The real-estate photo editing checklist before a listing goes live

A practical review sequence for room brightness, clutter, crop, exterior skies, sharpness, and export quality.

Key takeaways

• Review interiors and exteriors separately
• Use presets for repeated edits
• Export lightweight listing photos for the listing gallery

Start with the gallery story

A listing gallery should feel consistent from the hero exterior to the last bathroom image. Before editing, sort the photos by the buyer journey.

Run repeatable checks

Look for soft images, dim rooms, color casts, window blowouts, clutter, and exterior weather issues. Homesy AI turns those checks into repeatable presets.

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