January 2018

An increasingly popular use of drone aerial photographs is to combine them with computer-generated models of proposed developments — buildings which don’t even exist but can be rendered so realistically that it becomes hard to tell where the aerial photograph stops and the computer-generated model starts. This type of imagery is especially helpful during the planning phase of new developments and for estate agents, allowing them to market as-yet-unfinished properties using highly realistic imagery of the completed projects.

We have many years of experience working with property developers and 3D Visualisation Studios to do just this, and computer simulation software has become so advanced that it’s almost impossible to tell where reality ends and the computer models start. Want to know more? Read on …

We were recently consulted about what it takes to start and run a successful drone aerial photography business by the money advice website ‘Money Magpie’. The following article was written by our Director, David Hogg, as a guide for someone who likes the idea of using drones to make money, but doesn’t know where to start, and it covers topics from equipment selection to business strategy, to our own experience of the explosion of demand (and supply) of drone-related services. There’s also some history about the formation of Horizon Imaging and how it all began back in 2007 when David built his first drone from scratch!

So grab a coffee, and enjoy the article!