Introducing Aquavisuals - professional imaging to the marine industry

I'm always looking to adapt, improve and find new ways to further my business.  If I'm not innovating then I would stagnate and that's as bad as moving backwards as far as I'm concerned!   This constant drive has led to the introduction of two new websites alongside my main social & commercial photography site (christaylorphoto.co.uk).In 2014 I qualified as a commercial drone pilot with the CAA and launched Aerovisuals - offering aerial photography and video throughout Norfolk and the UK. It's brought me some amazing commissions and experiences and I became the world's first RNLI accredited drone operator.  Taking off & landing a drone from the foredeck of a Tamar All-weather lifeboat when the boat is drifting with the tide & wind, pitching & rolling on the swell and the drone is wavering in the wind takes some nerve!I've also become a BBC Approved Supplier for aerial video footage and had work featured on various BBC programs including The One Show, Saving Lives at Sea, The Politics Show and national & local BBC news.  I've had work published in the Daily Telegraph, The Times & Mail Online and had video featured on Sky News, ITN national news and on Channel 5's extreme weather programs twice.The new angles and opportunities the drones offer has transformed what I can provide my clients, not only media/press jobs but so much more.  Aerial photography has become invaluable for property photography - imagine you have a holiday home near the coast and can now have aerial photos/video on your website to show potential clients just how close you are without having to hire a real helicopter & pilot!  At weddings I will often put the drone up for a few quick shots to provide that general view shot (GV), all important in storytelling as an opening shot to set the scene.  I've done roof surveys for people within an hour, cutting out the time, expense & inconvenience of having scaffolding on their house, filmed hole-by-hole aerial fly-by's at golf courses (always reminds me of the golf video games where you can fly over each hole before playing it!).  The list goes on but I won't bore you as this post was supposed to be about my newest site - Aquavisuals which I'll come to next.Aquavisuals is a new line in my business aimed specifically at the marine industry.  It offers high-quality, professional photography & filmmaking to sailing organisations, boat manufacturers, coastal leisure companies and more.  Basically any business connected to/using the sea.I have always loved the water, being on it, in it, near it and I really enjoy any shoots I have on the coast, especially if they involve being on boats!Combining my photography and the sea can only be a good thing for me and they always say 'do what you know' and 'do what you love'.  I sailed on Barton Broad at school in the summers, have a degree in marine biology, been RNLI lifeboat crew here at Sheringham since 2000, own two boats myself (plus two kayaks, does that make it four boats?!) and enjoy surfing, scuba diving, mackerel fishing and beachcombing so it was a bit of a no-brainer to take my business in a nautical direction.Aquavisuals was launched a couple of weeks ago, and already 2018 has been a fruitful year with lots of projects in the pipeline.  We went to the London Boat Show in early January & made some good contacts, I've been in conversation, through a mutual friend, with the official photographer of the Land Rover BAR America's Cup racing team which has been invaluable.  We have an apartment booked right by the yacht club for Cowes Week this year and plans are in place for a spot on the media boats which will awesome!  I also have dates booked to photograph some local boat-building businesses and this Thursday I'm off to photograph and film a local rowing club who make their own boats.For more information on my marine photography please visit my Aquavisuals site but fear not, this doesn't mean I'm not going to be photographing weddings in the future, it's just a side-line which I hope will bring me some swashbuckling new adventures on the high seas!• Marine photographers UK • Yachting photographers • Boat photography • Yachting video • Yacht photography •