Drone photoshoot
Photographs from above — a figure on a dune ridge, a towel on an empty beach — flown by a licensed operator where the airspace allows it.
- Starting from
- $320
- Duration
- 60 min
- You receive
- 25+ edited photos + 25 aerial photographs — top-down and wide frames of you in the landscape, no video
- Delivery
- Reels 3–5 days, films 2–3 weeks
Drone
What’s included
- 25 edited aerial photos
- Licensed operator and registered drone
- Flight approval arranged by us for a permitted location
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
Add to the booking
Bought with this shoot, never on their own. Fixed prices in US dollars.
4×4 desert transfer
Pick-up from your hotel in a 4×4 with a driver who knows the sand, out to untracked dunes and back after dark.
+$90
Portfolio
Drone photoshoot: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Drone photoshoot where you are staying
Available in 14 places across the UAE. Choose the one nearest your hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
Where a drone can actually fly
- Starting from
- $320
- Duration
- 60 min
- Edited photos
- 25
- Video
- 25 aerial photographs — top-down and wide frames of you in the landscape, no video
- Places
- 14
Flying a camera drone commercially in the UAE needs a licensed operator, registration with the General Civil Aviation Authority and, in Dubai, approval from the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority for each flight. That paperwork is ours, but it decides where a session can happen. Downtown, the Palm and the areas around DXB and Al Maktoum airports are restricted or closed to drones; the desert, Hatta and stretches of coast away from the city are where aerial portraits are realistic. Approvals can also be suspended at short notice, so a flight is confirmed only once it is cleared.
From above, people become small, so the frames rely on shape and colour: a red dress on a dune ridge, two figures on an empty beach, a long shadow at sunset. Wear something that stands out from sand or water. Strong wind grounds the flight, and in summer a drone overheats sitting on hot ground at midday, so sessions run at sunrise or before sunset. One hour gives 25 edited aerial photographs, delivered within 48 to 72 hours.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Drone photoshoot
Where can a drone fly in the UAE, and who gets the permit?
We do, and you do not need to do anything. Every flight is by a licensed operator with a registered drone and approval from the aviation authority — the GCAA federally, and in Dubai the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority. Most of Downtown, the Palm, the Marina and the areas around DXB and DWC are restricted, so aerial sessions are flown in the desert and on some stretches of coast outside the city. Personal flying is currently suspended in Dubai, which is why we never fly a client’s own drone.
What if approval does not come through?
Approvals are per flight and can be refused or withdrawn at short notice. If that happens we move the date or switch the drone part to a ground photoshoot, and you choose which.
Next step
Plan your Drone photoshoot
Reply within 2 hours. No deposit required to enquire.