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  • IT’S A WRAP! FOR 2017

    Yet again, we find ourselves at the end of another year.  It has flown by, but it has still been a good year and we owe our thanks for that to our family, friends, colleagues and clients.

    To sum up the year, we sat down with Ryan Thomas, the Aerialshots Founder and Chief-Drone-Pilot, to give us…

  • DRONE GIFT GUIDE

    We love drones.  We love the tech behind them.  We love flying them.  And we love the beautiful shots we get from them.  For us, a drone is not just one of the tools we use in our day job.  It is an exciting part of our lifestyle.

    It is for this reason that drones are…

  • 3 WAYS AERIAL PHOTOS WILL MAKE ROOF INSPECTIONS EASIER

    Taking a photo of a roof isnt the prettiest picture around.  But it is extremely practical.
    Having aerial, high-resolution photos of a roof, taken directly from above, has many advantages to those needing to inspect that roof.

    It is safer

    Traditionally, a roof is inspected by a person.  Depending on the height, gradient and structure of the…

  • DRONES AND EXPLOSIONS

    It is always fun to watch a good explosion on TV.  It is even better to watch it in real life (that is, a planned explosion with strict safety rules to ensure you live through it). As drone pilots, we get to capture interesting aspects of other people’s lives.  And recently, this meant witnessing a…

  • DRONE TREND: TEAM BUILDING EVENTS

    With the growing popularity of drones across many sectors, it is no surprise that drones have wormed their way into team building activities.
    People are becoming fascinated with drones.  Drone hobbyists are on the rise, but not everyone necessarily wants to own a done.  However, they still want to know how it works and what it…

  • FLYOVERS, AND WHY YOU WANT IT

    Well, if you are a golfer, then you want it.
    What is a flyover?

    A flyover is a video of each hole on a golf course.  First, it provides you with a bird’s eye view of the hole and then, it gives you a travelling shot of the hole – as the golf ball flies – from…

  • A STORY IN PICTURES

    In our line of work, we get a glimpse into the work that other people do and see things we probably wouldn’t have seen if they didn’t need us to capture it. Sometimes, it is something ordinary.  But most of the time, it is a great experience for us.
    Aerialshots was recently tasked, by Maunga Projects,…

  • Filming a Maserati Breakfast Run

    A Maserati is a fast, luxury car and, on a recent film shoot, the Aerialshots team got as close to one as we are ever going to get.
    We were shooting the Maserati Breakfast Run which comprised of meeting at the Maserati showroom in Johannesburg, taking the Maseratis out for a spin in the direction of…

  • WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A DRONE PRO

    With drones fast becoming the latest luxury toy, many people believe that they can simply pick up the controls and fly it.  It is easy to fly a drone, but not that easy.
    There is some skill needed to fly a drone. All those videos you see of dangerous drone crashes, are thanks to people who…