10 Tips for Shooting Photos from a Business Jet

1. Ensure that windows you will shoot through are clean, inside and out.

2. Shoot from the side of the aircraft that puts the sun behind you.

3. Select your camera’s highest-resolution setting.

4. Keep the camera perpendicular to the window to minimize distortion.

5. Discuss your plans for air-to-ground photos with the pilot before the flight.

6. Take your photos during the first and last two to three hours of daylight.

7. Use a high shutter speed and track your shots, especially close to the ground.

8. To minimize reflection, use a dark-body camera

9. Don’t rest the camera against the window.

10. Use a flash for interior, and not exterior, photos.