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One crew, one visit: cinematic drone and ground photography for resorts, short-term rentals and luxury listings, and live, continuous walking-tour films, with airspace and permits planned before we arrive.
Meet your crew
Ethan Bixby
Photographer & co-founder
I've been behind a camera since high school, studied photography at New Hampton School and Webster University, took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, studied digital marketing at Full Sail, and created Liive from California and Liive from Laguna. My signature is the live, continuous walking tour: one unhurried walk, few cuts, so you feel like you're there. Text me and tell me what you want to show the world.
- To confirm[Confirm: FAA Part 107 certified pilot – cert #]
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- To confirm[Confirm: Laguna Beach commercial drone permit process]
- FAA LAANC airspace authorization requested where required
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Choose your path
Built for the way you sell a stay.
Our signature
Walk it like you're there
Our signature is the live walking tour: one continuous walk through the streets, shops, beaches and lobbies, with few cuts and no ad-style montage. Drone shots set the scene, then we put you on the sidewalk. Viewers tell us it's the closest thing to being there, and it's the style behind Liive from Laguna and Liive from California.
See tour films →Hotels, restaurants and towns: partner with us
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The look we're building.
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Packages
Start simple. Scale up.
Introductory pricing. Final quote depends on property size, location and airspace.
Listing Aerial
Starting at$225
- 15 edited aerial stills
- Airspace check + LAANC where required
Ground + Air
Starting at$650
- Interior & exterior stills
- 15 aerial stills
- Vertical reel
- Up to 3,000 sq ft
Hotel Content Day – Half day
Starting at$1,800
- 4 hours, aerial + ground
- ~30 edited stills
- One 60-sec hero film
- 5 vertical social cuts
How it works
Four steps, one visit.
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Book
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We check airspace, local rules and weather
- 03
Ground + air captured in one visit
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Edited files delivered To confirm[Confirm: turnaround]
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One visit. One consistent look.
Ethan leads photography and creative direction on the ground. Esgar flies. Because the same two people plan, shoot and edit, your aerials and interiors feel like one story — and you only schedule one visit.
Meet the crew →Where we fly
Coast to desert.
Some of California's most famous places are no-fly zones: Joshua Tree National Park and Crystal Cove State Park prohibit drones, and Mt. San Jacinto State Park near Idyllwild does too. We tell you up front and shoot legally from private land and permitted locations.
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