Getting started with drone photography/video?

[Teren Cooley]

My girlfriend and I recently bought a drone (DJI Mavic Air to be specific). She’s big into landscape photography and photo editing and it seemed like the logical next step to really expand her repertoire and open a whole new skill set. Not to mention it’s an extremely fun new toy. Since we bought it, we’ve done a lot of work on our real estate investing business and she’s started her own real estate photography business that’s seen some really positive response even in its infant stages. Through helping her research pricing for photo shoots I’ve found what seems like a huge opportunity for drone shots/footage in the same market. For example, to do a photo shoot for a property you can charge somewhere between $100-300, but for aerial shots and videos, including interior videos you can charge upwards of $500/hr. Seems like an amazing opportunity that I’d like to exploit. Just by owning a drone I feel I already have a foot in the door. Of course, I plan on expanding my skills, but I feel like I can start looking for clients right away, charging much less at the beginning, and learning that way. Anyone out there with their own drone business and some advice for a newbie please share any advice/experience. Thanks!