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Chris Williams and His Mechanical Miracles: Tips for Photographing Airplanes

May 5, 2015 By Caroline Space Leave a Comment

Photography by Chris Williams

This Friday May 8, WWII planes are flying over the National Mall. To enjoy the sky parade, Exposed DC is hosting an event around the Jefferson Memorial. Photographing airplanes flying in the sky can be complicated—timing is everything. To help anyone bringing their camera down to the Mall, I asked aviation photography expert, Chris Williams, who also taught our Knowledge Commons class at Gravelly Point last fall, a few questions about his craft and to share a few tips about capturing great aeronautical images.

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Filed Under: Artist Spotlight, Exposed Event, Exposed Interview, Gear Talk Tagged With: aircraft, airplanes, aviation photography, Black & White, Chris Williams, composition, DCA, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Graphic, National Airport, Photography Tips, Tripods, warbirds, WW2Flyover, WWII

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