Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Fall 2009 Slideshow

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Watch Fall 2009 Slideshow – Tennessee Valley to see some of the recent scenes from around North Alabama.

Service Area

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

We often get asked “What area do you cover?” The short answer is “We can arrange for aerial photography just about anywhere through our nationwide network of Professional Aerial Photographers.” Personally, the real answer is we fly about 1 hour in any direction from Huntsville. The map looks like this.

Vertical Images in Google Earth

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

People often make comments about Google Earth hurting the market for aerial photography. I see just the opposite. Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing and the likes have helped bring aerial photography to mainstream recognition as a valuable tool for business. Clients often complain about the low-resolution and dated nature of Google images. We can update specific areas of interest but still deliver the product in a Google Earth format that clients are familiar with and enjoy using.

For an example, if you have Google Earth installed, load the following file:
Magna Carta
Turn the layer on and off in Temporary Places or drag the transparency slider to see the update.

Playing around with Photosynth

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Using Microsoft Labs’ Photosynth tool, thought it might be interesting to load some aerials in it.
See Results Here…

Downtown Huntsville

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

See a new vertical that covers Big Spring Park and the medical district of Huntsville, AL. Portions of this image are available to purchase while the entire image can be printed 60 x 60 inches.
Downtown and Medical District – Huntsville, Alabama

Some new items to note not yet seen in Google:

  • new Governors Drive from the Parkway to Huntsville Hospital.
  • Expanded Surgery Center
  • Governor’s Medical Tower and new crosswalk to Huntsville Main.
  • Embassy Suites and Big Spring Park/Canal.
  • New Street behind the Civic Center at Constellation with traffic circle.
  • See our photos in Google Earth.

    Friday, March 13th, 2009

    If you are looking around the Huntsville area in Google Earth (http://earth.google.com to download) you might see some of our images. They are placed there by Panoramio. See all of the images we’ve placed at Panoramio.

    Construction Progress Photography Award Winner

    Saturday, February 14th, 2009

    At the annual Professional Aerial Photographers Association conference in Tampa, a print competition was held. Judges were highly esteemed photographers from within our organization. I was honored to receive the top award in the Construction Progress category by receiving the highest number of points for my entry. The entries this year were outstanding so I am quite honored and humbled by this Judges Choice award.Nucor Steele - Decatur, AL

    Professional Aerial Photographers Association Conference, Feb 5-7, Tampa FL

    Saturday, February 14th, 2009

    The annual Professional Aerial Photographers Association (PAPA) conference was held Feb 5-7 in Tampa, FL.  The presentations and speakers were outstanding. As usual, a lot of useful information is discussed in the seminars, at the dinners and in the bar. It was great to see old friends and meet new ones. This 400-member organization has been central to our success at SellersPhoto. Marty has been elected to a 2-year term on the Board of Directors of PAPA representing those members in the Central timezone region of the US.