Wayzata aerials by 9 AM tomorrow.
Or the shoot is free.
FAA-licensed, LAANC-cleared drone media for Lake Minnetonka waterfront — Wayzata Bay, Ferndale, and the shoreline that makes the listing. Flown weekly by the team headquartered minutes away in Edina.
Lake Minnetonka has its own airspace problem.
Most of Wayzata's waterfront sits inside controlled airspace because it's south of MSP International. Flying a drone there isn't just about being a good pilot — it requires LAANC authorization on top of a current Part 107 license, on file, every flight.
The LAANC liability most agents never see.
Most freelance "drone photographers" in the Twin Cities don't maintain LAANC clearance, because they don't fly the Wayzata corridor often enough to justify it. They show up to your lakefront listing, look at the airspace map, and either scrub the drone or fly anyway and hope nothing gets reported. Either outcome becomes the listing agent's problem — not theirs. Here is how Cineminn removes that risk entirely:
- Active FAA Part 107 license — the printed card travels in the drone bag
- Current LAANC authorization for the controlled airspace south of MSP
- The Wayzata corridor on standing flight plans — we fly it weekly, so there's no scramble on shoot day
- The liability stays off your name — cleared, authorized, and documented before the rotors spin
The Lake Minnetonka waterfront drone playbook.
The right photo of a Lake Minnetonka listing tells the buyer something the spec sheet can't — what summer evenings actually look like off the dock. These are the shots we fly for the lake, and exactly why.
Pull-Back Shoreline Reveal
Signature ShotStart tight on the property, rise, and pull back to reveal the relationship between house and water — shoreline, boat slip, and lake at full scale. Not the flat overhead lot-line shot most agents accept.
Polarizer on Every South-Facing Exterior
AlwaysPolarizer mandatory to kill the lake reflection that flattens the water in midday light. Without it, the water reads like a sheet of glare instead of Lake Minnetonka.
Real Twilight at Blue Hour
$1.5M+ DefaultOn luxury waterfront, the lake becomes the hero at blue hour. We build the photographer's day around the sunset window — roughly 6:42–7:18 PM in May, 7:55–8:30 PM in July.
The Water Assets, Shot Deliberately
Boat Slip · Dock · LiftBoat slip, dock, boathouse, and lift — shot as deliberately as the kitchen, never as afterthoughts. On the lake, these are the features a buyer is actually paying for.
Wayzata Bay Neighborhood B-Roll
ContextWayzata Bay context — the shoreline shape and surrounding waterfront when it adds to the story. Out-of-state buyers in Chicago and Dallas scan thirty lake listings online before they fly in to see two. Yours has to be in the two.
Drone is the opener. Here's the rest of the kit.
Aerial gets the lake into the first three photos. The rest of the package is what keeps the buyer scrolling — all delivered from one shoot.
Drone & Aerial
FAA-licensed, LAANC-cleared waterfront reveals built for Lake Minnetonka shorelines.
ExploreTru-View HDR Photography
7-bracket exposure fusion so interiors stay rich and the lake out every window stays the lake.
ExploreVirtual Twilight
Blue-hour skies on demand when the schedule won't allow a real twilight flight.
ExploreCinematic Video
Aerial-anchored property films and vertical reels cut for MLS, YouTube, and the feed.
ExploreMatterport 3D
Dollhouse tours that pre-qualify the out-of-state lake buyer before they ever fly in.
Explore2D Floor Plans
Accurate, branded floor plans — the second-most-clicked asset on every listing.
ExploreBooked in minutes. Delivered by 9 AM.
Book Online
Pick your package and a time that works around your seller. Same-week availability across the Lake Minnetonka corridor.
We Fly It
A Part 107 pilot arrives LAANC-cleared, with the shoreline reveal and twilight window already planned for your lot.
Delivered by 9 AM
MLS-ready aerials and photos in your inbox by 9 AM the next morning — or the shoot is free. That's the written guarantee.
Drone is built into every package.
The essentials, executed perfectly.
- 25 Tru-View HDR photos
- Drone aerial photos
- 9 AM next-day delivery
- All four guarantees
The full marketing engine for serious waterfront listings.
- Everything in The Shoot
- Matterport 3D tour
- Drone reel + pattern-interrupt loops
- Add real twilight for $129
For the $2M+ Lake Minnetonka listings that demand it.
- Everything in The Feature
- Real twilight session
- Cinematic property tour
- White-glove scheduling
Every package carries the Re-Shoot Guarantee — bring us a competitor's quote for identical services and we'll match it. Volume pricing for teams and brokerages.
5 buyer inquiries in 14 days. Or we keep working until you do.
Aerials are the front door — the Lead Guarantee is the engine behind it. We put your Wayzata listing in front of active buyers with managed ads, and we put the outcome in writing. If five buyer inquiries don't arrive in fourteen days, we keep managing and optimizing the campaign at no additional fee until they do. (Ad spend is always billed direct from Meta to your card — never marked up by us.)
- Written guarantee — five buyer inquiries in fourteen days, in the agreement
- We keep working free — management continues at no additional fee until it delivers
- Your brand, your leads — every inquiry routes directly to you, not a portal
Asked by Lake Minnetonka agents. Answered.
Do you have FAA Part 107 + LAANC clearance for the airspace south of MSP?
What's the right drone shot for a Lake Minnetonka waterfront listing?
Can you fly in Wayzata Bay during peak summer boat traffic?
How is drone pricing handled in Wayzata?
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The Cineminn standard, coast to coast.
Every Cineminn market is run by a certified local operator trained on the same playbook, the same calibration, and the same 9 AM guarantee that built our Twin Cities reputation.
Your next Wayzata listing deserves
the right drone shoot.
Get a free, no-obligation audit of your current listing media — what's working, what's costing you showings, and exactly how we'd fly it differently. LAANC-cleared, by 9 AM, every time.