FAA Part 107 certified drone photography and video across San Diego County. $250 added to a shoot already booked — $150 on real estate listing shoots — or $450 standalone. Real estate, construction progress, and hospitality.
A photograph taken from six feet shows a building. A photograph taken from sixty shows a location — the lot it sits on, the street it opens onto, how far the water actually is, what the neighbours look like. For a coastal property that context is frequently the most valuable thing you own, and it is invisible from the sidewalk.
It also answers questions buyers would otherwise have to ask. How big is the yard. Does the roof line block the view. Is there a pool behind that fence. Every question an image resolves is a question that no longer slows the decision down.
And it separates a listing visually. Scroll a page of San Diego search results and most galleries open on the same eye-level exterior. One aerial establishing shot at the top of a set stops the scroll, because almost nobody in this price band offers it.
Flying a drone for any commercial purpose in the United States requires an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107. Hobby rules do not cover paid work, and a property photographed by an uncertificated operator is a liability sitting inside your marketing.
San Diego complicates it further. Between the international airport, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, North Island, Montgomery Field, and Gillespie, a large portion of the county sits in controlled airspace where flight requires prior authorization. Knowing which side of an invisible line a property falls on — and getting clearance before the shoot day rather than discovering the problem on it — is most of the job.
Every flight is planned against current airspace, checked for temporary restrictions, and authorized where authorization is required.
Establishing shots, lot and boundary context, roof and grounds coverage, and elevated twilight frames. Added to a listing shoot for $150, which is less than most agents spend on a single print run.
Real estate photography →Repeatable monthly aerials flown from the same positions and altitudes, so the sequence reads as one continuous record. Useful for investor updates, permitting files, marketing, and dispute documentation.
Progress documentation →Proximity is the product. An aerial that shows the sand is a two-minute walk sells a booking faster than any sentence describing it, and it works on every platform at once.
Airbnb photography →Two rates, published, no discovery call required.
Aerial coverage flown on the same visit as your real estate, commercial, or hospitality session. Edited stills plus a short aerial video clip, delivered with the rest of the gallery.
A standalone flight where aerials are all you need. Same deliverables, dedicated trip, includes airspace authorization where the site requires it.
Recurring construction documentation is quoted flat per month against the visit schedule. Sites inside controlled airspace are quoted the same — clearance is part of the job, not a surcharge.
Two questions, an instant number, no discovery call.
1 What are you shooting?
2 Is a ground shoot already booked?
A dedicated trip where aerials are all you need. Same deliverables, and FAA airspace authorization is included where the site requires it.
Home listing — establishing shots, lot and boundary context, roof and grounds coverage, and elevated twilight frames if the light allows.
Request this quote →Flat quote confirmed in writing within 24 hours. Airspace clearance handled before the shoot day, not on it.
Kanyon Studio charges $250 for aerial coverage added to a shoot already booked — $150 when it is added to a real estate listing shoot — and $450 for a standalone aerial-only session. Both include edited stills and a short aerial video clip. Recurring construction documentation is quoted flat per month.
Yes. Any drone flight conducted for commercial purposes in the United States requires an FAA Remote Pilot Certificate under Part 107. Recreational rules do not apply to paid work, including photography sold or used to market a business or property.
In many cases, yes — with prior authorization. Much of San Diego County sits in controlled airspace around SAN, MCAS Miramar, North Island, Montgomery Field, and Gillespie. Flights in those areas require FAA authorization, which is requested and confirmed before the shoot date rather than on it.
Most residential and small commercial sites are covered in 30 to 45 minutes on site. Larger properties, twilight timing, or multi-angle construction coverage take longer and are quoted accordingly.
Edited aerial stills sized for web and print, plus short-form aerial video suitable for listings and social. Files arrive through an online gallery, typically next day for listing work.
Yes — across San Diego County including Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, Solana Beach, La Jolla, Coronado, Oceanside, and inland North County. Travel beyond the county is quoted per project.
Tell me the property and the date. You will have a flat quote back within 24 hours, and clearance sorted before the shoot day if the site needs it.
