The short answer
Drone photography and video in Billings is $95 for an hour on site with us, with a one-hour minimum. That hour includes up to 15 edited, color-corrected photos and the raw video. Editing a finished video is $45 an hour. Before anything is booked, you get one price for the job in writing.
What each kind of job comes to
A real estate listing
A standard listing is $95: one hour on site, up to 15 edited photos sized for MLS, websites and social, and the raw video from the shoot. With a finished, edited listing video and one hour of editing, the job comes to $140. Larger properties take more time on site at $95 an hour.
A roof inspection
$95 for an hour on site, with a one-hour minimum. Roofers, adjusters and property managers who have several roofs to check can group them into one trip, which brings the cost per roof down.
Construction progress
The same hourly rate. Schedules are quoted per visit for the length of the build, so you know the cost of every visit before the first one.
Ranch and land
The same rates as every other shoot. A large ranch takes longer than a city lot because there is more ground to cover. Boundary lines drawn on the photos are editing at $45 an hour, usually an hour at most.
An FPV flythrough
$95 for an hour on site, which includes some photos and the raw flythrough video. One hour of editing covers a finished flythrough for most properties, which brings it to $140.
What the $95 includes
- Flight planning, including airspace checks and any FAA authorization the location needs
- Up to 15 edited, color-corrected photos, sized for MLS, websites and social
- The raw video from the shoot
- Delivery by download link within 24 hours of the flight
What changes the total
- Time on site. How long a shoot takes depends on what you need and how much ground there is to cover.
- Editing. Only if you want it: $45 an hour for a finished video or extra photo editing.
- Where the property is. Travel outside the Billings area is quoted with the job.
- Repeat visits. Construction schedules are quoted per visit.
How drone work is usually priced
Drone photography is generally sold one of three ways: as a flat package for a set of photos or a video, as an add-on to a ground photo shoot, or by the hour. We charge by the hour and put the whole job in one written price, so a small job costs less than a large one and the total is known before we fly.
When you get the files
Edited photos and the raw video arrive by download link within 24 hours of the flight. A finished, edited video is delivered within 2 business days of the flight.
How to get a price for your job
Send the address or location, what you need, the date you're aiming for, and anything we should know about the site. Use the quote form or email [email protected]. The pricing page has the rate in full.