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Drone photo of the front elevation of a blue lakefront home in Rochester, New York

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Real estate drone photography in Rochester, NY

Aerial photos and video for listings in Rochester and Monroe County, from $199. Your photographer covers the interior; we cover everything the camera can't reach from the ground, including the addresses that need an FAA authorization.

  • FAA Part 107 Certified remote pilot
  • Insured Certificate on request
  • NYS-Certified SDVOB #269133
  • Level I Certified Thermographer sUAS · Infraspection Institute

Listing packages

Aerial

$199

  • At least eight edited aerial stills, more if the property needs them
  • Every angle that matters: elevations, approach, the lot, the setting
  • MLS-ready and web/social sizes, both included
  • Usually back within 24 hours
Book Aerial

Aerial + Ground

$299

  • Everything in Aerial
  • Plus a low-altitude ground-level exterior set
  • However many frames the building takes, no cap
  • Usually back within 24–48 hours
Book Aerial + Ground

Aerial + Film

$399

  • Everything in Aerial
  • A 60–90 second listing film
  • A vertical cut for Reels, Stories and TikTok
  • A poster frame for your website player
Book Aerial + Film

Add-ons: vertical reel on its own $249 · ground set added to a film package +$100 · roof report +$95 · twilight or golden hour +$100 · same-day delivery, booked before 11am +$100 · travel beyond 25 miles $0.75/mile.

What "at least eight" actually means

You're not buying eight photographs. You're buying the property covered properly. Every listing gets the same treatment: all four elevations, the approach, the lot and how it sits in its setting, plus whatever makes this one worth buying, whether that's the water, the barn, the acreage, the tree line or the view from the deck.

A ranch on a quarter acre might be eight frames. A corner lot with a pool, a pole barn and a view of the water might be sixteen. Same price. Every frame worth keeping is edited and delivered, labeled and sized so you can drag and drop it into the MLS.

Aerial photograph of a brick colonial home and driveway in a Rochester, New York suburb
Brick colonial, Rochester suburb

City and near-airport listings: we fly them

Downtown, the South Wedge, Park Ave, East Ave, Corn Hill, NOTA and the corridors around Greater Rochester International all sit in Class C controlled airspace. Flying there is legal with an FAA authorization requested before takeoff by a certified remote pilot. Many operators skip those addresses. We file the authorization ourselves, it doesn't cost extra, and it doesn't change the turnaround. How controlled airspace works →

Recent listing work

Every package includes

  • MLS-ready files and larger web/social sizes, both, at no extra charge
  • GPS data stripped from every delivered file
  • FAA airspace authorization filed by us when the address needs it
  • Delivery by private link, yours to keep
  • Exterior aerials only; we never fly over neighbours or photograph people without permission

Short-term rentals: sell the stay, not just the building

Airbnb and Vrbo guests book the whole experience. We show the dock, the water, the deck and the shoreline alongside the rental itself, with files sized for both platforms and a vertical cut ready for your own social accounts.

Aerial view of a short-term rental waterfront deck, private dock and lake near Rochester, New York
Waterfront short-term rental

Agents and teams

Teams sending two or more listings in a rolling 90 days get team pricing: Aerial $149, Aerial + Ground $224, Aerial + Film $299. Photographers who want aerials under their own brand should see the white-label partner program. Acreage and lots without a house belong on the land and acreage page.

Common questions

How much does real estate drone photography cost in Rochester?
Packages start at $199 for at least eight edited aerial stills. Aerial plus a ground-level exterior set is $299, and aerial plus a 60–90 second film is $399. Your first listing with us is $125.
How many photos do I get?
At least eight, and more if the property needs them. You pay for the property to be covered properly, not for a number of files. There is no per-photo charge.
How fast do I get the photos back?
Usually within 24 hours of the flight, or 24–48 hours with the ground-level set. Same-day delivery is available for $100 when booked before 11am.
Can you fly a listing in downtown Rochester or near the airport?
Yes, in most cases. Those addresses are in Class C controlled airspace, which needs an FAA authorization before flight. We request it ourselves at no charge.
Do the photos work for the MLS?
Yes. Every package includes MLS-ready files and larger web and social sizes, with GPS data removed.
Do you do interior photography?
No. We do exterior aerials and the low-altitude exterior ground set. Most agents pair us with their interior photographer, and photographers can buy aerials from us white-label.

Where we fly

Based in Irondequoit and serving Rochester and Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Livingston, Orleans and Genesee Counties, including Irondequoit, Webster, Penfield, Fairport, Pittsford, Brighton, Henrietta, Greece, Gates, Chili, Hilton, Spencerport, Victor, Canandaigua, Brockport, Honeoye Falls, Sodus, Williamson, Geneseo, Batavia and Albion. Travel beyond 25 miles of Rochester is $0.75 per mile. FAA airspace authorization near Greater Rochester International is filed by us at no charge.

Ready when you are

Let's get your project in the air

Send an address and what you need. You'll get a straight answer and a clear price, fast.