slightly confused :)

[curlyglenda 0]

Hi all

IM off to empuria brava next march to do my AFF course COME ON, well excited.

Im a kean photographer and want to get in to the photrograhphy side of skydiving. I have been told that you can't start the photography till you have atleast 200 jumps under year belt, does this mean you cant start jumping with a camera on your head till then? or just can't start a job in skydiving photography?

Any advise would be awsome

cheers Curly

Life is full of many challenges, their oucome is dependant on the way that you approach them

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I have been told that you can't start the photography till you have atleast 200 jumps under year belt, does this mean you cant start jumping with a camera on your head till then?

That is correct. You simply won't (or shouldn't) be allowed to jump with a camera.

There is a dedicated photography forum here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?forum=7;do=forum_view_collapsed;

Also a paticularly relevant thread here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2636266;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

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What part of the world are you in?

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Sometimes here in the states it is taken on a case by case basis at the dropzone. Having said that, You will really need to work on your skydiving skills first. There is alot more to it then strapping a camera on you head and making a skydive. The first thing that comes to mind is having a malfunction and having something snaged on your camera. If I would have had a mal with a snag when I was first jumping camera I probably would have died. Learn from the mistakes of others and live to have a log time in the sport.

[curlyglenda 0]

Thanks for the advise, figure i wouldn't have know if i hadn't have asked, I guess it only leave to get my head down and make my dream come true

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Cheers

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[curlyglenda 0]

Thanks for the advise, thas what makes web sites like this all the better

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[curlyglenda 0]

Im in the UK at the mo, but plan to finally move to NZ. Why do ya ask?

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Im in the UK at the mo, but plan to finally move to NZ. Why do ya ask?

There are different regulations in different parts of the world. Most I think suggest a skydiver wait until a certain level of proficiency is obtained before jumping camera equipment.

Mykel AFF-I10
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