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Practical guide to selecting, offering, licensing and selling drone photos and drone videos.
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Sell drone images
Where and how can you sell drone images?
Practical guide to selecting, offering, licensing and selling drone photos and drone videos.
Read the articleMarket demand & selection
Which drone images sell best?
What topics, locations and types of drone footage are commercially useful to business buyers?
Read the articleEarn with drone images
How much can you earn with drone images?
Honest explanation about income from drone photos and drone videos and the factors that determine the result.
Read the articleDrone photography
Selling drone photos: complete manual
From RAW and DNG to JPEG, resolution, post-processing, metadata and selection: this is how you deliver marketable drone photos.
Read the articleDrone video
Selling drone videos: complete guide
Practical guide to marketable drone video, single shots, 4K, codec, framerate, motion, SRT and metadata.
Read the articlePortfolio & acquisition
Create a professional drone portfolio
This is how you select, structure and share a drone portfolio that shows your specialty and helps customers choose.
Read the articleTechnology & upload
File formats for drone photo and drone video
Clear overview of JPEG, TIFF, DNG, MP4, MOV, H.264, H.265 and SRT for drone images.
Read the articleFindability & metadata
Location and metadata: this is how drone images are found
Write location-specific titles, descriptions and tags that help buyers and search engines understand drone footage.
Read the articleRights & Responsibility
Can you sell drone images commercially?
Points of attention for commercial sales: copyright, flight rules, privacy, people, objects and locations.
Read the articleLicenses explained
What is a drone footage license?
Clear explanations for buyers and creators about usage rights, copyright, delivery and restrictions.
Read the articleFor real estate professionals
Drone images for real estate and project development
Choose useful drone photos and videos for real estate, area development, construction communication and location presentation.
Read the articleArea & destination
Drone images for municipalities, regions and tourism
Practical guide to current drone images for area promotion, municipal communication and tourism campaigns.
Read the articlePremium pricing model
Premium drone footage with a higher retail price
When professional drone photos and videos are suitable for a higher fixed price level and how you substantiate that choice.
Read the articleCreator Pro
Creator Pro and Premium Pricing for drone pilots
Compare Creator Free and Pro; Premium Pricing is a separate permission available on request.
Read the articlePortfolio & acquisition
Professional drone collections for our own customers
This way you can use permanent or temporary drone collections with an introduction, action button and optional access security for professional acquisition.
Read the articleUploading & publishing
Write strong metadata for DroneStock
Practical guidance for clear titles, natural descriptions and relevant tags.
Read the articleShooting & selection
Creator handbook: From drone footage to publication
Create content a buyer can put straight to work. Learn how to select, prepare, upload and submit both drone videos and aerial photos.
Read the articleEarnings & growth
Which creator plan is right for you?
Compare Creator Free, Pro and Premium by features, earnings and expected net return.
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