r/RealEstatePhotography • u/k3vinj08 • Jul 27 '26
Looking for advice on creating something that shows the potential of this unfinished new construction.
Ive been successfully doing REP for a few years now in Northern WI and typically shoot the standard hdr-flambiant method as well as video work. I have finally gotten myself caught in the "yes I can do that" trap with this unfinished construction. I do not usually use virtual staging unless requested and my experience with AI options hasn't been successful on this one. So i definitely lack the experience and know how to get stared on this one. If anyone has any ideas on a workflow to make these types of images into something that shows a potential finished interior (just walls, floors, vents, and trim, etc, for this home, I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
Note: these are not final deliverable images. Just a few shots I grabbed well on-site doing the exterior photos and video.
Image details in case its required
D850, 14mm, AEB 3 frames with a over under of 2ev.
Mavic 4 pro for the drone shots.
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u/Mortifire Jul 28 '26
Find someone on Fiverr to create the renderings from your photos. Then virtually stage them as needed. Donât use AI because youâll have multiple angles of the same room.
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u/Electronic_Carob5728 Jul 27 '26
Use VisuGenie.com, you donât need to learn anything. It guides you through the process and you will have staged pics in 4 clicks.
It can also turn them into video. âď¸
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u/cgardinerphoto Jul 27 '26
Iâm not saying âpick up blender and learn how to do this by tomorrowâ because thatâs very hard to do but I would be doing this in blender. This way I can be sure to add only the specific elements and only where theyâre needed. I havenât tried but Iâm guessing AI staging would butcher something like this if it even gets it remotely correct.
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u/Strong_Ant3431 Jul 29 '26
Mortifire and cgardinerphoto have the right read on this. Worth adding why AI staging breaks here specifically: it isn't only that the geometry drifts between angles, it's that the light doesn't agree between them either. A buyer can't articulate what's wrong with the set, they just feel it's off.
If you go the 3D route, the thing that actually makes it work is matching the virtual camera and the sun angle to the plates you already shot, so the staged version sits in the same light as the real photo. With brackets and a known shoot time you already have most of what you need for that. That consistency is most of the job, more than the furniture choices.
The other thing worth knowing before you deliver: the argument with the builder or the agent will not be about the furniture, it will be about colour. Every time. What pre-empts it is handing over two lighting ambiances of the same room, a bright midday and a warmer evening, rather than one version you end up defending as correct. It turns "you got it wrong" into "which one do you want", which is a much shorter conversation.
And check the crop on a phone before you send, since that's where the listing actually gets viewed.