I would use several exposures and combine them in HDR, tastefully. They
will be most impressed to have the view in the windows (raise those
shades!) and the interior both exposed correctly. No flash for me. The 24
should be fine. Yes, I have done it, but in a Cesna.
Tina
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> As it happens, I've been roped into a commercial shoot this coming
> Tuesday. Some of you will be delighted to learn that it involves aircraft.
> My cousin's pilot is developing a web site to try to increase his flying
> business, and the two of them have shanghai'd me into doing the
> photography. I think I'll get paid, but I'm not sure, and it doesn't really
> matter because once again I'm lunging far outside my comfort zone.
>
> According to the pilot, he's looking for some industry standard type
> photos, some of which will be aircraft interiors with tray tables down and
> muffins and coffee and stuff. I looked at a few sites and saw exactly what
> he was talking about. Boring as hell, but illustrative and designed to
> appeal to the 1%.
>
> The most important question is this: Will 24mm be wide enough to get good,
> in proper proportion shots of the interior of the aircraft? (I assume said
> aircraft will be the small Citation. Could be something else or others as
> well, but the tubular aspect at fairly close quarters I suspect will remain
> the same.) The Nikon 24-70 is as wide as I currently go. I might be able to
> rent a wider lens but I'm not sure if the quality would be there.
>
> Secondly, I assume I'm going to have to light, and considering the close
> quarters, I'm guessing some kind of bounce flash? I've got a couple of
> manual flashes, and a Flash Bender, as well as a ity-bity soft box that
> clamps on the flash head. The photos I've seen have been pretty evenly lit,
> and I believe exclusively with artificial light. The window shades seem to
> be down in most of the daylight pictures. All of the interior lights are on.
>
> The Citation is not a very big craft, so I think one flash ought to do it,
> but I could position a second flash behind one of the rear seats to amplify
> the on-camera flash. (I also have the pop-up on-camera flash that is fully
> automated.
>
> My guess is the pilot is going to want some images of him doing pilot
> stuff, although unfortunately we won't be going aloft this time. I'm going
> to do my best to convince him he really needs some in-flight shots where I
> balance flash in the cockpit with ambient light and get the sun reflected
> off his sunglasses, and maybe a nice bank over Portland Head LIght. Neat
> stuff that will get me back in the right seat and airborne. For this time
> we might be doing pre-flight inspection, or sitting in the left seat with
> charts and graphs and the instrument panel lit up. I know 24 is going to be
> a bit narrow in the cockpit, but I think I can make do.
>
> Any and all advice appreciated. Any of you ever done any of this?
>
> --Bob
>
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