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Recent aerial work from northern Minnesota: contractors, resorts, job sites, businesses, and lake properties. Each project below names the client, the date, and what the footage was delivered for.

Delivered and in use

Recent client projects.

Commercial aerial work is only useful once it is edited, sized, and put to work. These are recent engagements for northern Minnesota businesses, with what we captured, what we delivered, and where it ended up.

  1. Shepard Excavating homepage hero video, excerpt

    September 2026 Leech Lake, near Walker, MN

    Shepard Excavating and Septic Service

    Excavation and septic contractor

    Site prep on the south shore of Leech Lake.

    Flown during an active grading job on a lakefront parcel near Walker: the full site with Leech Lake behind it, the excavator and track loader at work, and the shoreline context that shows exactly where the crew was working.

    Captured
    • High-resolution stills of the site, the equipment, and the shoreline
    • 4K video of the crew grading and shaping the lot
    Delivered
    • A website hero video edit, in landscape and vertical cuts for mobile
    • A curated photo set sized for web and social
    In use
    Cut into a homepage hero video for the Shepard Excavating website refresh, with stills for the site and social channels.

  2. Storlie Construction homepage hero video, excerpt

    August 2026 Highway 2 pit, Cass Lake, MN

    Storlie Construction

    Aggregate supplier and excavation contractor

    A golden-hour portrait of a working gravel operation.

    One evening shoot at Storlie's home pit on Highway 2: the pit and stockpiles at sunset, the truck fleet lined up in the yard, and the screening plant with the last light behind it.

    Captured
    • Sunset stills in wide, square, and portrait crops
    • Looping aerial video of the yard and fleet
    Delivered
    • Homepage hero loops for desktop and mobile
    • Stills placed across the homepage, materials, fleet, services, and service-area pages
    In use
    Live now as the homepage hero at storlieconstruction.com, with the stills used throughout the site. View it on storlieconstruction.com
  3. Aerial view of the Northdale Oil car wash building under construction in north Fargo, North Dakota, with the Marvin and Amazon facilities across the road.

    June 2026 Northdale Oil car wash, Fargo, ND

    American Garage Door Supply

    Commercial door manufacturer, Bemidji, MN

    Construction-phase documentation for a car wash door install.

    A Bemidji manufacturer needed its newest car wash project documented mid-build: the standalone wash building, the site around it, and the busy industrial corridor along Interstate 29 that makes the location matter.

    Captured
    • Aerial overviews of the building and site during construction
    • Context views of the corridor and neighboring facilities
    Delivered
    • Web-ready stills and crops for an installation case study
    In use
    Photographed for the installation case study on American Garage Door Supply's car wash door site.

The reel

Sixty seconds of what we shoot.

Selected projects

Recent and notable.

  • Aerial view of a Shepard Excavating site-prep job on the south shore of Leech Lake near Walker, Minnesota, with the graded lot, surrounding forest, and the lake behind it.

    Site Documentation

    Shepard Excavating, Leech Lake Site Prep

    Walker, MN

    September 2026. Active grading on a lakefront parcel, captured for the contractor's website hero video and photo set.

  • Aerial view of the Storlie Construction gravel pit and equipment yard on Highway 2 near Cass Lake, Minnesota, at sunset.

    Commercial Property

    Storlie Construction at Sunset

    Cass Lake, MN

    August 2026. Golden-hour portrait of a working gravel operation, now the homepage hero at storlieconstruction.com.

  • Low aerial view of a Shepard Excavating excavator grading a lakefront lot near Walker, Minnesota, with birch and pine trees behind it.

    Construction

    Excavator at Work, Leech Lake

    Walker, MN

    Equipment-level coverage from the same Leech Lake shoot: close, low, and timed to the work.

  • Aerial view of the Storlie Construction dump truck and equipment fleet lined up in the yard at sunset near Cass Lake, Minnesota.

    Commercial Property

    Storlie Construction Fleet Lineup

    Cass Lake, MN

    The client wanted a well-kept fleet showcased. One pass at sunset put every truck in the frame.

  • Aerial view of the Northdale Oil car wash building under construction in north Fargo, North Dakota, with the Marvin and Amazon facilities across the road.

    Construction Progress

    Northdale Oil Car Wash, Fargo

    Fargo, ND

    June 2026. Mid-build documentation for American Garage Door Supply's car wash door installation case study.

  • Top-down aerial view of a Shepard Excavating compact track loader grading a freshly prepared lot near Walker, Minnesota.

    Construction

    Track Loader Grading, Leech Lake

    Walker, MN

    A straight-down frame that shows the texture of the finished grade as clearly as the machine.

  • Aerial view of Morning Star Resort on Lake Andrusia, Minnesota, with shallow lake bottom visible through clear water.

    Resort & Tourism

    Morning Star Resort, Lake Andrusia

    Lake Andrusia, MN

    Resort marketing imagery captured in late spring, with the shallow lake bottom showing through the still water.

  • Aerial view of the Ford dealership in Cohasset, Minnesota.

    Commercial Property

    Ford Dealership, Cohasset

    Cohasset, MN

    Commercial property documentation for a Ford dealership showing site layout and inventory.

  • Aerial view of the new Cass Lake-Bena school under construction.

    Construction Progress

    Cass Lake-Bena School Construction

    Cass Lake, MN

    Progress documentation of a new K-12 school build for stakeholder updates and project archives.

  • Aerial view of a lake home being set in place by a Christensen Crane near Bemidji, Minnesota.

    Construction

    Lake Home Placement, Bemidji

    Bemidji, MN

    Documentation of a modular lake home placement, captured during the crane set.

  • Aerial landscape view of Grant Haven Campground outside Bemidji, Minnesota.

    Resort & Tourism

    Grant Haven Campground, Bemidji

    Bemidji, MN

    Landscape and amenity imagery for a Bemidji-area campground operator.

  • Aerial view of a large Department of Transportation facility under construction in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

    Construction Progress

    DOT Facility Construction, Eau Claire

    Eau Claire, WI

    Construction progress imagery for a large public works facility.

  • Aerial view of Legend Lodge on Lake Iliamna in remote Alaska.

    Geographic breadth

    Legend Lodge, Lake Iliamna

    Iliamna, AK

    Lodge documentation in remote Alaska, accessible only by bush plane. Part of the work that built the studio.

  • Aerial view of the AltaSea facility at the Port of Los Angeles with a cargo ship visible.

    Geographic breadth

    AltaSea, Port of Los Angeles

    San Pedro, CA

    Industrial and research-facility imagery in active port airspace. Part of the work that built the studio.

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