Considerations When Choosing an Aerial Photographic Supplier

Choosing the right company will not only dictateIf precision survey photography or vertical
the quality of the work but will also make thephotography is required the company must be
difference between meeting your deadlines,able to fulfil this requirement with accurate GPS
complying with the law and receiving the correctequipment and often with a gyro-stabilised
advice and expertise to get the results youcamera mounting system.
require.However you choose your supplier, be sure to
One of the most important influences on choosingshop around, make sure you receive the expert
the supplier is obviously the end product you wishadvice, a good reputable company will suggest the
to acquire. Aerial photography is not amost appropriate type of photography to fit your
homogenous product and there are manybudget and brief even if they do not offer the
variables involved with aerial photography whichservice themselves.
can influence the end result as well as the cost.Beware of casual/part time companies or
Below is a list of some of the types of Aerialindividuals, they may not have the expertise to
Photography available;advise you or indeed be operating within the
Oblique Aerial Photographybounds of strict air law. A specialist Aerial
Vertical Photographyphotography company will own its own aircraft
Survey Photographyand employ full time qualified pilots which allow the
Event Aerial Photographyflexibility to react to the prevailing weather
The end use for the image will also dictate theconditions and therefore produce the best possible
type of equipment used. For display sizephotography.
photography, Larger than A1 it is important thatA good indication of the extent of a company's
the quality and detail exists to be able to expandaerial competence is the existence and size of
the image up to the required size. Most goodtheir aerial photographic library. If a company has
companies will still offer a Medium Format Filman extensive library they may also already have
service as well as a digital service, only in veryan image which will be sufficient and thus reducing
recent times has the digital equipment begun toyour cost as you can merely purchase the library
rival the quality of film for big enlargements.image from them for a smaller fee.