Aerial Footage & Starting Tips

ApolloCreativeStudios 16 Apr 2019 09:18
Hey Guys!

I just made my start with some Aerial clips over the last week, you can check out my small (but growing!) library here:
https://www.pond5.com/collections/2739313-collection-1

Any tips on Aerial footage that sells and people want to see or you experience with aerial footage on Pond5 compared to other stock sites would be much appreciated!
rickygck 29 Apr 2019 05:21
Would be great to know what kind of aerial footage the market is looking at as well.
steveandlizdonaldson 12 May 2019 15:06
Here's my two cents of advice (worth exactly that), but am very interested in the thoughts of others as well: the aerials that have sold the best for me follow the same principles as non-aerial: to make the shots unique using interesting weather, golden hour sunlight, and a range of close-medium-far objects to show depth and motion (which may require quadcopter movement. But very slowly, of course). Here are my two best-selling aerials:


Would love to hear other opinions. I'm working on hanging my insta360 One X (a 360 camera) from my quadcopter for 360 aerials. Probably won't sell, but sure is fun to view with a VR headset.
Have fun and fly safely!
steveandlizdonaldson 12 May 2019 15:18
Sorry. This clip one beat out the first one. Kind of an aerial reveal shot: