Two ways to access our images, one shared documentary and artistic standard.
AERIALCOLLECTION offers its images in two forms, each meeting a different need.
"Real" photographs are taken alongside aerial video shoots — at the very moment the Cineflex rig or drone captures video, an independent photo trigger fixes the instant on a dedicated sensor, in full resolution. These images are already available: sorted, retouched, and part of the collection. Instant purchase, near-instant delivery after payment.
Video-extracted images come from the footage shot during missions — rushes that sometimes run for several minutes of continuous flight. Each shot contains dozens, sometimes hundreds of potential still frames, which still need to be chosen and extracted on request. This is a far larger reserve than the "real" photos, but it requires a back-and-forth with the operator before delivery.
What video resolution really changes
Not all videos are equal as a source of still images. A frame extracted from a 4K stream already provides a good base for web use or moderate printing. But it's beyond that — at 6K or 8K — that extraction truly rivals a dedicated photo shot: grain disappears, fine detail holds up under enlargement, and large-format press or publishing sizes remain accessible. We always indicate the source resolution of each video available for extraction.
Document and artwork
An aerial image holds a particular place: it is first a document. Flying over gives access to viewpoints no other practice allows — the structure of a coastline, the geometry of farmland, the true scale of a city seen from above. This documentary dimension has grounded much of aerial photography for decades: showing the Earth as it is, without staging, to better understand it.
But the eye that chooses the framing, the moment, the light, is never neutral. A cliff photographed at noon and the same cliff at the end of the day tell two different stories. This is where document becomes composition: colours, rhythms, contrasts — aerial photography has its own aesthetic conventions, inherited as much from abstract painting as from reportage. Every image in the collection carries this double identity: it informs, and it invites the eye.
How to choose your image
Usage rights
Every purchase or quote corresponds to a specific use, reflected in our pricing grid:
- Web — use on a website, social media, newsletter
- Multimedia — presentations, corporate videos, applications
- Press (small/medium/large size) — publication in an article or magazine
- Publishing / book — reproduction in a printed work
- Advertisement — commercial or promotional use, on request
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the licence granted is non-exclusive, worldwide, with no time limit for the specific purchased use. The image may not be resold, redistributed, or transferred to a third party as a raw file. A "© AERIALCOLLECTION" credit (or the named author, if specified) is appreciated but not systematically required — please refer to our terms of sale.
For any use not covered by this grid (exclusivity, extended use, mass distribution), please contact us directly: we will prepare a tailored quote.
Every purchase or quote corresponds to a specific use, reflected in our pricing grid:
- Web — use on a website, social media, newsletter
- Multimedia — presentations, corporate videos, applications
- Press (small/medium/large size) — publication in an article or magazine
- Publishing / book — reproduction in a printed work
- Advertisement — commercial or promotional use, on request
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the licence granted is non-exclusive, worldwide, with no time limit for the specific purchased use. The image may not be resold, redistributed, or transferred to a third party as a raw file. A "© AERIALCOLLECTION" credit (or the named author, if specified) is appreciated but not systematically required — please refer to our terms of sale.
For any use not covered by this grid (exclusivity, extended use, mass distribution), please contact us directly: we will prepare a tailored quote.