Drones are now standard kit for most photographers but their use on commercial assignments are heavily regulated especially in tight urban environments.test We have been flying drones since the outset and our experienced drone team are fully qualified with relevant permissions and, of course, insurance cover. We fly planes, helicopters, drones and our vans are […]
Read More....Celebrating 11 years of being under the ownership of Ian Leslie, we look back at our humble beginnings and see how we’ve evolved with an ever-competitive industry. When High Level Photography was established in 1985 by founder Keith Hallam, it ran successfully specialising in Highway CCTV surveys and commercial property photography. When Keith decided […]
Read More....Despite a forecast of rolling fog blanketing most of the UK, Paul Wells the High Level pilot had planned this aerial assignment with perfect precision and was under no illusion that it would be anything other than perfect at each of our destinations. With photographer Bryony Bishop alongside, ‘Oscar Bravo’, the High Level plane confidently took […]
Read More....We’ve all heard that saying “it’s not what you know, but who you know” and although that may apply to certain scenarios it is not something you should consider when searching for a commercial photographer. Enlisting a family member or a friend who is really interested in photography, but has no professional experience at a […]
Read More....Finally we head inland to our next site which is an industrial estate in Gateshead where a cloud shadow over our target checked our progress as we waited for it to clear. Once complete we pinned our ears back for another long leg, this time heading west to Preston, Lancashire. Our track took us over […]
Read More....Tyres kicked, pre-flight checks complete, fuel tanks full, bladders empty, tower clearance received and away we go… Climbing into the Surrey skies for an aerial photography mission that will take us in a big circuit around much of England. It is one of those rare weather days in the UK where the forecasts are pretty […]
Read More....Consultation Atkins, one of the world’s most respected Design, Engineering and Project Management Consultancies, recently commissioned High Level Photography to come up with a photographic solution for elevated views of several M25 motorway intersections. The purpose was to illustrate them within the context of their surroundings, show the existing road layout and the surrounding lands […]
Read More....Hot take-off As the mercury in our thermometers records temperatures soaring over 30 degrees, the multi-skilled photographers at High Level are working hard to ensure the events of this summer are captured and shared. Earlier this week, the aerial photography team took a helicopter flight over Hampton Court Palace – where they witnessed the […]
Read More....Once again High Level Photography has recently taken to the skies. This time it was not a twin engine aircraft that carried us forth, but a giant cherry picker! These beasts of the road are often referred to in the construction world as elevated work platforms or man lifts and that is precisely what […]
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