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Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software

Real estate photographers, deliver galleries to agents by 9 AM. We process your photos so you don't lose brand consistency as you scale.

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  • DPReview
  • Shotkit
  • Expert Photography
  • Fstoppers
  • PetaPixel

Every edit your listings need, handled automatically

  • Color Enhancement

    Ensure every listing looks inviting and true to life, with consistent color across every photographer on your team.

  • HDR merge

    Create balanced interiors from multiple exposures. Our HDR blending merges

  • Perspective correction

    Fix tilted walls and converging verticals automatically. Your interiors look architecturally accurate.

  • Sky Replacement

    Replace overcast skies with bright blue alternatives using AI sky replacement. Turn dull exteriors into listing photos that pop — every exterior shot, in any we

  • Straighten

    Fix tilted walls and perspective distortion instantly. Ensure every house looks architecturally accurate with precise perspective correction tools.

  • Windows Pull

    Recover blown-out window details instantly, so your interior shots get ideal indoor and outdoor clarity

Reviews from those who know best.

  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “The term 'game changer' gets thrown out a lot, but for any busy photographer, this software will change your life.”

    Michael AntonyMichael Antony Photography, USA
  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “My survival is due to Imagen… I would MARVEL at how little I had to adjust.”

    Charmi Patel PeñaWedding Photographer, USA
  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “It’s so refreshing to start with a high level of quality, and it leaves me with much more energy to spend on my favorite photos.”

    Sam HurdSam Hurd Photography, USA
  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “Discovering Imagen has been like someone inventing toilet paper. Simply essential and now life is unthinkable without it. I now know that those years of editing backlogs are a thing of the past. I'm truly grateful.”

    Sarah EdmundsPortrait & Wedding Photographer, Italy
  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “It’s a must for me after my culling process. Love Imagen since day one.”

    Fer JuaristiFer Juaristi Photography, Mexico
  • Rated 5 out of 5

    “Thanks to Imagen, I can actually enjoy editing… I have recovered hundreds of hours back.”

    Daniel AlonsoPeople TrueLove Tellers, Spain

Imagen cuts editing time by up to 96%

Stop spending countless hours on repetitive editing tasks.
Focus on what matters most: your creativity and your clients.

  • 96% Faster editing

    Cut your post-production time dramatically with AI-powered automation.

  • Instant color correction

    Apply consistent edits across hundreds of photos in seconds, not hours.

  • Automated culling

    Let AI identify and remove blurry shots, duplicates, and closed eyes automatically.

  • Batch processing

    Edit entire events shoots or portrait sessions while you focus on your next creative work.

Next-morning delivery

Deliver galleries by 9 AM

Get your nights back with our real estate HDR photo editing software. You'll merge brackets and apply your AI Profile in minutes. Deliver galleries by 9 AM and book up to 2x more daily shoots.

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Brand consistency

Scale without losing your look

Keep your style consistent across every listing, photographer, and job. Imagen learns your exact edits. You keep full control inside Lightroom, so you don't drop quality when you grow your team.

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Imagen’s AI Editing and Retouching Tools

  • Crop & Straighten

    AI levels tilted horizons and crops every photo around its subject, automatically, across your whole shoot. Review and adjust every result in Lightroom Classic.

  • HDR Merge

    Automatically combine 3–9 bracketed exposures into one perfectly balanced photo using an AI HDR photo merge tool that handles indoor and outdoor lighting in one shot.

  • Smooth Skin

    Smooth Skin finds every face, masks the skin and softens it automatically, so every portrait looks polished and natural without manual retouching.

  • Object removal

    Object Removal automatically detects and removes exit signs, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire stickers from your photos — across your entire gallery, in the cloud, without Photoshop.

  • Batch Editing

    Edit thousands of photos in your style automatically. Imagen's AI learns your editing preferences and applies them consistently across entire projects, so you deliver faster without losing your creative touch.

  • Whiten Teeth

    Whiten Teeth detects and brightens teeth in each photo automatically, so every smile looks its best without manual retouching.

  • Perspective Correction

    Automatically fix distorted lines and tilted horizons using an AI image perspective correction tool that analyzes each photo, with full control to review and adjust every result.

  • Portrait Crop

    Automatically crop hundreds of portrait photos to a consistent frame using an AI portrait crop tool that detects each subject and places them perfectly — so every face lands exactly where it should.

  • Headshot Crop

    Automatically crop headshots with an AI headshot photo cropper that detects every subject and frames each shot consistently, with full control to review and adjust every result.

  • Background Mask

    Mask the background in every photo automatically and adjust its exposure, color and texture on their own, so your subject stands out. Review and refine every result in Lightroom Classic.

  • Denoise

    Remove grain from high-ISO and low-light RAW photos automatically. Imagen sets the strength for each photo, keeps the detail and your editing style, and sends the results to Lightroom Classic.

  • Background Extraction

    Automatically extract subjects from any photo using an AI-powered background remover that keeps edges clean, detail sharp, and every result ready to review.

  • Window Pull

    Balance bright windows with indoor subjects using an AI-powered tool that detects overexposed areas and pulls back highlights, with full control to review and adjust every result.

  • Export to a Gallery

    Export final JPEGs straight from Imagen to Pic-Time galleries or your local folder. Complete your entire workflow from camera to client, without switching apps.

  • Remove Duplicate Photos

    Imagen's AI culling groups similar shots and keeps only the best. Duplicate Removal happens automatically, so you review fewer photos and deliver faster.

  • Eye Blink Detection

    Imagen's AI analyzes every face in your photos and detects closed eyes automatically. Blink Detection flags the issue so you keep the shots where everyone looks their best.

  • Subject Masking

    Imagen's AI Subject Mask finds the main subject in every photo and adjusts it on its own, so it stands out. No manual brushwork, no repetitive masking: consistent results across your whole project, ready in Lightroom Classic.

  • Sharpness Check

    Automatically detect the sharpest photos in every set using an AI-powered Sharpness Check that analyzes focus accuracy — so you cull faster and choose with confidence.

  • Backup Original RAW files

    Automatically back up your original RAW files to secure cloud storage as you work — so your client photos are always protected, without any extra steps.

  • High-Res Optimized Storage

    Store full-resolution photos at up to 75% smaller file size — so your photo storage goes 4x further, uploads faster, and your work stays protected without the cost of raw file bloat.

  • Imagen API

    The Imagen API lets developers connect Imagen's AI editing engine directly to any app, platform, or workflow — so your photos get edited automatically, at any scale, without the desktop app.

  • Stray Hair

    Stray Hair detects flyaways in each portrait and removes them automatically, so every photo looks polished without hours of manual retouching.

  • Face Retouch

    Face Retouch detects and corrects common skin imperfections in each portrait. Blemishes, under-eye shadows, uneven texture; so every photo looks polished without tedious manual work.

Early bird discount

Only pay for photos you edit

No contracts, cancel anytime. Save money with pricing built for real estate photographers.

  • 30% off first month

    Pay-as-you-go

    No commitment, pay for what you need.

    US$0.22/ photoWasUS$0.32

    First month 30% off, then US$0.32/photo. Applied at checkout. Cancel anytime.

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    What you get

    • Full AI editing suite for property imagesHDR merge, sky replacement, window pull, perspective correction
    • One-click AI fixesVirtual staging, digital twilight, green grass, black TV screens, and remove camera
    • 5 human revisions per listing
    • Up to 6K resolution output
    • RAW and JPEG support
    • Privacy blur for faces and license plates, property lines, branded watermark

    * Prices in USD. Billed at the end of each month for that month’s edited photos.

  • For Teams

    For teams processing 25,000+ photos/year

    Custom

    Volume pricing for real estate teams and high-output agencies.

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    What you get

    Everything in the Pay-as-you-go plan plus:

    • Volume discounts
    • Dedicated account manager
    • Priority processing

    * Tailored to your workflow. Tell us your volume and we’ll build a quote.

Expert Support for Photographers 24/7

Ask us anything, connect with our customer success team.
We go beyond troubleshooting - we’re your partners in optimizing workflows and realizing your creative vision.

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Faster editing time
96%
Saving on editing costs
90%
Typical turnaround
24h

Frequently asked questions

What exactly is hdr_merge and how does it work for real estate?

You get your final images back faster and with perfect consistency when you use our HDR Merge tool. We take your bracketed exposures and blend them into a single file with a massive dynamic range. This means you capture the bright details seen through the windows in your highlights and the dark corners of a living room in your shadows. Instead of manually blending every single shot, our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software automates the heavy lifting for you. You upload your bracketed sets directly to Imagen. We group them, merge them, and apply your chosen AI Profile all at once. This saves you hours of tedious computer work after a long day of shooting properties. You maintain total creative control over the final look because the resulting file is a high-quality DNG. You can easily tweak the exposure or adjust the white balance before delivering the gallery to your listing agents. You get to shoot more properties and spend less time stuck behind a desk blending files.

How much time will I save using this software?

You will cut your editing time by up to 96% when you process your bracketed exposures with our software. Manually combining 5 to 7 shots per room takes a massive amount of time. You have to align the layers, mask the windows, and balance the highlights and shadows by hand. When you use Imagen to merge your files, you eliminate all of those manual steps. You simply upload your raw files. We automatically group the brackets, create the HDR file, and apply your editing style in minutes. A typical property that used to take you 3 hours to edit will now take about 10 minutes to process. This speed lets you deliver final galleries to your listing agents on the exact same day you shoot. You take on more clients and grow your business without working late into the night. You keep complete control over the final adjustments while our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software handles the repetitive blending work for you.

Does this tool handle flambient photography or just natural light brackets?

Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software merges natural light brackets. It does not blend flash and ambient frames, and it does not use a flash frame as a color reference. We merge your ambient bracketed exposures into one DNG with incredible dynamic range that looks natural and inviting to buyers. If you shoot flambient today, you have two options. Shoot and upload ambient brackets only, and you get the same results from Imagen with less work on location. Or, if you want the flambient look, blend your flash and ambient frames yourself, for example in Photoshop on the merged DNG, and upload the finished blend for Imagen to edit in your style. You stay in the driver's seat for the creative decisions while we handle the technical blending of your brackets.

Will I lose quality when I merge my raw files into a single image?

You actually gain flexibility and detail because we merge your bracketed exposures into a high-quality 32-bit DNG file. This file contains all the rich data from your original raw shots. You get the maximum possible dynamic range to work with. The bright exterior details in your highlights and the dark interior details in your shadows remain fully intact. Because the output is a raw DNG, you have the exact same editing power as you do with a single raw photograph from your camera. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software does not compress your files into flat JPEGs during the blending step. You retain complete control over the white balance, color grading, and lens corrections in Lightroom. You get the speed of an automated workflow without sacrificing a single pixel of image quality. This means you consistently deliver crisp and beautiful photos to your listing agents while spending a fraction of the time at your computer.

Can the software automatically detect which photos belong together in a bracketed set?

You save hours of tedious sorting because our software automatically identifies and groups your bracketed exposures for you. You do not have to manually stack or label your files before you upload them. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software reads the capture times and exposure values of your raw files to perfectly group each room. We then merge those groups into single files with immense dynamic range. If you shoot 3, 5, or 7 frames per angle, Imagen handles the organization instantly. This gives you a massive speed advantage when you get home from a property shoot. You literally just drag and drop your entire memory card contents into the app. We organize the sets, blend the highlights and shadows, and apply your AI Profile in one smooth motion. You get to step away from your desk and relax while the system prepares your final images for review.

How is this different from using the built-in HDR tool in Lightroom?

You get a much faster and more automated workflow than the built-in Lightroom tool provides. When you use Lightroom, you have to select each set of bracketed exposures manually, wait for the preview to load, and click merge for every single angle. This takes forever when you have 40 final angles to deliver to your listing agents. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software processes your entire shoot in the background all at once. We group every set, align the images, and merge them into high-quality DNG files with perfect dynamic range automatically. We also apply your custom editing style at the exact same time. You never have to sit and watch a progress bar load for each room. You get clean highlights and recovered shadows across the entire property in a matter of minutes. You stay in control of the final tweaks, but you skip the hours of repetitive clicking.

Does the HDR Merge feature fix ghosting from moving objects like ceiling fans or trees?

You get crisp and clean final images because our software automatically detects and corrects ghosting during the blending process. When you shoot bracketed exposures, things like ceiling fans, blowing trees, or walking pets often move between frames. If you merge these files without de-ghosting, you get blurry artifacts that ruin the shot. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software analyzes the movement across your frames and intelligently selects the sharpest details from a single base image to eliminate the blur. You still get the massive dynamic range needed to balance the bright exterior highlights and the dark interior shadows, but with perfectly sharp edges on moving objects. You do not have to manually mask out ceiling fans in Photoshop anymore. This saves you a huge amount of retouching time and ensures you deliver flawless galleries to your listing agents on schedule. You keep the creative control to make final tweaks, while we handle the tricky pixel math.

Do I need to apply my presets before or after the merge process?

You get your final edited photos in one step because Imagen applies your AI Profile at the exact same time we merge your files. You do not need to edit your bracketed exposures beforehand or wait for the blending to finish before you start color grading. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software takes your raw files, groups them, and builds a single DNG file with incredible dynamic range. We then immediately apply your custom editing style to that new file. We perfectly balance your highlights and shadows based on your specific look. Whether you prefer a bright and airy style or a richer look, the software matches your vibe automatically. You save a massive amount of time because the technical blending and the creative editing happen simultaneously. You simply open the final files in Lightroom to review them, make any quick adjustments, and export the gallery for your listing agents.

What happens if my bracketed shots have different white balance settings?

You will still get perfect color consistency because our software normalizes your files before we merge them. Sometimes your camera shifts the white balance slightly between your bright and dark bracketed exposures. If you blend them as they are, you can get muddy colors or weird color casts in your shadows and highlights. Our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software automatically corrects and aligns the white balance across all your frames before building the final file. This ensures you get a clean and natural look with a massive dynamic range. We do the heavy lifting to ensure the final DNG file looks realistic and appealing to home buyers. You retain full control to warm up or cool down the entire room during your final review process before sending the photos to your listing agents.

Can I use this software if I outsource my editing to a remote team?

You can absolutely use our Real Estate HDR Photo Editing Software to speed up your team and increase your profit margins. Many photographers spend thousands of dollars a month paying remote editors to manually merge their bracketed exposures. By bringing this process in-house with Imagen, you cut your editing costs drastically and deliver galleries to your listing agents much faster. Your team can use our tool to automatically group, blend, and edit the raw files. They get an amazing starting point with perfect dynamic range, recovered highlights, and bright shadows. Your editors can then focus their time on high-value tasks like virtual staging, removing clutter, or advanced flambient retouching instead of basic blending. You maintain total control over the final product while multiplying the volume of properties your business can handle. You get the consistency of an in-house team with the speed of an automated workflow.

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