Los Angeles Photographer

[Anndoheb]

Hi, I'm a LA photographer, (actually right next to the Van Nuys airport) and I'm looking for free rides to shoot aerial shots. I would be happy to share shots and photograph you and your helicopter! My name is Miriam and my phone number is 818-996-6456/cell - 818-404-1641. Thanks!

[Trans Lift]

Are you going to be selling the shots afterwards?

[HELICOLT]

Lol not to much is free these days...

[deerock]

I can think of 10 photographers who would like the same thing.

[TomPPL]

Trans Lift:

 

According to the website, her boxing photographs are selling for:

8x10's start at $300

15" canvas' of M.I.T. series are $1,000

30" canvas' are $2,000

 

I'd imagine there would be sales made from the shots taken from a heli. Would have been far better to cut the pilot / heli owner in on part of the deal.

[Trans Lift]

That is why I was asking. Not a chance in hell I would give you a free flight if you are making that kind of money from your pictures.

 

You should be cutting the pilot/heli owner in on the deal. Kind of cheeky, especially in this economy, to be asking for free rides in a machine that potentially costs a lot of money to run on the owners expense and make money from it!

[yzchopper]

You know they say a picture is worth a 1,000 words... but is a picture really worth

$1-$2,000.00 What makes it worth that much... really?? Those prices on the website maybe the asking price but are they actually selling?

[Inferno]

It shouldn't matter if they sell or not. She comes on here and asks for a free ride to take photos that she more than likely intends to profit from. It takes a lot of nerve to do something like that. There are a lot of deserving people who could use a free ride, not someone feeling userous....

You know they say a picture is worth a 1,000 words... but is a picture really worth

$1-$2,000.00 What makes it worth that much... really?? Those prices on the website maybe the asking price but are they actually selling?

[PlatoNC]

Hi, I'm a college student/pilot, (actually 40 minutes from any decent airport (srry IGX)) and I'm looking for free stick time. I would be happy to share beer afterward and photograph you and your helicopter! Thanks!

 

 

 

...seriously though.

[HELICOLT]

lol i'm a cfi looking for some free stick time? I would be willing to take some pictures of you and your helicopter with my camera phone if you'd like...

[Rick McWilliams]

Helicopter pilots love to fly. We would love to fly for free. As a photographer you provide a special reason to fly. This has important side effect to creating value to the pilot skill. Your request is welcome despite a bit of jealousy. You are right to make the request and the burden of response is on us.

 

I am new to helicopters. When I take anyone with a camera, the controls are removed. Helicopter photography is a bit dangerous. It is easy to bump the controls, or lose some equipment into the tail rotor, or distract the pilot causing a risky situation. There are special needs to fly sideways to give a clear shot. All distractions present another task that might help overload the pilot.

 

As a photographer you should realize that helicopter flight is dangerous. One of those photo missions might last a lifetime.

[Trans Lift]

Your request is welcome despite a bit of jealousy.

 

Explain please, What do you mean jealousy?