Drone · Aerial video and photo
Drone videography in Halifax, flown by an Advanced-certified pilot
We shoot aerial video and photos of properties, construction sites and events across HRM with a DJI Mini 4 Pro. A drone-only shoot is $299 plus HST. The $349 package adds the edit, ground coverage and 15 photos. Send an address and we will check the airspace before you book.
What we fly for
Real Estate & Property
Aerial listing photography and video that gives buyers a sense of scale and setting a ground-level shot can’t match.
Construction & Site Progress
Regular aerial capture to document a build from groundbreaking to completion, useful for stakeholder updates and marketing alike.
Events
Wide establishing shots and coverage for festivals, sports, and large gatherings across the Halifax area.
Delivery
Footage delivered in 4K and edited to match your other Eski Media video content, ready for web, social, or broadcast.
Transport Canada Certified, With the Airspace Work Handled
Commercial drone work in Canada is regulated aviation, not photography with a longer lens. We fly a DJI Mini 4 Pro, and our pilot, founder Caglar Aybas, holds a Transport Canada Pilot Certificate for Advanced Operations. Where a location needs an RPAS Flight Authorization, we file it ourselves rather than handing that back to you as your problem.
That matters more in HRM than people expect. Halifax Stanfield’s control zone sits over Enfield and reaches toward Fall River. Twelve Wing Shearwater in Dartmouth is an active military aerodrome with its own authorization process. The QEII and the Halifax Infirmary both have helicopter traffic. Send us an address and we will tell you before you book whether it needs an authorization and how long that takes.
The rules depend on the drone and the flight. Drones of 250 g and over need registration and a pilot certificate. Basic covers uncontrolled airspace with a 30-metre buffer from bystanders, and Advanced covers controlled airspace and flights closer to people, when the drone meets the safety requirements for that operation. Drones under 250 g, like a Mini 4 Pro on its standard battery, are exempt from registration and certificates, but the pilot still has to fly safely and get permission in controlled airspace. We hold the Advanced certificate anyway, because it means passing Transport Canada’s exam and an in-person flight review. See our credentials. We wrote up what to check when hiring any operator in drone photography for Halifax contractors and real estate agents, and the full certificate, registration and airspace requirements in do you need a licensed drone pilot in Halifax.
What Aerial Work Costs, and How Fast You Get It
There are two ways to book. A drone shoot on its own is $299 plus HST: we run the airspace check, file any authorization, fly the site and hand you the raw 4K footage and stills to edit yourself. The full promotional package is $349 plus HST and adds the edit plus ground coverage: a two-hour shoot with 4K camera as well as drone, three Reels-length videos, fifteen edited photographs, Meta Ads setup, five-day delivery.
Worth saying plainly, because the numbers are close: the difference is $50. The raw-footage option really only makes sense if you already have an editor. Most people take the package. Construction progress documentation on a recurring monthly schedule is priced per visit and comes down with frequency, and commercial or cinematic work is quoted per project, because the edit is what drives the hours.
Standard turnaround on edited aerial footage is three to five business days. Same-week delivery is usually possible for listings on a deadline, as long as you tell us the deadline when you book rather than after.
How a Shoot Runs
Address and airspace check
You send the location. We check the airspace, confirm whether an RPAS Flight Authorization is required, and file it if it is. This happens before we quote, not after you have committed.
Site survey
A documented pre-flight assessment: obstacles, bystanders, launch and recovery points, weather window. It is a safety requirement, and it is also the record showing the flight was planned rather than improvised.
The flight
Most residential and small commercial shoots take under an hour on site. We fly the shot list agreed in advance and capture extra coverage so the edit has options to work with.
Edit and delivery
Colour-matched to the rest of your brand video, delivered in 4K plus the vertical and square cuts you need for social. Three to five business days as standard.
Common Questions
Do I need to be on site?
No. For most property and construction shoots we only need access and a contact number. You get the footage without spending your morning standing in a driveway.
What happens if the weather turns?
We reschedule. Flying in unsuitable wind or precipitation produces poor footage and is a safety issue, so we do not do it, and you are not charged for the trip.
Can you fly downtown or near the harbour?
Often yes, with an authorization filed in advance. Some locations genuinely cannot be flown at all, and we will tell you that straight rather than taking the booking and hoping.
Do you shoot ground-level video as well?
Yes, and it is usually the better value. Combining aerial and ground footage on one visit means one crew, one schedule and one invoice instead of coordinating two vendors. For listings we normally pair it with real estate photography.
Who owns the footage?
You get a permanent licence to use the delivered footage in your marketing, including paid ads, and we keep the copyright. Need full ownership? Ask and we will quote it. Our service terms explain this.
Where We Fly
Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, Fall River and Hammonds Plains as standard, along with the surrounding HRM communities. Farther out along the South Shore, into the Valley or toward Truro is possible with travel included in the quote. If you are not sure whether your site is in range, just ask.
You can watch four of our finished projects before you decide.
Have a site in mind?
Send us the address and your deadline. We will check the airspace and tell you whether it can be flown and what it takes.