In the air around the Bordeaux vineyards: the captivating view of SpiritProd33's Drone collaborates on the monthly programme "Côté Châteaux" with journalist Jean-Pierre Stahl, Grand Reporter at France 3 Aquitaine, specialising in viticulture, who reports daily on vine and wine news in Bordeaux, Aquitaine and other wine-producing regions of France.

The drone pilots members of the HOsiHO network in 2024 present in this Showreel, the best of their production of the previous year!

Do not hesitate to contact them directly by phone or via our contact form if you have a need in terms of drone services for aerial, FPV, V360, and even ground video & photography.

As we do every year, here's a partial retrospective of our drone shootings in 2023, with some of the finest images filmed for our customers during the very diverse drone and ground services we performed, mainly in the South of France.

Discover the spellbinding splendour of Provence on a captivating journey to the heart of southern France. Our drone and ground video report takes you over the Valensole plateau...

"Small but mighty" The over 50s remember this advertising slogan from the 80s that praised the virtues of a candy: the little Pimousse. I use this improbable parable to give my initial feedback on the Osmo 3 that joined my arsenal in late 2023.

I come to your workplace to take your portrait (and the kings !)

DCOMDRONE was contacted by a Swiss corporate film production company in order to take aerial shots by drone of different construction sites for the installation of the pylons of the first urban cable car located south of Paris, Cable 1.

The third opus of our Sublime Marseille series is now online.

Today, the inspection of infrastructure and structures by drone is positioned as a solution of choice. With significant advantages such as cost reduction, time saving and increased safety for inspectors, this method is gaining ground. This article focuses on the types of infrastructure concerned, the technologies used as well as the regulations in force. It also offers an overview of practical cases and considers the future evolution of these innovative inspections.

In the constantly evolving world of audiovisual production, the use of drones stands out like any major innovation. However, understanding the variables that determine their cost is essential to optimizing the budget for a filming project involving drone photography. The expertise of the pilot, the equipment used or the duration and complexity of the project are all factors that influence these prices. In addition, it is important to take into account French geographic specificities as well as audiovisual pricing standards to best understand this new technological and creative situation.

In a context where drone technology is experiencing unprecedented expansion, several Business sectors are beginning to see the benefits of this innovation. Areas such such as real estate, cinema and television, industrial inspection or even agriculture now integrate these flying devices into their operational processes. The emergence of this market thus offers new perspectives for drone professionals. This article is proposes to examine in detail the various markets that are opening up to drone services.

Exploring airspace with drones offers a world of fascinating possibilities.

However, it is crucial to understand the regulations that govern it. This takes on particular importance in view of the rapid evolution of this technology. This article therefore sheds light on the rules in force in Europe in 2024, details the different categories of drones and their specificities, and presents the flight rules imposed by regulatory authorities. How has regulation kept pace with the rapid innovation of drones? A question that this analysis will attempt to answer.

The influence of drones appears to be spreading rapidly across diverse industries. This article, considering the art of piloting these flying machines, will look in detail at their impact on the film and television industry. In addition, the impact of drones on the production of audiovisual content will be studied. A particular focus will be devoted to drone pilots in event production. Finally, a reflection will be proposed on the essential criteria in choosing a professional drone remote pilot.

Here's a look back at the main drone services and film productions based on mixed Air & Ground images, carried out in Marseille, Provence and the Southern Region in the second half of 2022 by the Drone-Pictures team.

Check out our last FPV drone projects in this new video

How the use of technology has opened up new opportunities for photographers to capture stunning visuals and push the boundaries of creativity. The article focuses on a specific experience of shooting a historic car, using multiple technologies such as an FPV drone, cinema camera mounted on a Rig Car, and GoPro camera. The article describes how each technology was used to showcase the car's features and history, and how the final production was edited to create a comprehensive visual story. The article concludes by emphasizing how technology has transformed the photography industry, enabling photographers to produce unique and memorable experiences for their viewers.

Here is a summary of our main drone missions, as well as the films and reports produced for our clients in 2022

The drone very quickly established itself as the most efficient and flexible flying camera to use to take aerial shots of proximity on construction sites.

The drone pilots members of the HOsiHO network in 2023 present in this Showreel, the best of their production of the previous year!

Do not hesitate to contact them directly by phone or via our contact form if you have a need in terms of drone services for aerial, FPV, V360, and even ground photography.

• An impressive and original visit to Renault Group ElectriCity, the center of excellence
of french electric cars

• The ultra-fast XXL press in Maubeuge seen in a one shot take.

• Nearly 200 flights shot in 3 days summarized in a 1’45 min film.

Here is a summary of our main drone services and mixed Air&Ground productions, carried out in Marseille, Provence and the South of France in the first half of 2022, which we have reported on our social networks and on our new website launched in spring 2021.

Agrivoltaics combines agricultural production with electrical production.
In Tresserre, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the domain of Nidolères protects its vines thanks to solar panels and produces electricity at the same time.

Aero7 filmed the domain for the TF1 20H news of May 4, 2022

In this teaser we present in aerial images, all the drone pilots members of the HOsiHO network in 2022 !

Do not hesitate to contact them directly by phone or via our contact form if you have a need in terms of drone services for aerial and ground photography.

Some advice and information on the obligations of french companies concerning the establishment of a DUERP: single document of evaluation of professional risks

Almost eight years after launching the first drone aerial image bank, the Marseille-based company HOsiHO (means High So High in french), has bought out Dronestagr.am, the famous drone image-sharing platform

FPV drones made their appearance at AIRbuzz last year and found their place in music videos, sports events or industrial visits. Here's why.

Becoming a drone pilot, also known as remote pilot, isn’t as difficult as you may think. Here is some info about drone pilots you may not have known.

The drone is a very efficient tool for carrying out a visual inspection of a work of art, a building, a chimney and any building which can thus be inspected in great detail. The drone is equipped with a camera and a camera to view and record photos and videos which will allow a documented diagnosis on the most inaccessible parts.

GEG ENeR is renewing the Rivesaltes wind farm, first built about 20 years ago.
There are two main stages: in 2021 the dismantling, then in 2022 the construction of the new farm.
The 8 wind turbines will be replaced by 6 more powerful wind turbines for a gain of 30% of the energy produced.

GEG called on Aero7 to produce short films showing all the stages of the project.

Open Tribune: as a French professional drone operator, Drone-Pictures reviews the Mavic 3 Cine, without compromise but in a positive way, and questions its manufacturer DJI on the many missing features and settings, essential to any audiovisual drone pilot.

Although it was born more than a century ago in France, the unmanned aircraft, the future drone, took off on July 2, 1917. It will not surprise anyone that its application was first and foremost military

The French regulations are quite strict regarding the use of drones in the airspace. Thus, you are obliged to respect certain rules set up by the French authorities to be able to realize an aerial view with a drone. Indeed, a drone must be piloted by a specialist having followed a training in the field and having the necessary skills. But, what is the importance of using a professional pilot?

The drone is one of the devices that best represents this new generation of devices that is emerging in our society. Device that has been democratized in many areas including and especially in that of video production, what can be the advantages of the drone in real estate?

Introduction to the regulations governing the use of a drone in France for aerial photography.

For our tenth anniversary year, we have chosen to celebrate it with three highlights!

Roadtrip to Atlantic coast in this month of May 2021. This time it is France 2 Television which chose SpiritProd33 to illustrate a report on Latche in the Landes.

Four drone operators of the HOsiHO Drone Network were called upon to shoot all the aerial videos by drone of each of the promotional clips of the 2021 tour of the Indochine group!

Skypic presents you its wishes, its latest news and tells you about its anniversary.

Whatever your sector of activity, from construction and public works to audiovisual production and cinema, whether you are a reporter, journalist, corporate communications manager, architect or documentalist, finding a drone pilot who can take charge of your aerial shots is often a difficult task that does not always offer the necessary guarantees to work in complete peace of mind. It is on the basis of this observation that the HOsiHO Drone Network of pilots was born.

The Drone operators members of the HOsiHO Drone Network wish you a Happy New Year 2021!

For artists who want to make money with their existing stock of photos and videos but don't know where to start, this guide is a goldmine to get to the basics, avoid the pitfalls and waste of time!

HOsiHO alerts on the precarious situation of professional image authors in these times of health crisis.

The UAV pilots members of the HOSIHO Drone Network are yet to blow out the third candle of their atypical network! Let's see what they have to say about it!

HOSIHO Drone Network pilots launch a Live streaming service on the internet of aerial and ground images from events filmed by UAVs and any camera

Review of our drone shootings for the UK production company Windfallfilms producing the 'Europe From Above' series for National Geographic.

The french UAV operator Drone-Pictures, based in Marseille, member of our drone network for Provence and South-of-France, releases its latest Showreel 2019.
Don't miss it!

The story behind the footages of the city of Lyon during the covid-19 lockdown

Back on the images taken on the occasion of Labour Day, on the morning of May 1st, 2020, when parades and demonstrations are forbidden in France and in the French Overseas Departments and Territories.
The HOsiHO Drone Network France, a network of drone operators in France, has set up an exceptional device in eleven major cities to capture by drone images that will remain historic, that of a confined May Day where processions were banned due to the global pandemic caused by Covid-19.

On the occasion of Labour Day, May 1st, 2020, parades and demonstrations being forbidden, the streets of our cities will remain exceptionally empty. The network of professional operators, HOsiHO Drone Network announces that its members will film by drone in 11 major French cities, the deserted places that are traditionally visited by the parades of May 1st parades. These images will be made available to the press and media for broadcast the same day and the following day.

While our caregivers, as well as a whole section of the population, such as postmen, deliverymen, cashiers, drivers, police forces and others, are working in the front line to keep the "France machine" running, we picture people have taken the measure of what was going on: a tragic moment for which we will one day have to give an account. For the record, to explain and understand.
At that time, images will be needed. And that is exactly what the operators of our UAV network have undertaken to do, each in his own region and in the towns around him.

Our platform HOsiHO Drone Network, recently received the request of an English audiovisual production company located in London for the realization of aerial shots by drone. They were looking for a drone operator able to produce video rushes, a photo report and also a 360-degree panoramic aerial photo of the brand new CONFORAMA logistics platform located in the Paris region, in the municipality of Tournan-en-Brie, in Seine- et-Marne (77).

We sometimes cannot operate a multirotor drone. In this case we use a telescopic mast which provides us with a relevant alternative for taking photos and videos that require a little height.

This article develops the regulation applicable to drone flights during the aeronautical night and addresses the good practices to follow in order to guarantee safe flights.

Review and making-of video of our drone mission in the Mediterranean sea for NorsePower / Maersk Pelican, in the Gulf of Fos-sur-Mer.

In the little point below, I offer a little feedback after about 1 year of using the Mavic pro 2 in photo and video contexts.

Discover the skills and experiences of our drone operators in this article and the demo-reel all about the Technical uses of drones in different fields, available through the members of the HOSIHO Drone Network.

SpiritProd33 presents you its best wishes for the new year through some extracts from its 2019 achievements.
Happy 2020 to all.

Overview of the latest news and essential information offered by the stock images agency to any contributor or visual producer of aerial and creative content!

Full report of the drone usage to measure the chemistry of ship plumes in Marseille-Fos - September 2019

The year 2019 is far from over, but already there is the desire to share in pictures some of our most memorable experiences!

The river Loire is not a long quiet river, and our drone knows something about it, it has passed the ten tests!

From September 2016 to June 2017, we travelled the entire length of the Loire, from the source to the mouth, to tell the story of a grain of sand.

Wenesday, January 16, 2019 is the national release date of the feature film "The Incredible History of Facteur Cheval" which includes some aerial footage shot by the drone of two members of the HOsiHO Drone Network. More on this prestigious contribution to French cinema.

This works are the symbol of the restoration of ecological continuity that have been initiated on the Glane river. In a desire to keep a historical record and archives of the construction of the Gué Giraud dam to it's deconstruction, we realize for the " Syndicat d'Aménagement du Bassin de la Vienne " a film and a webdocumentary which tells you this history ...

«Drone service in Aube french department»
It is with these keywords typed on a search engine that D COM DRONE, one of the members of our network, has been put in touch with Sitemark. This company specializing in the collection of aerial data headquartered in Belgium was looking for a French civil drone operator able to intervene in the department of Aube for six phenotyping missions at a rate of one per month.

On november 6 & 7th 2018, HOsiHO will be at the SATIS Screen4All, booth 18 (Dock Eiffel) !

A new opportunity for the aerial image bank and its network of French drone operators, the HOsiHO Drone Network, to meet technicians, creatives, producers and broadcasters in need of experts in aerial filming or in search of stunning aerial stock footage.
This year, members of the HOsiHO network will highlight VR360 aerial capture with a drone by offering various ranges of qualitative services.
Do not miss it !

From June 25 to 28, 2018, HOsiHO will exhibit at Sunny Side of the Doc, trade-show, booth B28!

This 29th professionnal market dedicated to the documentary film production will welcome nearly 2,000 visitors from around the world. HOsiHO's aerial image bank and its new french drone operators network will have a booth there so they will showcase the stock footage collections as well as the technical drone solutions available through the HOsiHO Drone Network.

France 3 and the production company FIT Production have contacted ILARA Drone, for a day filming on a Normandy beach.

L’Atelier du Ciel realizes in 3 stages, two films on one of the latest family houses of Champagne: Aspasie !

A film for five emblematic letters: Mucem!
Produced by our drone operator in South of France region, Drone-Pictures, for the company OXY-Signaletique, specializing in the manufacture and installation of signage products, digital printing and screen printing.

Visit one of the largest Champagne House, the Pommery House. Fly over the vineyards, venture deep into its gigantic cellars, imagine the nectar that accompanies the greatest moments of existence.
A film produced by L'Atelier du Ciel, operating for the HOsiHO Drone Network on the Atlantic coast, from Charente-Maritime to Ile et Vilaine via Vendée and Maine-et-Loire.

D COM DRONE has been asked by the agglomeration community EST ENSEMBLE for the production of video and photo shooting of public facilities spread over the territories of 9 cities of Seine-Saint-Denis.
D COM DRONE operates for the HOsiHO Drone Network in the Greater Paris, Seine-et-Marne and Champagne.

To start the year LET'S FLY! [PRODUCTION] is proud to unveil its new 2018 showreel! All fresh, all beautiful! A mash-up of the most beautiful images shot in the 4 corners of France (and a little bit of Switzerland), 100% at the Inspire 2.
LET'S FLY! operates for the HOsiHO Drone Network in the Hauts-de-France region (Nord 59, Pas-de-Calais 62, Aisne 02, Somme 80, Oise 60 but also Ardennes 08) mainly for on-demand or off-demand shooting. with production teams.

LET'S FLY PRODUCTION (our drone operator on the Hauts-de-France region) had the privilege of making a video presentation for the Lille Opera.
LET'S FLY! operates for the HOsiHO Drone Network in the Hauts-de-France region (Nord 59, Pas-de-Calais 62, Aisne 02, Somme 80, Oise 60 but also Ardennes 08) mainly for on-demand or off-demand shooting. with production teams.

Drone & ground shooting for EOLFI, on the sea by our drone operator for the Provence region (04; 06; 13; 83; 84), Drone-Pictures, the day of recovery of the BLIDAR buoy (measure of Precision wind in the high seas) off Marseille.
Drone-Pictures operates for the HOsiHO Drone Network in South of France, especially in Provence and French Riviera.

Nearly four years after its creation, the HOsiHO aerial stock agency broaden its offering with HOsiHO Drone Network, its own network of local drone pilots in France!