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Color Schemes
WAR PAINT OR FACE PAINT? That is the question, dear photographers I’ve just had one of the most breath-taking encounters in all my years....

Rich Cooper
Jul 26, 2021
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Airshow Security
STEP AWAY FROM THE AIRSHOW, SIR… Now, this is a delicate subject. It’s dangerously close to biting the hand that feeds us, and it feels...

Rich Cooper
May 21, 2021
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Bingo Fuel
What’s missing from aviation photography? This musing takes you through a journey of self-examination on the world of aviation...

Rich Cooper
Mar 28, 2021
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God of Fire
Witnessing the Vulcan There’s very few aircraft that quite literally strike awe into every fibre of your being. This truly massive...

Rich Cooper
Nov 14, 2020
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Coming out of Lockdown
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE YOU PICK UP YOUR CAMERA AGAIN Ready to hit the afterburner on your aviation photography once again? Here’s a...

Rich Cooper
Jul 14, 2020
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Reality Check
So what could I possibly write about photographing Augmented Reality, covered in Episode 79 Advanced Training Methods? What even is there...

Rich Cooper
May 6, 2020
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
The Boneyard… What words can possibly do this place justice? It’s surely one of the most famous pieces of aviation real estate in the...

Rich Cooper
Apr 16, 2020
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Black Jets
There will never be another jet like the F-117A Nighthawk, ever. The way it was developed and test flown, how it was put into operational...

Rich Cooper
Feb 19, 2020
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Live Jets & The Bubble
Episode 71 has a fascinating discussion that reveals just how much goes into an air-to-air engagement. There’s so many factors for man...

Rich Cooper
Feb 15, 2020
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Shooting the A-4 Skyhawk
I’d worked with the Luftwaffe at Wittmund AB in northern Germany for a number of years as the venerable F-4F Phantoms faded from service....

Rich Cooper
Feb 9, 2020
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Shooting with the U.S. Coast Guard
Good day military aviation enthusiasts! Rich Cooper here from the Centre of Aviation Photography (COAP), I’m a relatively new addition to...

Rich Cooper
Jan 28, 2020
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