Some homes need to be seen twice: once from above, and once at eye level. The Old Acre in Wayanad is one of them. When we photographed this farmstay, the clay-tile roof, the swimming pool, the gazebo and the curving garden paths turned out to be laid out as a single plan. You can only read that plan from the air. But guests don't book a plan. They book the verandah, the window seat and the pool, and those can only be shot from the ground.
Why resort photography starts in the air
The first frame of the shoot was a straight top-down drone shot. From directly overhead, the property reads almost like the architect's drawing: the long roofline, the pool tucked beside the gazebo, the stepping-stone paths curling across the lawn. A guest looking at that one image understands the layout instantly. They can see how far the pool is from the rooms, how much open land there is, and how private the place feels.
The second aerial pulled wider to put the house inside the Wayanad forest around it. That frame answers a different question: where am I actually going? For a farmstay or resort, the setting is half of what people pay for, and a wide aerial sells it faster than any line of description on a listing.
We've written before about using drone shots only when they serve the story. Here they earned their place, because the layout of the property was the story.
Then come down to eye level
Aerials tell people where they're staying. Ground-level photographs tell them how it will feel to be there. So once the drone was packed away, we shot the spaces guests will actually use, from the height of a person standing or sitting in them:
- The verandah, framed so the garden paths you saw from the air lead your eye out across the lawn.
- The pool beside the gazebo, often the image guests remember.
- The window seat looking out into the trees.
- The living hall with its patterned red floor and timber rafters.
What this means for resort and homestay owners
A guest scrolling a booking app or Airbnb decides in seconds. In our experience the listings that convert do two things in their first few photos: they show the setting, and they show one space the guest can picture themselves in. Drone photography alone looks impressive but distant. Interior photography alone looks pleasant but could be anywhere. Put together, they answer both questions a guest has before they book: where is this, and what will it feel like?
If you're planning a shoot for a resort, villa, farmstay or homestay, plan the aerials and the eye-level frames as one sequence rather than two separate jobs. Decide which three images will lead your listing, and shoot toward those.
Frequently asked questions
Do you shoot drone photography for resorts and farmstays?
Yes. We shoot aerial and interior photography together for resorts, farmstays, villas and hotels, so the whole set looks consistent.
Do you travel outside Bengaluru for resort shoots?
Yes. We're based in Bengaluru and shoot across India, including Wayanad, Coorg and Chikmagalur.
How soon do we get the photos?
Edited photographs are typically delivered within 72 hours of the shoot.
See the full set from this shoot on The Old Acre project page, browse more interior and architecture photography, or get in touch to plan your property's shoot.
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