Skydiving Photography Dangers! Or, Risking it all for the $20 bill!
First day on the job. First jump. Got a new guy on the crew learning the ropes. Everything goes smooth till he lets go. Check out this seemingly innocent, every day, climb-out and exit. Can you spot what happened? This type of mishap can happen to just about anyone. There are many skydiving photographer dangers out there. Learn from other’s mistakes.
When working on unfamiliar airplanes, equipment and locations. Taking a steadfast and conscious look at yourself might help in the long run. Honestly, when I saw the video, I don’t think I would have thought about this. And I’ve noticed my equipment varies to the same in this video. Still, it’s amazing and dumb luck for sure as well as something to watch out for and it was in my mind on every climb-out since. The victim of this sustained a massive lump on his shin from hitting the step after being thrown into it a few times while floundering in the wind. He is very lucky a piece broke and set him free. I cannot imagine having to ride this down.
Thanks for tuning in!
HP
PS- Have you ever been in a situation like this?
PPS- What is your biggest mistake as a skydiving photographer where you learned something?
PPPS-Leave your comment in the post below.
A big thank you goes out to Chris for writing in on my last post, 
Another invite by Craig O’Brien and I am back in Perris Valley California for two, four-day weekends of non-stop skydiving formation fun! I love being on-the-board for this event and with the people I get to jump with all day. And, despite what others might think, Skydiving event photography can be fun and profitable, thanks to the forward thinking and generosity of the one and only, 
by HP
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