FAA PART 107 CERTIFIED & INSURED
Aerial & Drone Photography
Licensed UAV photography and video for architects, developers, and property teams across Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas, flown by a Part 107 certificated remote pilot who has been photographing the built environment since 1998.
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Elevation Is a Tool, Not a Gimmick
A drone gets a camera to a vantage point no ladder or lift can reach, but altitude alone doesn't make an image useful. What matters is whether the frame explains something: how a building sits on its site, how a campus connects, how a roofline resolves, how a development reads at scale. We approach aerial work the same way we approach architectural work on the ground, with intent behind every frame and a shot list built around what your team actually needs to communicate.
Flown Legally, Under Part 107
Any commercial drone flight in the United States requires an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Plenty of operators fly without one. Hiring a pilot who isn't certificated puts the liability on you, not just on them, and it can invalidate the usage rights on every image produced.
FAA Part 107 Certificated
Every flight is conducted by a current Part 107 Remote Pilot in Command. Certificate number available on request for your compliance file or insurance carrier.
Airspace Authorization
Dallas-Fort Worth is dense with controlled airspace. We handle LAANC authorization for Class B, C, D, and E surface areas, and file for waivers when a site needs one, before the shoot date.
Insured for Commercial Work
Commercial general liability with drone coverage. Certificates of insurance issued to your firm, the property owner, or the general contractor as required.
Clean Usage Rights
Licensing is spelled out in writing before the shoot. You know exactly what you can publish, for how long, and in which channels, with no surprise fees when a project gets submitted for an award.
What We Capture From the Air
Architecture in Context
Low-altitude elevations, oblique three-quarter views, and site plans that show how a completed building relates to its parcel, its street, and its neighbors. The frames award juries and design magazines actually publish.
Development & Progress Documentation
Repeatable monthly or quarterly flights from locked GPS waypoints, so every capture lines up frame for frame. Useful for lender reporting, owner updates, and marketing a project before it tops out.
Property & Portfolio Marketing
Multifamily communities, industrial parks, retail centers, and mixed-use campuses shot to show amenities, parking, access, and proximity. Aerial and ground coverage delivered as one consistent set.
Aerial Video & Motion
Reveal pulls, orbits, and rising establishing shots in 4K, cut to length for your website hero, a leasing video, or a project submission. Motion that supports the story instead of showing off the aircraft.
Behind the Scenes
A good aerial frame usually takes more preparation on the ground than time in the air. Pre-flight checks, airspace clearance, site coordination, and waiting out the light are all part of the job.
Pre-flight checklist and airspace review before the first takeoff of the day.
Setting up a launch point on site, clear of people, traffic, and overhead obstructions.
Framing an elevation on the controller, checking composition before committing the frame.
Waiting out the light. Most exterior work lives or dies on the twenty minutes around sunset.
Coordinating with the site superintendent on crane swing, active work zones, and access.
Reviewing the day's captures on site so nothing is missing before we pack up.
How an Aerial Shoot Comes Together
01
Site & Airspace Review
Before a date is set, we check the property against sectional charts and FAA facility maps to confirm what altitude is available and whether authorization is required. If a site can't be flown legally, you hear it up front rather than on shoot day.
02
Shot List & Sun Study
We build the shot list with your team and schedule the flight window around where the sun will actually be. On a west-facing elevation, that decision matters more than any setting on the camera.
03
Coordinated Flight Day
Launch and recovery points are cleared with the property manager or site superintendent. On active construction, we work around crane movement and occupied zones rather than asking work to stop.
04
Retouching & Delivery
Frames are corrected for lens distortion and perspective, cleaned of distractions, and color-matched to any ground coverage from the same project. Delivered as a web gallery with print-resolution files behind it.