Aerial photos are a great way to document progress if you take them on a regular basis. I recently ran across the difference between photos taken from a Helicopter and those taken from a Plane. It’s important to understand the difference when you’re signing up an aerial photographer. I recommend aerial photos of buildings be shot from helicopters on all most all occasions. There will be some exceptions, there always are but if you’re considering aerial photos make sure they’re taken from a helicopter.

I have a project that requires aerial photos once a month. On our shoot date we had a problem with the helicopter and because we were pressed for time we decided to shot the project from a Plane. The next month things were back to normal and we were shooting from the helicopter again. There is a clear difference between the two images. When shooting from a plane you have to fly much higher which causes a longer shot in order to get the same isometric view as you would from a helicopter.

Plane

Helicopter

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