Here’s an idea that I just got from Scott Hargis that can help cover your plane rental if you are going up to shoot an aerial shot. Send out an e-mail (like this) to all your regular customers and every listing agent that has a high-end listing in your area. Offer to shoot their current listings while you’re up. Notice that you can offer to shoot landmarks and lakes, not just current listings on the market. Try and get a long shoot list so you are making money the whole time you are up in the air!
Oh and BTW, if you are in the San Francisco/Oakland area and want a great aerial shot of your listing or your favorite landmark Scott is going up to shoot aerials. Contact Scott (510.551.3647) before 8PM Monday 4/29 and get on his shoot list.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.