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Drones being used more often for commercial photos, video
Flying cameras come in handy for real estate companies
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A view of Lake Lanier and environs shot from a commercial drone. Gainesville-based Envision Virtual Tours has been offering commercial aerial drone photography and video for about a year now helping create images of real estate property. - photo by Stuart Wade
The use of drones for commercial video and photos is on the rise, according to the National Association of Realtors. Local real estate agents are taking advantage of this trend and getting photo and video footage of their listings like never before. “When you take a front picture of a house at ground level, you just don’t see the depth,” said Stuart Wade, CEO of Envision Virtual Tours Inc.