Aerial shooting that shows what cannot be seen from the ground.

What you need to know before having drone shooting done

Drone shooting is photographing or filming an area from the air with a camera mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle. It shows the size of facilities, the location of land, the progress of projects and the relationship of venues with their surroundings from angles not possible from the ground. In Turkey, drone flights are subject to the regulations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (SHGM); for this reason every shoot is a flight planned in advance.

What is drone shooting used for?

Aerial shooting often gains value not on its own but as part of a promotional film or a photo set. The areas where it is used most often are these:

• Corporate promotion: Factory campuses, logistics areas and campuses.
• Construction and real estate: Recording project stages, location and surroundings footage of plots and housing complexes.
• Tourism and accommodation: Promotion of facilities that stand out with lake, forest and coastal views.
• Events and weddings: The overall view of the venue at outdoor events; subject to safety and permission conditions.
• Social media content: Short, eye-catching opening shots in vertical format.

Regulations and permissions in drone flights

Shooting with a drone is not simply lifting a camera into the air. Flights must comply with SHGM's unmanned aerial vehicle regulations. These regulations cover the registration obligations of the vehicle and the pilot, flight height and distance limits, and the conditions for using airspace. We plan our flights in line with these rules.

Some areas are closed to flying or subject to permission. The surroundings of airports, military zones, some public buildings and critical facilities are examples. In such areas shooting can only be done with the permission of the relevant authorities, and the shoot date depends on the permission process. If permission is not granted, no flight is made in that area; in that case alternative angles from a point that does not require permission, or ground shooting, are suggested. In addition, for shooting over private property, the property owner's approval must be obtained.

Weather and backup plan

Drone shooting depends directly on the weather. Strong wind, rain, fog and low visibility affect both flight safety and image quality. For this reason, when setting the shoot date we follow the weather forecast and, if conditions are not suitable, move the flight to a backup day instead of forcing it. Light matters too: hours near sunrise and sunset usually give softer shadows and warmer colors, while for technical footage the balanced light of midday may be preferred.

The season is also part of the plan. In the period when trees are in leaf you get a green environment, and in winter a plainer and clearer look. In waterside locations such as Lake Sapanca or the Black Sea coast, wind conditions can be more variable, so flight times are chosen more carefully. On the morning of the shoot the weather conditions are checked again, and the final decision to fly is made on site.

Privacy and safety

Aerial shooting, if done without control, can capture other people's private spaces. We do not do shoots aimed at the footage of neighboring homes, gardens or recognizable people. We do not fly over crowds of people and we keep a safe distance at events. If there are people unintentionally recognizable in the footage, we remove those frames from the publication set or make them unrecognizable.

On-site flights, online editing and delivery

Drone flights are naturally done on site. We work at locations in and around Sakarya and plan the date and travel in advance for more distant regions. After the shoot, editing, color grading and delivery proceed online. Depending on where the footage will be used, we can prepare it in horizontal format for the website and promotional film, and in vertical format for Reels and TikTok. If you request it, we also deliver the raw footage.

Drone footage often builds a stronger narrative together with ground shots. After an aerial opening shot shows the size of the facility, detail scenes shot from the ground tell the viewer both the big picture and how things work inside. For this reason, if a promotional film or a venue shoot is planned, including the aerial shots in the same schedule both saves time and creates unity in the visual language. For jobs that need regular shooting, such as construction and project tracking, shooting from the same points and similar angles on each flight makes it easier to compare the stages.

The information we usually ask of you before the shoot is this: the exact location and boundaries of the site, where the footage will be used, the approval of the property owner or facility management, and the conditions for access to the area. Once this information is clear, we run the area check and share with you the flight suitability and, if any, the permission process. If it turns out that the location is not suitable for flying, we say so openly and evaluate the possible alternatives together.

Common mistakes

• Skipping the area check: Realizing on the shoot day that the location is subject to permission ruins the whole plan.
• Being tied to a single day: Shoots with no backup day planned for weather conditions get rushed.
• Aimless flights: Shoots done without deciding where the footage will be used often end up as long recordings that are of no use.
• Requests to bend the rules: Requests to fly higher, closer or into a prohibited area carry both legal and safety risks; we do not comply with such requests.