Types Of Aerial Photos

Aerial photography is broken down into two maindistance, particularly from an aircraft in the sky using
types, oblique and vertical configuration. Oblique refersspecial equipment to gather and collect data. This
to pictures taken the side of an aircraft and verticalexplanation is one of many, but is best suited to aerial
images are taken from directly above the subjectphotographs.
being photographed. Vertical aerial photography isSatellite
normally used in real estate advertising. The processOne major use of satellite photos is to gather
of taking photographs in the air from an aircraft isenvironmental images so that scientists and
called aviation photography, as is taking pictures ofenvironmentalists can track changes on the earth's
aircrafts themselves. The main types of aviationsurface. NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior
photography are:are two of the major agencies involved in satellite
Air-to-air Photographyscanning in the United States.
This type of photograph is used most often inKite
advertising and entails taking pictures of an airplaneThe camera is mounted into a cradle and secured to a
from different angles. Of course the photographer is inkite and sent flying; the pictures are taken by controlling
another aircraft, since there has to be at least twothe camera with a remote control. In some cases the
aircrafts involved in air-to-air photography. This type ofcamera is programmed to automatically snap pictures
photography is practiced mainly at air shows.once the kite reaches a certain altitude.
Remote sensingAlso included in aviation photography is the use of
Remote sensing is used to gather information on themodel planes and helicopters to take pictures. These
environment and other land base features from aare just some of the main types of aerial photographs.