61 Amazing Kite Aerial Photography Images
Aerial Photography is something that many people would love to be able to do but find is out of their budget. One more affordable way to go about it is to try some Kite Aerial Photography (KAP).
The 61 images in this post are all arial shots taken by strapping a camera to a kite to elevate it. It’s not something for the faint of heart as you are putting your camera at risk but the results can be pretty amazing in the right setting.
Getting up high with your camera attached to a kite gives a fresh perspective on a scene and can highlight patterns, textures and shadows that might not be evident to anyone at ground level.
Don’t just duct tape your camera to your kite though – most serious kite aerial photographers use purpose built rigging to get their shots like these:
There’s a heap of information on KAP online – Google it and you’ll be sure to find some great advice. Now back to some great Kite Aerial Photography images – Enjoy!
31 Responses to “61 Amazing Kite Aerial Photography Images” - Add Yours
January 17th, 2013 at 10:26 am
Those are great photographs, I especially like the ones of Le Mont St Michele.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/
January 17th, 2013 at 11:23 am
Absolutely stunning and inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
January 17th, 2013 at 11:27 am
These are great shots. I would have appreciated/enjoyed/welcomed knowing where the various pictures were taken. I know it is extra work, but knowing which landmarks and areas are included is very instructive.
January 17th, 2013 at 6:02 pm
Just awesome. I want to go out now and make one of those remote controlled contraptions for my old 350D that I don’t mind destroying. Some of the coolest photos I’ve seen in a while.
January 17th, 2013 at 7:43 pm
The are pretty cool, actually thats not doing these images justice. These images are great !
January 17th, 2013 at 7:58 pm
Awesome bird’s eye view shots presented here.
I have a couple of bird’s eye view shots that I would like to share:
http://zain.zenfolio.com/vista/ea5de85b
Taking a stroll in a maze of tea crops in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
http://zain.zenfolio.com/streetshots/e2f63f335
At the wet market
http://zain.zenfolio.com/streetshots/e3c2f552f
Shopping frenzy
http://zain.zenfolio.com/boatseries/e38cddcac
Boat in Putrajaya
http://zain.zenfolio.com/people-uprising-rally112/e52129184
People’s Uprising Rally in Kuala Lumpur on 12 January 2013
January 17th, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Amazing photos!
January 18th, 2013 at 1:24 am
Aerial view of train
http://raghavendra-mobilephotography.blogspot.in/2011/08/train-comes.html
January 18th, 2013 at 5:43 am
Over the Alps
January 18th, 2013 at 5:45 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksk/3241304547/in/set-72157610676909040
January 18th, 2013 at 9:41 am
AMAZING!!!!!
January 18th, 2013 at 9:43 am
wow, really cool shots! really impressive.
January 18th, 2013 at 10:55 am
Jeff – if you click the link you’ll be taken to the photographers page on Flickr where they sometimes give that information.
January 18th, 2013 at 11:33 am
For a great tutorial on KAP Photography used for archaeological research in Peru, check out this page on our website: http://svcs.net/tutorials/kite-aerial-photography.
January 18th, 2013 at 12:24 pm
I’ve been doing KAP since 2009 and one of the things I frequently hear from photographers is a fear of dangling their camera from a kite string. The truth, however, is that in all my time flying KAP I have never once crashed a camera. I have, however, crashed kites prior to mounting the camera. Those events told me it was too windy. I’ve also had days in which the kite will barely get off the ground, which clearly indicates that it won’t lift a camera either. Once my, 9 foot wing span, kite is airborne in a gentle breeze I often find it to be hard work to bring the kite down. Therefore I’ve never had any worries about crashing a camera.
I find that when photographing people it’s best to have the camera only 10 or 20 feet off the ground. When photographing building, I’ve found it best to put the camera at roof top level. And when photographing landscapes, beaches, rivers, etc… it’s best to put the camera as high as it can go, (in my case is approximately 500 feet).
January 18th, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Awesome pictures
– good to give links of information of photographers – thanks for posting !!
January 18th, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Those ariel views are awesome..
One of the very few shots that i took in my city
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msranjith/8353864802/in/photostream
January 18th, 2013 at 10:26 pm
really all your tutorials and photos are very very supportive to me. now gets more confident to take good photographs. still I am waiting more lessons from you sir. this a big chance to study photography with ouy a single penny. my hearty wishes and thanks you sir.
January 19th, 2013 at 12:48 pm
if i get my camer up How do you get to set it off to take photos
January 19th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
To Jeff:
Leave your mouse pointer on each image… you should get the info you wish for.
AT
January 19th, 2013 at 2:19 pm
this is just too awesome! how to control the angle for the camera btw?
January 19th, 2013 at 4:48 pm
I guess I’d feel a bit more “in control” if there was a motor and wings holding my camera in the air, but the concept of an “aloft” camera is totally awesome. Gotta love that.
January 19th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
That’s a great collection of KAP photos!
I’ve been doing KAP for a little while, and it is very rewarding.
You can see some of my KAP photos at http://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/tags/KAP
January 20th, 2013 at 1:54 am
OMG! I want to try that, bit scary and complicated though…
January 21st, 2013 at 7:54 am
It seems to be important that you don’t see the string holding the kite. The first image, while being a lovely boat photo, loses some ‘street cred’ -if you know what I mean – because the string’s visible.
Another no-no is when the subjects look up. The magic disappears somehow.
But it’s a great method to get an unusual view…
January 23rd, 2013 at 5:25 am
I am absolutely speechless! These are so, so amazing!
January 29th, 2013 at 6:22 am
Those were absolutely the most amazing pictures I’ve ever seen! I have just recently learned about aerial cinematography Utah. I can’t get enough of it, I keep looking up pictures and researching it. I love love love it so much. Maybe I should look into going into it for a career? Thanks again for sharing!
February 11th, 2013 at 2:58 am
waw!!!!! amazing shots!!!!
February 11th, 2013 at 1:04 pm
Wow. I would love to get into aerial photography… I just don’t think i could trust a kite with my DSLR.
February 13th, 2013 at 12:28 am
You can use a cheap HD keychain video camera:
http://www.armadale.org.uk/aerialtechniquesforchildren.htm
April 18th, 2013 at 9:58 pm
That’s a great collection, I find some of the best snaps. http://brettprice.photodeck.com/ is an equally good website for the Aerial Photos.
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