Aerial drone photo of a Calgary master-planned community with the Rocky Mountains behind — real estate and development drone services by DCFOTOFILM
Drone & Aerial — Real Estate & Development

Real Estate & Development Drone Services in Calgary

Aerial photography and video for master-planned communities, show homes, amenities, and listings across Calgary and Alberta. Shot in 6K by a working Director of Photography, so the community looks like the place people want to live. Transport Canada Basic RPAS certified.

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Sell the place, not just the plan

Communities that look lived-in

A development is really a promise about a lifestyle, and aerials are the fastest way to make that promise feel real: the park families actually use, the streetscape at golden hour, the mountains on the horizon. I shoot land development and real estate aerials for builders, developers, and marketing teams, framed and graded like a film rather than a record shot.

Because I am a Director of Photography first, the aerials cut together with ground footage into one cohesive piece, whether it is a community brand film, a show-home feature, or a single hero image for a campaign.

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Aerial of a community amenity park with playground and pergolas in a Calgary development
Community Park · Amenities
Top-down drone photo of a community playground and splash park in Calgary
Amenities · Top Down
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Community & developer films

Master-planned communities shown the way people experience them: streetscapes, parks, ponds, and the mountains beyond, timed to the best light of the day.

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Amenities from above

Playgrounds, splash parks, rinks, and pathways read best top-down, where the design and scale of the amenity actually show. A signature of good development marketing.

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Show homes & listings

Show homes, residential and commercial listings, and acreages, delivered ready for MLS, web, and print, with a fast turnaround when a listing is on the clock.

CH 01 — Communities & Developers

Aerials for builders and developers

I shoot for the builders and developers shaping Calgary's new communities, including show-home and community work for Brookfield. The goal is always the same: imagery that makes a development feel like somewhere with life in it, not a set of empty lots. Streetscapes, amenities, ponds and pathways, and the wide establishing shots that put the whole community in context against the foothills and the Rockies.

Community brand films, phase and amenity launches, sales-centre loops, campaign stills, and social cutdowns. Video and photography from a single flight.

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Couple walking the path to a modern Brookfield show home in a Calgary community, aerial real estate photo
Families playing at a community playground with modern townhomes behind, drone photo
Community amenity park with playground and pergolas from above, Calgary development
Calgary community with stormwater pond at sunset, aerial drone photograph
Calgary community with snow-capped Rocky Mountains behind, aerial drone photo
Sunset over a new Calgary community with a playground in the foreground, drone photo
Wide aerial of a Calgary community at sunset with the sun low over the horizon, development drone photography
CH 02 — Amenities

The top-down that sells the lifestyle

Straight-down aerials are where amenity design actually reads: the shape of a splash park, the sweep of a skate plaza, a rink tucked beside the tennis courts. These are the frames that make a community's amenities look like the reason to buy, and they are only possible from the air.

Top-down drone photo of a circular community playground, Calgary development
Top-down aerial of a community amenity area with skate park, rink, and tennis courts
Aerial of a modern community splash park and plaza with amenity building, Calgary
CH 03 — Real Estate & Listings

Location is the product

Aerial photography sells property because it answers the questions a ground photo can't: where it sits, what surrounds it, and how it connects to the city. I shoot residential and commercial listings, acreages, and development sites across Calgary and southern Alberta, delivered ready for MLS, web, and print.

The frame beside this is the idea in one shot. I photographed it for Sydney Harbour YHA in The Rocks: guests can see the rooftop patio, the Harbour Bridge, and the Opera House in a single image. Location is the product, and an aerial is how you sell it.

It is also a reminder that I have been flying professionally for a long time, on property and tourism work overseas since 2016, long before most operators picked up a drone.

Aerial of Sydney Harbour YHA rooftop patio with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House behind — location photography for property marketing
Sydney Harbour YHA · The Rocks · Circa 2016
FAQ — Real estate & development aerials

Common questions

Do you shoot aerial drone photography for Calgary developments and communities?

Yes. Land development and master-planned communities are a core aerial specialty: show homes, amenities and parks, streetscapes, and full community overviews for builders, developers, and marketing teams across Calgary and Alberta. I deliver both video and stills from a single flight.

Can you shoot aerial photos and video for a real estate listing?

Yes. Aerial photography sells property because it answers what a ground photo cannot: where the home sits, what surrounds it, and how it connects to the community. I shoot residential and commercial listings, acreages, and development sites, delivered ready for MLS, web, and print, usually with a fast turnaround.

Do you capture construction and development progress from the air?

Yes. I shoot repeatable progress aerials of development sites and phases for marketing, planning, and stakeholder updates, framed the same way each visit so the sequence cuts together over time.

Are you a certified drone pilot, and how long have you been flying?

I hold a Transport Canada Basic RPAS certification and have flown professionally for more than ten years, from tourism and property work in Australia since 2016 to development and community work across Alberta today. Every flight is planned, legal, and shot by a working Director of Photography, not a hobbyist.

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Show your community the way people will live in it

Developments, listings, and full community films across Calgary and Alberta.