Our Elevated Photography Equipment

Our Equipment

We have a full range of equipment that enable us to take aerial photographs almost anywhere and in any situation.

A 4x4 Land Rover with a 85ft telescopic mast mounted on it - the picture to the side shows the mast approximately extended to about half its height. It can be deployed in all but the most severe weather.

This is the flagship of our company. It is a specially adapted Land Rover Defender that allows us to go almost anywhere on land where a access for the vehicle is possible. This means we can drive into fields and onto grass verges in order to get the best photograph possible, something non 4x4 vehicles are unable to do.

The mast can be deployed from any height between 13 feet and 85 feet. This allows us to take a number of photographs at various heights each displaying a different perspective of the property or area being photographed.

In the back of the Land Rover is a mobile control centre which allows us and our clients if they wish, to control the camera on top of the mast and view the images directly from the camera whilst the mast is in the air. This means we are able to obtain the best composition for each photograph.

Camera
We have a wide range of cameras and lenses. For the majority of our photography we only use a digtal SLR, shooting in combined raw and jpeg. For survey work we use a bridge camera that has a 48x zoom..

A 50 Foot Portable Mast

We also have a portable mobile 50 foot mast which can be deployed on those rare occasions where the Land Rover is unable to be located in a position to obtain a photograph. With the mast we have a mobile work station which enables us to control the camera and view the pictures live, just the same as the 100 foot mast.

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

We also have an unmanned aerial vehicle which has a camera on board. This allows us to take aerial photographs from heights up to several hundred feet, ideal for photographing land and landscapes. This has a live feed of the image back to our ground station enabling us to view the images before a photograph is taken. Our UAV can only be deployed in situations where a take off and landing zone is available and in areas and conditions where its use is safe to do so.