In 1916 the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy made vertical camera axis aerial photos above Italy for map-making.Ī German observation plane, the Rumpler Taube. The Royal Flying Corps recon pilots began to use cameras for recording their observations in 1914 and by the Battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915, the entire system of German trenches was being photographed. He discovered that vertical photos taken with a 60% overlap could be used to create a stereoscopic effect when viewed in a stereoscope, thus creating a perception of depth that could aid in cartography and in intelligence derived from aerial images. 1 Squadron RAF), taking photographs from the British dirigible Beta. The French Army developed procedures for getting prints into the hands of field commanders in record time.įrederick Charles Victor Laws started aerial photography experiments in 1912 with No.1 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (later No. The French began the war with several squadrons of Blériot observation aircraft equipped with cameras for reconnaissance. Germany adopted the first aerial camera, a Görz, in 1913. At the start of the conflict, the usefulness of aerial photography was not fully appreciated, with reconnaissance being accomplished with map sketching from the air. The use of aerial photography rapidly matured during the war, as reconnaissance aircraft were equipped with cameras to record enemy movements and defenses.
Giza pyramid complex, photographed from Eduard Spelterini's balloon on November 21, 1904 Samuel Franklin Cody developed his advanced 'Man-lifter War Kite' and succeeded in interesting the British War Office with its capabilities. įrenchman Arthur Batut began using kites for photography in 1888, and wrote a book on his methods in 1890. A print of the same image, An Instantaneous Map Photograph taken from the Car of a Balloon, 2,000 feet high, was shown at the 1882 Photographic Society exhibition. One of his images, taken from 2,000 feet (610 m) over Stamford Hill, is the earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the British Isles. The same year, Cecil Shadbolt devised a method of taking photographs from the basket of a gas balloon, including shots looking vertically downwards. He used an explosive charge on a timer to take photographs from the air. Kite aerial photography was pioneered by British meteorologist E.D.
surveillance cameras and crane shots) or mounted above vehicles.Īerial view by Cecil Shadbolt, showing Stonebridge Road, Stamford Hill, and Seven Sisters Curve, part of the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway, taken from 2,000 feet (610 m) on - the earliest extant aerial photograph taken in the British Isles. monopods and selfie sticks), fixed firmly to ground (e.g. Skycam) or on top of very tall poles that are either handheld (e.g. Elevated photography can also produce bird's-eye images closely resembling aerial photography (despite not actually being aerial shots) when telephotoing from a high vantage structures, suspended on cables (e.g. Handheld cameras may be manually operated by the photographer, while mounted cameras are usually remotely operated or triggered automatically.Īerial photography typically refers specifically to bird's-eye view images that focus on landscapes and surface objects, and should not be confused with air-to-air photography, where one or more aircraft are used as chase planes that "chase" and photograph other aircraft in flight. Platforms for aerial photography include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or "drones"), balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, pigeons, kites, or using action cameras while skydiving or wingsuiting. When taking motion pictures, it is also known as aerial videography. Aerial photography (or airborne imagery) is the taking of photographs from an aircraft or other airborne platforms.
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