Why Use Aerial Photography?
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 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.
- Websites and Advertising - Color aerial photos on your organization's website portrays a professional presence. Great for business cards.
- 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, Campgrounds and Marinas - 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.
- Acerage & Estates - Horse Farms, Cattle Ranches, Orchards, Wineries, Nurseries, and any land operation: An aerial photo is a permanent record of your business activities and shows changes in your land use from year to year.
- Golf Courses - Show the layout of the course, plan for future land uses, aerial photos are a great marketing tool.
- For Insurance – Capture all the buildings and structures on your property as a permanent record.
- Special Events - Aerial photos of fairs, regattas, races, 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 Aerial Photography:
Oblique 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.
Vertical Aerial Photography
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.
Oblique Example
FBI Academy, Quantico Virginia
Vertical Example
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Construction Progress
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.
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia
FAA Potomac TRACON & Air Traffic System Command Center, Warrenton, Virginia
Vertical Geo Mapping & Stitching
By flying at precise altitudes, speeds an GPS coordinates we are able to shoot vertical images and stitch them together to map entire quadrants. We are able to provide ground resolution of 1 inch to 36 inches per pixel. Each image has latitude/longitude coordinates embedded in the image along with other important reference information and metadata. Below is an example of only 4 images of the Norfolk Virginia shoreline stitched. We can stitch hundreds of images together either in a line or a mosaic.
Individual Images:
Norfolk Virginia Chesapeake Bay Shoreline at Norfolk International Airport, Virginia
Stitched Image:
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.
Breezewood Shopping Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Wegman's & Fredericksburg Expo Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia
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.
Fawn Lake Country Club, Spotsylvania, Virginia
Koldewey Estate Flint Hill, Virginia
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.
First Annual Marine Corp Historic Half Marathon, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Golf Expo at Cannon Ridge Golf Club, Fredericksburg, Virginia
The Gauntlet Golf Course, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Travis Tritt Concert, Central Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Art & 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.
"Why I Fly" - International Award Winning Photo by Dan Hedenberg
Vintage AT-6 Aircraft, Culpeper, Virginia
"This is Good - Why?" Magazine Cover Photo by Susan Hedenberg
The Tall Ship Mystic on the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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.
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Flying H Aerial Pictures offers Commercial, Residential, Event and Air-to Air Aerial Photography services in the following areas: States of Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and North Carolina. We specialize in the Virginia Counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, Fauquier, Loudon, Orange, Rappahannock and the metro areas of Fredericksburg, Stafford, Richmond, Charlottesville and Norfolk. We cover other areas upon request. Please contact us to discuss your custom aerial flight.