FOUND A WAY TO MAKE IT EVEN
EASIER. WE'LL TEST IT OUT ON
MONDAY. DON'T MISS IT.
DRONES ARE BECOMING MORE
AND MORE POPULAR. ELIZABETH SAT
DOWN WITH SOMEBODY WHO USES HIS.
TAKE OFF.
STARTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS
AGO. I WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE
MORTGAGE BUSINESS. PEOPLE
STARTED ASKING ME, CAN YOU SHOOT
HOUSES? I SAID SURE. SO FIRST
I WASN'T SO GOOD AT IT. I GOT
BETTER AND BETTER.
REPORTER: RICK STARTED OFF
WITH FILM PHOTOGRAPHER THEN
VIDEOOGRAPHY THEN SOMETHING
UNIQUE. DRONES.
YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A
DIFFERENT ANGLE. THERE'S SO
MANY ANGLES THAT CAN HIT FROM
THE GROUND. SO BEING ABLE TO
PUT A CAMERA IN THE AIR REALLY
OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR
PHOTOGRAPHER.
REPORTER: RICK HAS TWO
BUSINESSES. HE DOES MORE
TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND
VIDEOGRAPHER AND HIS REAL
ESSTATE MARKETING COMPANY. HE
WORKS WITH DRONES AND IT REALLY
BENEFITS THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
YOU HAVE A PROPERTY TWO
BLOCKS OFF THE BEACH. THE STEPS
FROM THE BEACH, TWO MINUTE WALK
FROM THE BEACH. THINGS LIKE
THAT. BUT WHAT DOES THAT REALLY
MEAN? IDENTIFY CAN TAKE
A -- YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE FROM
THERE AND SHOW WHERE THE HOUSE
IS. IT REAL GIVES YOUZS
YOU -- GIVES YOU A PERSPECTIVE.
REPORTER: HE SUZ WORKING
WITH THE PROFESSIONAL
PHOTOGRAPHER IS GREAT FOR HIS
BUSINESS BUT WORKING WITH A
DRONE PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE RICK
TAKES IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
LEARN ABOUT IT THROUGH
SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S GREAT FOR
THE BUSINESS AS WELL AS A
CLIENT. HE ALWAYS POSTED IT ON
FACEBOOK. IT SHOWS THE PROPERTY
FOR CUSTOMERS HELPING THEM
MARKET IT AND SHOWS HIS WORK AS
THE FUGTOGRAPHER.
REPORTER: -- PHOTOGRAPHER.
REPORTER: IT'S DEFINITELY
BEEN A BOOST FOR THE REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS.
GOING AND TAKING THAT A STEP
FURTHER TO THE VIDEO WALK
THROUGHS. A STEP FURTHER THAN
THAT INTO THE DRONE
PHOTOGRAPHER. PUTTING IT TO THE
CUSTOMERS AND CLIENTS AND
LISTINGS.
REPORTER: RICK HAS A LOT OF
FUN WITH HIS JOB BUT ALSO TAKES
IT VERY SERIOUSLY. RECENTLY AT
THE END OF 2015, NEW DRONE
REGULATIONS WERE PUT INTO PLACE.
HE IS CONSTANTLY STAYING UP TO
DATE WITH THE LAW, PROTECTING
HIS BUSINESS AND THE GENERAL
PUBLIC.
THIS IS MY BUSINESS. I
DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT
IS BREAKING THE LAW AND I DON'T
WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS
UNSAFE. IT'S GOING TO COST ME
MY BUSINESS OBVIOUSLY. SO I
HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT. I'M
INVOLVED IN FACEBOOK AND
DIFFERENT FORUMS AND WEB PAGES
THAT ARE SPECIALIZING IN DRONE
LAW. THEY INTERPRET WHAT COMES
OUT.
REPORTER: HE JUST WANTS TO
RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WHILE
BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR DRONES.
I JUST WANT TO TRY TO GET
THAT WORD OUT. WE'RE NOT A
BUNCH OF YAHOOS TRYING TO DO
CRAZY STUFF. WE'RE HAVING FUN.
REPORTER: THOSE SHOTS WERE
AMAZING.
OH, ABSOLUTELY. HE HAS
HUNDREDS MORE. AND ANOTHER
REGULATION IS FLYING BELOW 400
FEET BUT HE DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO
GO ABOVE 100 OR 150 FEET. HE
ALSO SAYS ANY TIME YOU SEE A
HELICOPTER OR ANYWHERE NEAR, HE
IMMEDIATELY LOWERS THE DRONE
JUST TO BE SAFE. IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE OR
CHECKING OUT PICTURES, IT'S
REALLY AWESOME. YOU CAN HEAD TO
LISTINGEDGE.NET. IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS