RWS 101 - Air to Air Photography with Mark Watterson

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Mark Watterson specialises in helicopter air-to-air photography and is based in South East Queensland.

Helicopters make fantastic photo subjects! There is still something special about flying that captures the human spirit and the intrinsic movement and energy in a helicopter especially so. Mark Watterson has been photographing helicopters professionally since 2014. He shares some tips for how best to work with aerial photographers for a great product.

Mark has kindly provided the photos you see in this blog post. They provide some great inspiration if you are looking to stage and capture photos for your own marketing.

Mark is based in Brisbane on the Australian east coast but can frequently be found on the road travelling for gigs. He is a familiar face for many of the operators here in South East Queensland.

Shooting air to air can be likened to wedding photography in some ways, Mark says. It can be high pressure as you may only have the one chance to nail that perfect picture. With at least the running costs of two helicopters ticking over, needing to reset and reposition for another opportunity can be expensive even if calculated at internal company costs.

Photo: Mark Watterson – Leonardo A109 Trekker along the coast of New Zealand

Photo: Mark Watterson – Mark talks about some of the logistics of air-to-air shooting in this episode.

Photo: Mark Watterson – Airbus AS350 over the wrecks at Moreton Island, SE Queensland

Mark will be one of the exhibitors at the Rotortech conference in June being held in Brisbane. A crop of the floor plan is included below with Mark’s booth – if you are attending drop in and say hi to him.