Just realized my property photos took three days to edit because of one weird shadow

I shot a condo in Scottsdale last Tuesday, and the afternoon sun threw this long, harsh shadow from a balcony planter right across the living room. I thought I could fix it in 20 minutes with my usual software. After trying three different editing tools and watching two YouTube tutorials, I finally got it looking natural. That one shadow ate up my whole Wednesday and part of Thursday. Has anyone else lost a full day to a single photo edit that should have been simple?

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karen_hill313d ago

Ugh, that's the worst. Those tiny details make or break a listing photo for me. If it looks fake, the whole shot is ruined.

blake_owens13d ago

Can't believe one shadow took three days.

the_mary13d ago

Actually took two days, not three. Tuesday for the shoot, then Wednesday and part of Thursday for the edit. That's more like a day and a half of editing work. The math just feels different when you're billing for time. Still a crazy amount of hours for one shadow.

tarar3813d ago

Honestly though... is a shadow really that big of a deal? Seems like a lot of fuss over something so small. People get way too caught up in the tiny details sometimes. It's just a photo, not a heart surgery. Maybe just bill for the time and move on to the next thing.