There are only a handful of Aerial Photographers in Arizona and I am privileged to be one of the group. My beginnings in aerial photography started in utilizing radio controlled airplanes and quadcopters, but after several years of providing high quality images, customer demands and the desire to keep improving led to partnerships with several helicopter charter companies in the valley. We now have coverage from every corner of phoenix and the ability to venture out into Tucson. Since making this change, the results have been spectacular.

Our latest flight was with Airwest Helicopter Services out of Glendale. Our photo job took us out to Gila Bend Arizona where we were contracted to photograph the Solana Solar Plant.

My Pilot John snapped this photo of me during the flight and was kind enough to share it.

The camera I’m using here is the new Canon 5D Mark III with a 24-70 L series lens. A little more about the camera and it’s performance can be found in my prior post or here, https://www.apoaz.com/aerial-photography-with-the-canon/ 

The image below is approximately the angle of view at the time.

On the way back we did a run around Cardinal Stadium where I got this great shot. I like it so much I decided to use on our new business cards and website gallery. Thanks John for a great flight in and out of town!!