As the name suggests, aerial photography is the art of taking pictures of the surface land using mounted cameras from a height above the Earth’s surface. Such photographs can be clicked using aeroplanes, rockets, helicopters, balloons, kites, parachutes, satellites that are orbiting the Earth, spacecraft or any other object that is capable of flying at an altitude. More recently the use of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles is being done for this form of photography. The mounted cameras can be used from a remote location or may be of the automatic type or may be hand-held by a photographer for clicking the photographs.
This is a method of taking still pictures or capturing a video from an unmanned aerial vehicle also commonly called drones. The best thing about this form of photography or videography is that it is able click images and videos that would be humanly impossible to click. The drone is a machine that allows for first-person view. Drones are of different sizes, possess different flight abilities and have differing capacities because of their designs.
Aerial photography to a great extent is being increasingly used for capturing views of buildings and landscapes. This form of specialized photography is aptly called real estate aerial photography. The benefits are manifold –
Feature | Aerial Photography | Drone Photography |
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Quality of image | Great quality | The quality is high if professional equipment is used. |
Affordability | Aerial Photography prices are quite high. Overall an extravagant affair. | Photography drone price is still reasonable when compared with other aerial methods. |
Turnaround period | Fast | A day to get the final pictures |
Practical feature | While some methods are practical, some others are not so user friendly like a helicopter that makes too much noise. | Shooting videos and clicking pictures. They can move easily in tight spaces, can be placed near the ground and capable of going upto 400ft or more. |
Drone shoot / videography is a specialized area of photography / videography. It is the work that belongs to only experts and masters in the particular field. Anybody else will do suboptimal job. Contact us today for our world-class and top-notch real estate drone services.