The future of Real Estate Photo editing
- Cody Osten Griffin

- Jun 22
- 2 min read
When I was a real estate photographer from 2015-2020, I went from editing my own photos to needing to hire editors. The only way real estate photography editing was possible at the time was by hiring editors in India, Vietnam, the Philippines, etc. Because they're the only people who are able to edit photos all day for $0.50-$1 per photo, roughly $4 per hour for each editor in each editing firm. I always felt uneasy hiring what seemed like slave labor, but it was the only way. By the time I sold my business and retired, AI was not good enough to use AT ALL. Now, there are a handful of AI real estate photo editing platforms. However, the best is yet to come. Instant editing, that does not rely on prompt-based editing as it's way of editing. No "turn this photo into a real estate photo, fix proportions, pull windows". But actual editing, the way human editors would, but instantly.
I used to wait 24-78 hours for photos to come back from the editors, while my clients somehow wanted their photos back the day before I even took them. AI is getting there, but it still has mistakes. I was so picky with my editing, that is why I'm making Estate Editor edit not just blindly maladjusted conveyor belt photos, but edit exactly how I would. Even with techniques I used that nobody else did. They won't be returned to you blindly either. They will pass thru quality control, also instantly.
This will not put the underpaid overseas editors out of business either. It will help them! They will not have to hire so much labor, and the labor they lay off can use it themselves to make their full amount without their firm. Not only that, but they can now do more than 100X the amount of work with less effort than they used to edit one shoot. Just upload, toggle settings, generate, and download.
Estate Editor is going to be the FUN editing platform too. Toggle your switches for your options, and hit the big red button!
If you are reading this before August 2026, you can join the waiting list to be alerted when it's ready for you to finally have a stress free post production system.




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