Why Use Aerials?

No other type of picture makes people stop and look more than a photo taken from the air. A bird's eye view is not available to many people and when seen, an aerial photo becomes priceless.

Consider how you or your business or organization can use aerial photos:

  • Gifts – An aerial photo makes a wonderful gift that preserves a ‘moment in time.’ Great for family and friends or for clients.
  • As art to show off your home, boat on the water or air-to-air image of your airplane.
  • Websites and advertising - Color aerial photos on your organization's website portrays a professional presence. Great for business cards.
  • RV, auto and boat dealers find aerial views are the only way to show the size of their operation.
  • Real Estate Sales - Nothing shows a waterfront property or acreage better than an aerial view looking down at a 45 degree angle. Aerial photos are essential tools for developers to show everyone from customers to planning departments to bankers.
  • RV Parks and Campgrounds - Aerial photos are the best way to show the sites available for clients and how to get around in the park, as well as an essential marketing tool for advertising and websites.
  • Construction - A progressive series of aerial photos track the progress from foundation to completion. Aerial photos are priceless at the end of a project, and an absolute must to protect against any kind of legal claims which can arise before, during, or after project completion. Aerial photos provide third party documentation which is vitally important when a dispute arises. This photo documentation is also useful when submitting monthly inspection and draw reports, and to forward to owners, architects, engineers, banks, and investors.
  • Ranches and Farms - Cattle ranches, orchards, wineries, nurseries, fisheries, and anything land operation: Capture an aerial scene of your property and its wild places and remote places. An aerial photo is a permanent record on your business activities and shows changes in your land use from year to year.
  • Golf Courses - Show the layout of your property, plan for future land uses, aerial photos are a great marketing tool.
  • Insurance – capture all the buildings and structures on your property as a permanent record.
  • Special Events - Aerial photos of fairs, swap markets, races, large garden weddings and receptions, and other outdoor activities are great promotional tools and records of important events. Event planners can show the scope of their special events.

Types of Shots

Oblique Aerial Photography

Vertical Aerial Photography

The term "Oblique Photography" refers to views taken from the side of the aircraft at an angle to the subject rather than from directly overhead. These views provide a pleasing view of the site and include surrounding property. Images can be zoomed in and close up or skyline view showing mile of land surrounding the site. Developers often use skyline oblique images to show the surrounding communities and population.

The term "Vertical Photography" refers to views taken from directly above the subject. These overhead views are used by attorneys, engineers, and people who work in real estate who need to see roof tops and road structures. These views are not meant to give a sense of height of structures as oblique views do. But rather, they allow you see in all directions around a site to view neighboring properties and to assess the shape and layout of a property.

We fly as high or as low as we need to in order to capture the area that you need to see.

Oblique Example
Veritcal Example

Additional Services

Web Proofs

One of our most convenient features is our ability to send proofs of your images to you via e-mail so that you can view and select the ones you want. We will send you a link to go view your proofs on line and you can select from there. Once you make your choices, we can produce prints for you or we can save your images to CD or DVD so that you can e-mail them, put them on a web site, and make your own prints right in your office or at home.

To see an example of what it would look like Click Here.

Graphics and Logos

We can add customized computer graphics such as boundary lines, street names, highway symbols, and retail logos to any image.

Digital Enhancements

If necessary, we can digitally enhance your photographs. Sometimes, you need a photo taken even when the weather isn't great: the sky may be gray or the grass may be brown. But you still need a nice shot for marketing. No problem. With a little digital "magic", we can dramatically transform images.

Before After

Construction Progress Aerial Photography

A picture may be worth one thousand words, but to contractors and project managers, construction progress aerial photographs could be worth a lot more than that.

  • Enhance progress reports for owners and banks.
  • Prevent and settle disputes with subcontractors, owners and banks.

Taken at low altitude with high-quality professional Nikon camera equipment, our progress photos clearly show all details on a site from an overall perspective not possible from ground level.


Commercial Real Estate

Do you have some commercial property you are trying to lease or sell? Present it in an aerial image. We can show the property's proximity to major freeways, secondary roads, parking, shopping and neighborhoods. Aerial images can also be annotated to highlight street names, property lines and other pertinent information.


Residential Real Estate

Are you looking for a unique gift for a homeowner? An aerial photograph of a person's home or neighborhood makes for a special gift that they will remember and enjoy for years to come. If you are a residential realtor, an aerial image of a new homebuyer's home makes a great gift of thanks for your customer.


Promotional

Are you looking for a unique way to promote an event or venue? Most people do not have the opportunity to view the world from an aerial perspective. Aerial images are a great venue for exhibitions, golf tournaments, races, regattas and large gatherings. An aerial image is guaranteed to draw attention to whatever it is you are promoting.


Artistic/Scenic

Would you like to enhance the decor of your home or office with the beauty of an artistic aerial image? We can capture a scene from your favorite golf course, landmark, or other location for a one-of-a-kind work of art. Images can be printed on canvas or matte paper for a rich, artistic look.