{"id":59,"date":"2017-03-18T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/18\/drone-photography-and-video-winery-drone-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:38:17","slug":"drone-photography-and-video-winery-drone-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/18\/drone-photography-and-video-winery-drone-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Photography and Video &#8211; Halter Ranch Winery Aerial Drone Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>.Yes, I am now an FAA Certified Commercial Drone Pilot for Drone Photography. The FAA regulates the commercial use of drones is so rigorously. Before August 2016 you had to have a full-on pilot&#8217;s license to be able to fly drones for hire. Today, however, commercial unmanned aircraft pilots are required to pass a background check and a rigorous knowledge test at an FAA testing center. I am excited to add this new and amazing technology to my <a href=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\"><strong>commercial photography<\/strong><\/a> toolbox.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-214-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Halter Ranch Winery Drone Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-214-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drone Photography - Architectural Drone Photography - Studio 101 West Photography\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These aerial drone photography angles were hardly possible a couple of years ago. Even with an expensive helicopter shoot, these angles are so low that it would have been a major disturbance to the business. But with a drone, I can choose angles that best show off the artistic roof lines and still show the front of the buildings without disturbing the business.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-234-988-1458-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Halter Ranch Winery Barns Drone Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-234-988-1458-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Halter Ranch Winery Drone Photography - Studio 101 West Photography\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A drone was the only way to get this perfect photography angle. This angle shows how the outbuildings tie into the main winery and tasting room.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-238-2-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Halter Ranch Winery Drone Shot\" src=\"https:\/\/studio101westphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halterranch-aerial-238-2-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Drone Photography - Architectural Drone Photography - Studio 101 West Photography\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Halter Ranch winery features gravity-fed production. The grapes enter on the upper ramp in the back and the juice is gravity fed to the fermenting tanks and barrels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out my other <a href=\"http:\/\/studio101west.com\/blog\/photography\/halter-ranch-winery-tasting-room-and-wine-caves-paso-robles-architecture-winery-photographer\/\">blog posts<\/a> to see more photos of the wine caves and interior photos of the winery and tasting room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.Yes, I am now an FAA Certified Commercial Drone Pilot for Drone Photography. 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