| Choosing the right company will not only dictate | | | | If precision survey photography or vertical |
| the quality of the work but will also make the | | | | photography 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 correct | | | | equipment and often with a gyro-stabilised |
| advice and expertise to get the results you | | | | camera mounting system. |
| require. | | | | However you choose your supplier, be sure to |
| One of the most important influences on choosing | | | | shop around, make sure you receive the expert |
| the supplier is obviously the end product you wish | | | | advice, a good reputable company will suggest the |
| to acquire. Aerial photography is not a | | | | most appropriate type of photography to fit your |
| homogenous product and there are many | | | | budget and brief even if they do not offer the |
| variables involved with aerial photography which | | | | service 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 Aerial | | | | individuals, they may not have the expertise to |
| Photography available; | | | | advise you or indeed be operating within the |
| Oblique Aerial Photography | | | | bounds of strict air law. A specialist Aerial |
| Vertical Photography | | | | photography company will own its own aircraft |
| Survey Photography | | | | and employ full time qualified pilots which allow the |
| Event Aerial Photography | | | | flexibility to react to the prevailing weather |
| The end use for the image will also dictate the | | | | conditions and therefore produce the best possible |
| type of equipment used. For display size | | | | photography. |
| photography, Larger than A1 it is important that | | | | A good indication of the extent of a company's |
| the quality and detail exists to be able to expand | | | | aerial competence is the existence and size of |
| the image up to the required size. Most good | | | | their aerial photographic library. If a company has |
| companies will still offer a Medium Format Film | | | | an extensive library they may also already have |
| service as well as a digital service, only in very | | | | an image which will be sufficient and thus reducing |
| recent times has the digital equipment begun to | | | | your cost as you can merely purchase the library |
| rival the quality of film for big enlargements. | | | | image from them for a smaller fee. |