| It is fascinating to take a photograph from | | | | trained, and they learn to look at the |
| far above, where people are like little ants, | | | | objects from an unusual position overhead and |
| and buildings are like miniatures. Aerial | | | | interpret the scales. They also know how to |
| photography allows you to do that and so much | | | | record infrared wavelengths. While looking at |
| more! These photographs are taken from above | | | | aerial photographs, you should be aware of a |
| the earth with a camera placed on aircrafts, | | | | few relevant factors. Understanding the size |
| satellites, balloons, rockets, kites, | | | | and tone, you will be able to differentiate |
| skydivers, etc. The French airman Nadar took | | | | the objects in the photograph-for example, |
| the first aerial photograph in 1858; a | | | | whether a body of water is a pond or a |
| picture of Paris taken from a hot air | | | | lake.Being able to interpret the shape and |
| balloon. In World War I, aerial photography | | | | the texture will help you recognize the |
| was used for military purposes. The aviator | | | | landscape. For example, buildings have a |
| Fred Zim was one the famous aerial | | | | geometrical landscape when you compare them |
| photographers at that time. Today it is used | | | | to hills, and, of course, both will have |
| such purposes as land-planning, cartography, | | | | different textures. Shadows will help in |
| movies, advertising, environmental studies, | | | | determining the height of an object. Patterns |
| and more.The technology available today has | | | | will help you identify where you are. A park |
| helped in advancing aerial photography. Low- | | | | will have an organized setting of trees, |
| altitude photographs are possible because of | | | | while in a forest the trees will be random. |
| radio-controlled models, mounted on | | | | The geographical location or topography helps |
| radio-controlled aircraft. These are useful | | | | in recognizing landforms and vegetation. An |
| for restricted areas and real estate | | | | example is the difference betweens deserts |
| photography. Larger aircraft with longer | | | | and valleys. Interpreters also look at the |
| flight times and greater equipment payload | | | | objects in association with others. For |
| help in photographing larger areas.Remote | | | | example, power plants will never be in the |
| photography is possible because of remote | | | | middle of a residential area.We can expect |
| technology. The camera is away from the | | | | many advances in aerial photography. |
| photographer on the outside of the aircraft | | | | Technologies like satellite imaging, MSS, and |
| and is activated remotely, using a mechanical | | | | thermal, hyper spectral, and radar scanning |
| or electronic shutter release. Computers, | | | | have already advanced its scope. The science |
| remote sensing, and GIS are being used today. | | | | and art of aerial photography is growing by |
| This is especially useful for cartography. | | | | leaps and bounds.Photographs provides |
| The GIS system integrates aerial photography, | | | | detailed information on Photographs, Aerial |
| satellite data, and radar imagery into data | | | | Photographs, Black and White Photographs, |
| layers. A data tape scans or reads these | | | | Vintage Photographs and more. Photographs is |
| images.Aerial photographers are highly | | | | affiliated with Digital Stock Photography. |