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Aerial Artwork

I am the owner of Aerial Artwork, operating in Cumbria, the Lake District and the North West. I have been a CAA authorised camera drone operator since August 2015. I create aerial photographs and short films for local businesses that are professionally produced and good value.

Colin Aldred

Website revamp

Anyone visiting my website over the last few years might be excused from thinking I had ceased operating. This is my first post for nearly three years! The truth is I have not stopped and the last year has possibly been one of my most productive. I continue to take… Read More »Website revamp

Colin Aldred giving a presentation about Aerial Artwork and aerial photography to a Year 5 class at South Walney Junior School

Talks and Presentations

I really enjoy giving presentations of either my commercial work or my personal artwork to any interested groups. I can tailor it to suit the interests of the potential audience. All I require is access to a projector and somewhere to project. I have already given a number of talks… Read More »Talks and Presentations

Beehive Business Park

I  was asked to take aerial photographs and put together a video showing the construction work underway on this business park at Ulverston. The progress is rapid and driving past today you can clearly see the further changes. I am hoping to be asked to go back to record further… Read More »Beehive Business Park

Looking around Furness

Since April I have been taking 360° photographs all over the Furness area and posting them on Google Maps. There are now 89 blue dots you can click on that take you to my photospheres and they have apparently been viewed well over 10,000 times! Nearly all of the views… Read More »Looking around Furness

Recent Activity

This year I have given presentations of my work to Year 5 at South Walney Junior School, the Furness U3A at the Coronation Hall, Ulverston, plus Barrow Digital Photography Club. I have produced a video for a property for sale in Urswick and completed a video and photographs for the… Read More »Recent Activity

Sacred Heart School Presentation

I enjoyed going into Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on Wednesday afternoon to give a presentation to the Year 6 class. I talked about and showed examples of my film work for clients and my photography, both regular and 360° photographs. I also talked about safety and the drone code and… Read More »Sacred Heart School Presentation

A low aerial photograph showing wetland at Ulpha Fields at the far end of Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve close to Morecambe Bay

Rejuvenated Website

I have rejuvenated my Aerial Artwork business website, with a much greater emphasis on the aerial photography and filmmaking work I have produced over the last three years, which is documented and presented in the portfolio. The thinking is that if you wish to make use of my services it… Read More »Rejuvenated Website

Bracken Clearance at Birkrigg Common

Since 2015, Morecambe Bay Partnership has been working with volunteers and local organisations through the Heritage Lottery Funded Headlands to Headspace Landscape Partnership to clear vegetation from three nationally important archaeological sites, including the Stone Circle. Their hard work and dedication has resulted in the sites being more visible, better… Read More »Bracken Clearance at Birkrigg Common

Tour de Furness 2018

Here is my latest completed video, produced for the Rotary Club of Furness, to promote this fantastic charity event that they organise each year. The weather was wet and windy early in the morning, but this did not deter hundreds of dedicated cyclists from taking part. They were rewarded with… Read More »Tour de Furness 2018

Harewood Arms

A short while ago I travelled to the village of Harewood in North Yorkshire for a second assignment for Samuel Smith Breweries. It was during the long hot and dry spell of weather, so the fields were not as green as they might have been, but the weather was good… Read More »Harewood Arms