Projects are individually planned to meet the objectives of our clients. – Each photographic request is confidential. Our process includes:Planning Process – aerial and or ground
1) creative fee/professional services
initial conversation with client identifies the objectives, specified needs and analysis of clients budget and scope of specifications.
2) Proposal and written confirmation
3) Needed changes, content, dates, additions…
4) Actual creation time of the images
5) Review of the proofs and selection of images – Photo proofs are posted on a web page for client review and image selection. No color
correction or cropping is done at this point. Clients are only looking at images to select which views will work the best for their project.
6) Post production work on images selected to produce final deliverables.
7) Delivery & invoicingTiming
– We have scheduled flights which reduce the cost of the aerial photographic service doing multiple sites and we also make custom flights which do cost more since we are only doing one assignment at a specific time for the client.
– Priority is given to each clients photo request, weather permitting, which includes wind conditions, cloud cover. haze, forest fire smoke, presidential visits, etc….just to name a few.
– Ground photography is also weather driven.

Deliverables 
Some clients only need one image and a single print for a proposal, while others need a complex series of images looking in different directions with graphics, needing digital files and high quality prints and a reproduction license to use digitally. There are many options available to provide the best program to fulfill specific needs. Fee’s are value based on the number of images selected, final product and use. Each photo request gets attention to these details in designing the most cost effective route to proceed.

(Possible Uses) 
enlargements, web , electronic displays, power point, conferences, awards, advertising, magazine circulation, flyers, hand-outs, conferences, meetings,

Prints ranging in size from 4×6 up to 24×26
Enlargement mounting on foam core
Custom Graphics added to photos for annotation
Brushed Aluminum prints 12×18 to 20×30 – unique print that is water proof, can be displayed outside
Digital high resolution images – fee based on intended use
Construction Progress series
Panoramic displays
HDR Ground photos (High Dynamic Range)
Site Acquisition Studies – 5 or more images
Reproduction License – for use in reports, power points, web site, promotions, banners, e-mail distribution, etc.
Certificate of Authenticity
Book of images

Pricing
1 – Creative fee/professional services is not an hourly rate. The fee includes all consultation time during the course of the project planning, photographic time, post production resulting from the images created, deadlines, and assignment complexity. Clients can save up to 50% by having your site flown on our schedule (which is pretty frequent) with other assignments vs a custom flight when we need to take photos at a specified time.

2- All expenses include flight time, travel time, production costs, deadlines resulting in a RUSH Fee (Having to place prior project aside to accommodate a clients deadline). All out of town and or some custom assignments, will require flight time to be paid in advance.

License Fee – this is based entirely on the clients needs and intended uses of the images. License fee’s for digital files are licensed to the client company and are not transferable to others unless agreed to in writing. Image value is based on the usage. Like a music CD or a movie we are not allowed to legally make copies and distribute it to our friends or to resell. This is the same concept for photographic images as they too are protected by the complex copyright laws. Any use or transfer of images, requires written authorization. Any free distribution or resale of the images, without a prior agreement, diminishes the value of the images we create and constitutes an additional use.

– Selected digital images are color corrected an placed on an FTP site to download. Images that require us to make prints or enlargements are placed in the production schedule. Most enlargements are done in-house up to 24×36 to confidentiality, control of quality, cost and turn-around-time.

– Photographic services and products are electronically invoiced after the delivery of the final product.

All projects are certainly flexible and many options are available, however once a quote is given based on the given specifications, any changes in specifications will result in a modified quote. Changes to the specified work may result in a fee change.

Terms and Conditions 

– Out of town assignments require a pre-payment of estimated flight time and or overnight expenses. An invoice will be provided for this expense.
– Invoices are sent via e-mail upon completion of the assigned work.
– Checks are accepted along with major credit cards. Timely payment is expected.
– New accounts receive a W-9 form.
– Aerial photography is classified as a service, therefore all invoices will have added, the Gross Receipts tax, unless a client provides a
correct NTTC (Non taxable transaction certificate).
– When a photograph is published, it is required to contain a credit line: “aerial by EaglesEyePhoto.com”. This is an industry standard.
There may also be a fee, depending on the situation.

In this aerial photo business, the only means of producing income to operate, is from the images created to help a client with a project and the related products needed ( i.e. Prints, graphics, enlargements, how will the digital files be used…ie: web , electronic displays, power point, conferences, awards, advertising, circulation, region to name a few points – this determines the value of the image) to accomplish a successful task. These products include high or low resolution digital file images, standard size 8.5×11 color glossy prints, enlargements (8×12 up to 24×36 – in house) mounting and or graphics for use in marketing. The images are used in a variety of ways such as financial proposals, power point presentations, court room exhibits, e-mail distribution, electronic brochures, reports and web site use to name a few. Therefore, it is unrealistic to have a one fee fits all. Photographic Fees in order to be reasonable for each client need to be flexible, allowing the client to only invest in what is needed.