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Original-versus-edit inspection

The original photo wins every disagreement.

A staged image can look beautiful and still be unusable. Review property facts, geometry, condition, furniture physics, artifacts, and disclosure before it leaves the draft folder.

Practical guideReviewed August 20, 2026

The six-pass review.

  1. 01

    1 · Frame

    Crop, aspect ratio, camera position, horizon, perspective, and room proportions match.

  2. 02

    2 · Structure

    Walls, openings, windows, doors, trim, ceilings, built-ins, fixtures, and attached items match.

  3. 03

    3 · Condition

    Flooring, wear, damage, stains, exterior view, and other visible facts remain honest.

  4. 04

    4 · Furniture physics

    Scale, walking clearance, contact with floor, obstruction, and room use are plausible.

  5. 05

    5 · Light + artifacts

    Shadows, reflections, window light, edges, repeated objects, warping, text, and logos are clean.

  6. 06

    6 · Records + disclosure

    Original, edit, prompt, correction, reviewer, rejection notes, and disclosure travel together.

Use a model as a second set of eyes—not the approver.

Side-by-side staging QA

Compare ORIGINAL and STAGED images side by side. The original is the property record.

Return PASS, FAIL, or NEEDS HUMAN CHECK for:
- crop, camera position, and perspective
- walls, corners, openings, windows, doors, trim, and ceiling lines
- built-ins, fireplace, fixtures, vents, switches, outlets, and attached items
- flooring pattern, transitions, visible wear, and condition
- exterior view and reflections
- furniture scale, walkways, obstruction, contact shadows, and lighting direction
- artifacts, warped edges, duplicated objects, floating items, text, logos, people, or hidden defects
- disclosure readiness

For every FAIL, name the exact region and the smallest correction. Do not approve the image. End with a human inspection checklist and a file-retention receipt.
Primary bedroom staging example: Before — original empty room

Before — original empty room

Primary bedroom staging example: After — virtually staged draft

After — virtually staged draft

What this example teaches: The review should track the window, closet doors, entry opening, floor pattern, baseboards, outlets, ceiling fixture, and camera view before judging the furniture style. Controlled fictional example created for this guide. It is not a real listing, endorsement, or comparison of named models.

Situation

Bedroom edit review

The furniture looks plausible, but a nightstand appears to narrow the hall path and one floor seam is softened.

Useful output

FAIL. Correct the obstruction and restore the floor seam without moving accepted permanent edges or changing the frame.

Completion receipt

Annotated comparison, failed regions, correction prompt, corrected output, second human review, and final accept/reject status.

Treat this as one connected operating system: capture an honest source with the source-photography guide, build the property locks and client direction in the prompt library, run the edit in the model playbook you choose, compare both files with the quality-control gate, then package the accepted draft with the disclosure and record system. FSBO sellers can continue into the owner publishing workflow. Agents can turn the verified evidence pair into a source-led content bundle and a citable SEO/GEO page.

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Prompt library

Prevent common failures in the first instruction.

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Disclosure

Package the accepted image honestly.

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Claude QA

Use Claude as an optional comparison layer.

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Research sources

Check the current rules, capabilities, and source basis.

  1. 01NAR: 2026 Code of Ethics ↗

    Current professional standards requiring a true picture in advertising and prohibiting misleading images and manipulations.

  2. 02NIST: Generative AI Profile ↗

    Model-neutral guidance for generative-AI risk, testing, documentation, transparency, and content provenance.

  3. 03Anthropic: Vision ↗

    First-party guidance for providing images to Claude for analysis and visual reasoning.

  4. 04OpenAI: Images in ChatGPT ↗

    Current first-party instructions for creating, uploading, editing, selecting, revising, and saving images in ChatGPT.

Product access, limits, local listing rules, platform policies, and laws can change. Re-check the linked authority before important or public work.

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