20. Geographical Skills: Aerial Photographs, Charts, Graphs and Infographics
Part 1: Aerial Photographs
20.1 Aerial Photographs
Types of Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs display the surface of the land. They are taken from the air and can be divided into two types: vertical and oblique .
Vertical photographs
Taken with the camera pointing straight down on the area being photographed
Oblique photographs
Taken with the camera looking down at an angle on the area being photographed
Vertical Oblique
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Vertical camera angle
Oblique camera angle
Using the camera on your phone, practise taking oblique and vertical photographs. 291