7 tips about shooting from a helicopter

My heart rate increased steadily from the first time I heard the far rotor blades pounding the cool morning air. A spot at first, but growing bigger till it moved in low and landed on the grass lawn before for. A passenger got out and the owner contacted me. It's time for my first helicopter ride.
I'll admit that this situation does not happen every day for DPS readers out there. Certainly not for me. It took 38 years before I had my first ride this morning. I was on the assignment to shoot an intriquing  Swan Trails Farms, formed to replicating the State of Washington, complete with many of the major roads, bridges and Space Needle city signs.
Just before the shoot, I received some advice, a bit more learned during the flight, and I discovered in case you ever find yourself in the joyful experience shooting of a floating helicopter can pass it on. 
Chances are you will have very little space in the helicopter. If you are planning on-the-fly swapping lenses make sure things are within easy reach. If you're sitting in front, as is often the case, you can share your stuff easily at hand, but out of the way of the controls. I said that the controls? They are everywhere.Watch your feet! See the yoke between your knees! And the collective, that thing stick-like, which will also make the helicopter go up. It is very important to your stuff, well organized, so you're not fussing around hit unknown controls in the wrong way (hint: a way of you touch them is going to be the wrong way to put the pilot).

Now that you have all your gear organized, strap it down. A pocket for a spare lens is a plus because you do not want lens rolls around the floor. Helicopters and how things will tilt, slide and roles when they can. And as you will remove the door (see below) would be most bad for you, and someone or something less than, if you stuff went out the door.
Clip art from your camera to you or something solid. Your belt or belt loop works in a pinch. get a length of the cable that is strong and a real, not a carabineer Keychain, to make your life easier.The neck strap only will not work because you often look straight down and it will can slide over your head. And in the camera with some sort of strong band of belt clip. your default camera strap may not be the best solution. Check it out on the ground before you get into the air and ensure that your solution you sufficient room for manoeuvre to freedom of movement while keeping your camera secure with best rates guaranteed.
As the door, or get rid of the slides, too. To do this, a lot of helicopters and it is very useful for photography. That is because you are ...

… Stepping out the door.Not all the way from, well, not, unless you are very sure, and have the proper tree. but even with a five trees, you can run and a leg outside the door.This will help you get more photos directly down and hopefully not including the pallet (that part of the helicopter on which it rests on the ground).There must be one step ahead of your foot on and this is a great way to more clearly of the door and expanding your reach shooting.
Now that you have the door and the wide angle lens attached, watch out for the rotor blades.I'm not talking about your body, I am talking about getting them in the shot will. Although you will be seduced with some photos, you will see a lot of air at the time the rotor blades munging. things up and their rate they will usually always blur and place against an otherwise perfect heaven.

Most of all, a lot of unless you some hard pressed time limit for an assignment, and specific shots, you will be required to record, have some fun. Marvel at how different things look high. Wide shoot and shoot with a zoom. it's not every day that most of us go into a helicopter so enjoy the ride.
I hope that this list will give you some of the basics for shooting a helicopter if the opportunity arises. If you have any other useful tips after a ride in a helicopter or a hundred picked up, I would love to hear about it in the comments below.

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