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Drone photo and video, from £149

Aerial photo and video from £149. Southend seafront, the Essex coastline, your building, your patch. Imagery you own outright, shot for your website and marketing rather than pulled from a stock library.

from £149

Who it is for

This is for businesses where the place is part of the pitch. A venue on the high street. A cafe near the seafront. A builder who wants the finished roof from above. If your location, your premises or the landscape around them helps sell what you do, one aerial shot tells that story faster than any paragraph of text.

It also suits anyone tired of stock imagery. A stock photo of a British seaside town is never your seaside town. We shoot Southend-on-Sea, Leigh-on-Sea, Westcliff, Chalkwell, Thorpe Bay and the estuary as they actually look, and every file we deliver belongs to you.

What is included

  • Pre-flight checks

    We check the location, airspace and access before confirming a date. If we cannot fly a spot legally and safely, we say so before you commit.

  • Aerial stills

    Edited photographs of your premises, location or stretch of coastline, sized and ready for web and print use.

  • Aerial video clips

    Short edited clips that work as website headers, social posts and promotional footage.

  • Editing included

    Colour and exposure work on every file we deliver. You get finished imagery, not a memory card.

  • Full ownership

    The images and footage are yours outright. No licensing fees, no usage limits, no watermarks.

  • Weather rebooking

    Coastal weather does what it likes. If conditions are not right on the day, we rebook at no extra charge.

  • Use on your site

    If we build or maintain your website, we can place the imagery straight into it. Aerials also pair well with our websites from £250.

Honest scope notes

Drone work starts from £149 and the final price depends on the location, the shots you need and the editing involved. We confirm a fixed price before anything is booked, so the number you agree is the number you pay.

Not every location can be flown. Airspace rules, crowds and some private land put certain shots off the table, and we would rather tell you that before you book than improvise on the day. We check every location first.

This is marketing imagery, not survey work. If you need roof inspections, mapping or measured data, that sits outside what we offer. What we do is make your business look like itself from the air, for your website and your marketing.

Recent aerial work

A curving coastline, pier and moored boats photographed from the airA hotel beneath forested limestone cliffs photographed from the air at duskA city street grid photographed from the air at dawnA straight desert highway photographed from directly aboveA mountain pass road between pines photographed from the airA wooded headland and beach photographed from the air

All frames shot by Luke on recent commissions and trips. Your shoot stays yours: full-resolution files, no watermarks.

Fair questions

How much does drone photo and video cost?
From £149. The exact price depends on the location, the shot list and the editing involved. We agree a fixed price before we book a date, so there are no surprises after the shoot.
What happens if the weather is poor on the day?
We rebook at no extra charge. Wind and rain over the estuary are facts of life, and flying in the wrong conditions produces footage nobody wants. We would rather wait for good light than deliver something flat.
Can you fly anywhere I ask?
No. Some airspace is restricted and some locations are not safe or legal to fly. We check your location before confirming the booking and tell you straight if a shot is not possible.
Who owns the photos and footage?
You do. It is the same principle as our website work: you own everything we produce for you, with no licensing fees and no usage restrictions. Use the files on your website, your socials, in print, anywhere you like.
Do I need a website with you to book a drone shoot?
No. Drone work stands on its own. That said, aerial imagery works hardest when it is doing a job on a live site, so if you want the two together, websites start from £250 and can be live within 7 days.
Which areas do you cover?
We are based in Southend-on-Sea and cover Leigh-on-Sea, Westcliff, Chalkwell, Thorpe Bay, Shoeburyness, Rayleigh and Rochford as standard, plus the wider Essex coastline. For work across Essex, London and the South East, ask and we will confirm a fixed price before you book.

Tell me what you need. I will tell you exactly what it costs.