Aerial Photography & Video

Professional aerial content for your business

Aerial photography and video give your business a perspective that ground-level shots cannot match. A roofing company can show the full scope of a completed project. A real estate agent can showcase a property's lot and neighborhood in a single frame. A restaurant can capture its patio and curb appeal in a way that draws people in from a listing page.

I am an FAA Part 107 certified drone operator based in Howell, Michigan, providing commercial aerial photography and video for small businesses across SE Michigan. What sets my work apart from standalone drone operators is simple: I also build and maintain your website. Every photo and video I capture is planned, edited, and optimized specifically for how it will appear on your site. No handoffs, no raw files sitting in a folder. Get in touch and I will scope out what makes sense for your situation.

What I offer

Every aerial project is tailored to the business and the end use. I plan each shoot around what your website or marketing materials actually need.

• Aerial photography - High-resolution images captured from angles that highlight your property, project, or location. Ideal for hero sections, galleries, and Google Business Profile photos.
• Aerial video - Cinematic footage edited into short clips ready for your website or social media. I handle color grading, stabilization, and export at the right resolution for web playback.
• Construction documentation - Progress shots at regular intervals to document a build from start to finish. Useful for contractor portfolios and client updates.
• Real estate marketing - Property overviews, neighborhood context, and lot boundary perspectives that help listings stand out. Delivered ready for MLS, Zillow, and your site.
• Event coverage - Aerial perspectives of outdoor events, grand openings, and community gatherings that capture the full scale of the occasion.

Integrated with your website

This is where hiring a drone operator who is also your web developer pays off. Most drone photographers hand you a folder of high-resolution files and wish you luck. You are left figuring out how to resize images, compress video, and embed media without destroying your page speed.

I handle the full pipeline. Every aerial photo is color-corrected, cropped, compressed for fast loading, and exported with proper metadata. Every video is edited, encoded for web streaming, and embedded without blocking your page from loading. I know exactly what your site needs because I built it.

A 4K drone video means nothing if it takes eight seconds to load on a phone. I optimize every asset for the specific place it will live on your site, balancing quality against performance. See examples across my project portfolio.

Licensed and insured

Commercial drone operations in the United States require FAA Part 107 certification. I hold a current Remote Pilot Certificate and follow all federal regulations for commercial flights. This is a legitimate commercial service backed by proper credentials and insurance.

• FAA Part 107 certified - I maintain my certification with recurrent training as required by the FAA for all commercial drone operations.
• Commercial liability insurance - Every flight is covered by dedicated drone liability insurance. If your project site requires a certificate of insurance, I provide one before the shoot.
• Flight planning and airspace compliance - I check airspace classifications, NOTAMs, and local restrictions before every flight. If your location falls in controlled airspace, I obtain the required LAANC authorization in advance.
• Weather and safety protocols - I monitor conditions and will reschedule if wind, rain, or visibility create unsafe flying conditions. Every flight follows a pre-flight checklist covering equipment, batteries, and site hazards.

Industries I serve with aerial content

Here are the businesses I work with most often in Brighton, Howell, and the surrounding Livingston County area:

• Real estate - Agents and brokerages use aerial photos and video to make listings stand out. Overhead property views and fly-through videos give buyers a complete picture before they schedule a showing.
• Construction and contractors - Roofers, builders, and general contractors use aerial documentation to showcase completed work, track progress, and create portfolio content for their websites.
• Events and venues - Outdoor event spaces, wedding venues, and festival organizers use aerial coverage to capture scale and atmosphere that ground-level cameras miss.
• Restaurants and retail - Storefronts, patios, signage, and parking areas photograph better from above. Aerial shots give customers a clear sense of your location before they visit.

If your industry is not listed here, that does not mean aerial content would not work for you. Reach out and describe your project. I will give you an honest assessment of whether drone photography or video would add real value. And if you need the resulting content woven into a new or existing website, I handle that too. One vendor from flight to finished page, no gaps in the process.