Frequently Asked Questions
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Aerial photography and videography for the Greater Boston area — luxury and mid-luxury residential listings, wedding cinematography (golden-hour cocktail-hour hyperlapses and ceremony establishing shots are a specialty), and personal commissions of homes and estates as fine-art pieces or gifts. I'm based north of Boston and cover Boston proper, the North Shore, Metrowest, and the South Shore, with destination work across New England by arrangement.
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Send me the property or event, the date, and what you're hoping to capture. I'll come back with a short proposal — scope, timing, and a flat package price. A signed order form and a deposit hold your date, and from there I handle the rest, including any airspace authorization the location requires.
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Two things most aerial shooters don't combine: a real eye for New England light, and genuine fluency in Boston's complicated airspace. I shoot golden hour and twilight as standard, not as an upsell, and I clear every FAA and LAANC authorization myself — including the close-in suburbs near Logan, Hanscom, Beverly, and Lawrence airports that a lot of operators won't touch. You also work directly with me, every time. No marketplace, no rotating contractors, no one learning your listing on the fly.
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Every property and event is different, so I price by the project rather than off a rigid menu — you get a clear, flat quote up front, with no hourly clock running and no surprises on the invoice. Tell me the location, the date, and what you're hoping to capture, and I'll put together a proposal built around exactly that. Reach out through the contact form or at flybeaconaerial@gmail.com - we’d love to hear about your vision!
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Life happens, and aerial work is weather-dependent anyway — so there's built-in flexibility. Give me at least five days' notice and you can move your shoot with no penalty; your deposit simply carries over to the new date (anytime within a year). If conditions won't do the property justice on the day, I'll call it and reschedule at no charge — I'd always rather wait for the right light than hand you a flat, gray shot. The only firm line is last-minute: cancellations or no-shows inside the five-day window forfeit the deposit, since the date was held for you and turned others away.