When Ground-Level Just Won’t Do: How a Drone Saved the Shot

In most cases, when shooting a unit, you typically focus on the interior spaces. Occasionally, an agent might request an exterior shot—and in rare instances, that exterior happens to be a high-rise building, as was the case in this shoot.

Upon arriving at the property, I quickly realised that photographing the building from the ground would be extremely difficult—if not impossible.

Shot from the sky with our DJI drone

The building’s height and surrounding structures made it nearly impossible to get a clean, impactful facade shot from street level.

Nice bright interiors

This is where a drone becomes an essential tool.

I initially searched for a suitable ground-level angle, but it was clear the results wouldn’t do the building justice. So I launched the drone, adjusted my framing from the sky, and captured a clean, elevated perspective of the facade.

Surrounded by buildings in the Chatswood CBD the drone was a great solution

The difference was immediately obvious—the aerial view gave the building presence and scale that a ground shot simply couldn’t. The agent was thrilled with the result, and it became the hero exterior image for the listing.

This is a great example of how using the right tools—like drone photography—can make all the difference in challenging real estate shoots.