1. BY STEPHANIE DERUE Aerial Photography

2. Education No specific degree required, however many get a degree in Land Surveying Pilots license is useful, however, not required

3. Career Availability Majority are located in big cities and suburban areas with construction projects and housing projects

4. Statistics Pay depends on what the photos are for (ex. construction, real estate, land surveying, etc. Work for:  Cartographers  Land Surveyors  Construction Length: until you are no longer in good enough health to fly

5. Photographers Talbert Abrams  Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation, Abrams Instrument Corporation, Abrams Aircraft Corporation, Abrams School of Aerial Surveying and Photo Interpretation  “Father of Aerial Photography” William Garnett  First one-man show at the George Eastman House  Expanded boundaries of aerial photography with shots of sand dunes, swamps and fields

6. Logistics Take photos from a plane Most aerial photographers use a film camera, finding it takes clearer shots, however digital is starting to give clearer photos Supply equipment Work on own time

7. Personal Reaction Used everyday  Google Earth Still Appeals? Yes  Gives a different perspective Recommend? Yes