The platform

Feedback on the picture, not in email

On DroneLink, you review drone photos and video where they live. Pin a comment on the exact spot, choose the shots you want from the set, see each version and approve it, with everyone who has a say on the same page.

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The problem

Why review by email breaks

Feedback on images is spatial. "Remove the car" is clear only when you know which car. "Brighten the left side" depends on whose left. By email, people describe locations in words, attach screenshots with circles drawn on them, and reply to an older thread than the one the editor is working from.

Then there are the people. On a listing, the seller wants the garden shot, the agent wants the view, and the brokerage's marketing lead wants a vertical for social. On a development, the architect, the developer and the sales team each see a different problem in the same frame. If each person sends notes separately, the editor gets contradictions and nobody knows which one won.

Review and approval on the DroneLink project record is live today. It puts every comment on the image itself, shows everyone the same thread, and records who approved which version.

Why review by email breaks: Illustration

How it works

A review, start to finish

The proof set arrives

After the flight, you get a link to the proof set on your project record: the full set of candidate photos, or a video cut, ready to review.

Choose your shots

Mark the frames you want, the way an architect picks camera views for renderings. Your selects become the edit list, so nobody edits frames you will not use.

Pin comments on the image

Click the spot and type the note: the bin to remove, the sky to replace, the lawn to tidy. For video, comment at the moment in the timeline.

Invite the others

Add the seller, the realtor, the developer or the marketing team. They see the same set, the same comments and the same selects.

Compare versions

Revised images come back as new versions of the same file. Check what changed against the comment that asked for it.

Approve

The person with final say approves. The approval is recorded with the version, and final files are delivered by link.

What goes wrong

The review mistakes we see most

Too many decision-makers

Four people approve, and the fourth reverses the first three.

How we handle itName one approver per project. Everyone else comments. →

Edits to shots nobody wanted

Time goes into retouching frames that never get used.

How we handle itChoose selects first, then comment only on those. →

The wrong version goes live

An early export gets downloaded and posted.

How we handle itVersions are kept on the record and final files are the approved ones. →

Requests outside the scope

"Can you make it sunset?" on a daytime shoot.

How we handle itThe order lists the deliverables; some changes need a reshoot, such as a twilight session. →

The people around the job

Who reviews what

Realtor

They need from you: Hero shots for the listing and a fast turnaround to go live.
You need from them: Seller sign-off on the property's presentation.
On the DroneLink record: The agent is usually the approver; the seller comments.

Seller or owner

They need from you: To see their home shown well and private details hidden.
You need from them: Their notes on anything to remove or avoid.
On the DroneLink record: Pinned comments on the exact items, such as a licence plate or family photo.

Developer and sales team

They need from you: Site context for marketing and investor updates.
You need from them: Brand rules and which views matter.
On the DroneLink record: Selects feed renderings and marketing. See developers.

Marketing or social lead

They need from you: Crops, verticals and short clips.
You need from them: The formats and channels before the shoot.
On the DroneLink record: Ask for social video in the order so it is captured, not cropped later.

Beyond listings

What gets reviewed on a project record

Work	What you review	Who usually approves
Listing photos and video	Selects, retouching, sky and lawn edits, music and cut length.	The listing agent, with the seller commenting.
Development and site marketing	Context views for renderings, brochures and sales centres.	The developer's marketing lead.
Construction progress	Which views go in the monthly owner or lender report.	The project manager or owner's representative.
Inspection imagery	Flagged defects and the photos that support each finding.	The property manager or engineer; see inspection.
Commercial and hospitality	Brand-consistent hero shots and short clips.	The brand or marketing manager.

Good practice

How to give feedback editors can act on

Pin the comment on the thing, then say what you want, not just what is wrong: "remove the hose", not "messy".
One change per comment, so each can be marked done.
Say whether it is a must or a preference.
Check that a request is an edit, not a reshoot. Weather, light and season are hard to change in editing without misleading buyers.
Know your board's or regulator's rules on image editing in listings. Removing permanent features or misrepresenting a property can breach real estate advertising rules.
Approve once, in one place. Late notes by text restart the loop.
Keep the record. The approved versions, comments and dates stay on the project, which helps when a question comes up months later about what was shown.

Questions

How do I give feedback on drone photos?

Open the proof set on your project record, click the spot on the image and write your note. Everyone invited sees the comment in context, and the editor marks it done in the next version.

Can I choose which drone photos I want?

Yes. You choose selects from the full proof set, and those become the edit list. It works like picking camera views: you decide the frames, then the finishing work goes into those.

Can my realtor and I both review the photos?

Yes. Invite both to the project. Agree who approves; usually the agent approves and the seller comments.

How many rounds of revisions do drone photos include?

It depends on the order, so check your estimate. Edits that need a new flight, such as a different time of day, are a reshoot rather than a revision.

Can I comment on a drone video at a specific moment?

Yes. Comments on video are pinned to a point in the timeline, so the editor sees exactly which shot you mean.

Can you remove objects from real estate photos?

Temporary items such as cars, bins and hoses are commonly removed. Removing or altering permanent features can mislead buyers and may breach real estate advertising rules, so check with your brokerage.

Where do the final approved files go?

They are delivered by link on the same project record, with the approval recorded against the version.

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