I have passed my FAA Testing to be officially FAA Certified to fly a drone for commercial work.   Using a certified pilot is important, as it is against the law to fly a drone for commercial use unless you are certified under the FAA’s Part 107 regulations. There are many airports and different classes of airspace in the Denver metro area, and some places need ATC authorization to fly, and only a …

This was for a realtor I worked with.   We did a studio shoot for her photo with the sign, and then I worked on the layout…and voila!  It appeared on I-25!    I used my Canon 5-DSR for the 50.2 megapixel count..which really helped. First draft   Small changes in layout before it went ‘live’ – by the recommendations of the billboard company.  It looks a little washed out as I was …

Video tour this week of a beautiful model home in Johnstown, Colorado.    I used my DJI Ronin-M stabilizer for the smooth panning shots, and 4k video out of my Canon 1dx Mark 2.   If you want to see this home in person contact Kathryn Brantmeyer Real Estate HD Video Tour:   PHOTOS:

Here is a collection of some of my recent HD Virtual Tours for Real Estate.  Realtors love my tours, and find them to be more ‘elegant’ than Matterport tours, and can be more personalized and ‘branded’ to each realtor. This property is in Boulder, Colorado, and was listed at 4.2 M.    6590 Lakeview Dr, Boulder – by Meghan Bach from David Besnette on Vimeo. Here is another that features a spoken …

A number of my photos appeared in Aspen Magazine this month!   These were from the Challenge Aspen Gala and Golf Tournament this year!   Amy Grant and Vince Gill, as well as Jeff Hanna and Matraca Berg were performers.  All of the photos on pg. 182 were from my camera  🙂   See the .pdf here ASPN December 2017 or view it here: https://digital.modernluxury.com/publication/?i=455606&ver=html5&p=182#{“page”:184,”issue_id”:455606}

Some examples of my professional headshots and portraits.   I like to do “high key” portraits, which use a white background.  These are great for websites, social media, and email photos.     I work with people all over Denver, including Erie, Longmont, and Boulder.   My wife…had to include her:    

Cheri’s Recent Video Tour   https://vimeo.com/235428208 11748 Zenobia Loop, Broomfield, Colorado – By Cheri Brandon from David Besnette on Vimeo.   Flickr Albums – Recent Properties by Cheri   https://www.flickr.com/gp/besnette/79L4mm   https://flic.kr/s/aHskZPWPyP   https://flic.kr/s/aHsm5G9BHw             Another type of video that you can do (another realtor)   https://vimeo.com/235087933   222 Hurricane Hill Drive, Nederland, Colorado – Land for Sale from David Besnette on Vimeo.

I had so much fun doing photos and video for Challenge Aspen this month.  The event took place in Snowmass, and Aspen.   The St. Regis hosted the Gala and the Snowmass Golf Club hosted the Golf Event.  Vince Gill and Amy Grant were the great entertainment and hosts for the event! This is a photo/video mashup of the events:

Many realtors and agencies do a ‘Friday Featured Listing’ where they showcase a top property for the week on their various social media outlets, such as Facebook, Instagram etc.  My photography has appeared on many of these!          

Behind The Scenes (BTS) photos from my Real Estate Photography gigs.   Often times, the realtor is speaking on camera, doing an intro for his/her video tour that I produce (see an example here). Tom shooting his intro for a house in Boulder   This job takes a lot of ‘stuff’    My son (above) helping me on a shoot   Video shoot (above) with Shawna, and some lighting help from a …