
Those of you that know me – know I love early morning light. It can be painful to get up before the sun – but the images sometimes make it very worth while.
While I was shooting this morning – another photographer and I simultaneously started laughing watching the photographers – I thought I would share a little of our early morning calisthenics.






Aviation photographers often find themselves contorting into rather humorous positions to capture that perfect angle of airplanes on the tarmac. It’s all about getting the ideal separation between the aircraft and the pavement, which can lead to some comical stances. Imagine a photographer lying flat on their belly, trying to squeeze under the airport fence or peering through a gap in the crowd at an airshow. These antics might draw curious glances from onlookers, but for these photographers, it’s all in the pursuit of the perfect shot.
Achieving that essential separation between the airplane and the ground can indeed result in photographers bending, crouching, or even squatting in peculiar ways. They might resemble contortionists as they strive to frame the aircraft against the sky or capture its underbelly without any distracting elements. It’s a reminder that photography often involves getting down and dirty, quite literally, to achieve that unique perspective.
Here are a few of this mornings
Similar to shooting race cars and trying to get some light under the chassis at 150 mph.