Luscombe T8F captured by D5 / 14-24f2.8 w/SB-5000We can bring "life" to our aircraft by visually speaking about those that take them into the skies. Even if there is no pilot, where pilot's apply their skills, the cockpit, is a place most everyone understands is where...

Staggering D17S coming for a landing captured by Z 9 / 180-400VRThe annual Staggerwing Club meeting was a go again after the forced couple of years hiatus. It was going to be a giant event, that's until the weather decided to get involved. The same weekend that saw...

Cessna CJ4 captured by D5 / 70-200f4If you're like me, you might think that photographing a jet in an air-to-air photo mission requires a jet. In some cases, it most definitely does, but not in every case. This photo mission a few years back was done with the photo...

Cessna 140 captured by D4s / 80-400VRIINo, not sexy, not a warbird but photographing your very basic GA aircraft is nothing but great! You can learn so much, do so much and grow your portfolio so much by working with what some think as the lonely aircraft. Put your...

C-47 "That's All Brother" captured by Z 9 / Z70-200f2.8Had the good fortune to be at San Marcos Regional Airport at the CAF Hangar Saturday morning. Arrived long before the sun did, just sipping my coffee and taking in the ambiance that is an airport. My personal rule...

Hurricane captured by D5 / 24-70f2.8 AFSYa know it wants to go, it wants to leave the ground and fly amongst the clouds. It's the tiniest of gestures communicating that to the viewer, one I make sure is in place in every one of my arse shots. That tail wheel, it's...

Aero C-104 captured by Z 6II / Z70-200f2.8 w/Z1.4xThe air-to-air photo mission is all about safety, the photograph is secondary at best. I only go up with photo ship pilots I trust and subject aircraft pilots that have "passed" the basic safety verbal quiz. But that's...

1977 Great Lakes @KBZN captured by Z 9 / Z24-70f2.8One of the great blessings of having two sons involved in aviation and photography is, when dad has that itch to shoot, they are more than happy to help. In this case, Jake knew I wanted to get out in the snow and...

Cessna L-19 on the Three Forks ramp captured by Z 6II / Z14-24f2.8The Three Forks Fly-in has been an August tradition for decades bringing in aircraft from far and wide. Hosted by the Montana Antique Aircraft Association, the aircraft that fly in vary from classics...

It was one of those deals where the wife of the pilot of the plane talked with my wife wanting a Moose Peterson plane portrait of his plane for a BDay present. At the same time, I was to "come up with the idea" of taking their portrait as well. Sounds simple enough,...