planes with jet engine – Set exposition to M mode (600mm,ISO 100,AWB,F/8 , 1/2000s)
c) For flying propeller-driven aircraft – Set exposition to M mode (600mm, ISO 100,AWB, F/8 , 1/125s)
Notes:
ISO – The use of ISO is heavily dependent on the lighting conditions at the time of shooting. For a bright and sunny day outdoors, you will only need an ISO of around 100-200. On cloudier days you may need a higher ISO, like 400-800 for example.