Blur Faces and License Plates in Real Estate Photos (2026): A Working Privacy Guide
What to blur in listing photos, what MLS rules really say about people and plates, when blur touches AB 723, and how to make sure the blur can't be undone.
Practical guides, editing tutorials, and time-saving workflows from real estate photographers who've been in your shoes.
What to blur in listing photos, what MLS rules really say about people and plates, when blur touches AB 723, and how to make sure the blur can't be undone.
Camera Settings
How many brackets to shoot for real estate, what EV interval to use, when 7 or 9 frames help, and how to set up Sony, Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm bodies for a clean merge.
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Editing Tutorials
How to fix the black, glaring or reflective TV in a listing photo: blackout or replace, whether either needs MLS disclosure, the Photoshop and AI workflows, and what each costs.
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Compliance & Business
The full 2026 MLS photo rulebook: California AB 723, NAR Standard 12-5, what edits require disclosure, what doesn't, and the per-MLS specs for Bright, CRMLS, Stellar and more. Written for agents and photographers who need to get it right the first time.
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MLS Rules and Disclosure
California AB 723 took effect January 1, 2026: here is the plain-language, edit-by-edit guide to which real estate photo edits need MLS disclosure, which don't, and how to label the ones that do. Covers 12 edit types, the statutory reasoning, and the practical caption that keeps you compliant.
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Editing Tutorials
Object removal in real estate photos in 2026: which removals are safe, which need AB 723 disclosure, and what the manual and AI workflows cost a listing.
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Editing Tutorials
Sky replacement in real estate photos in 2026: when it is worth doing, when California AB 723 requires disclosure, the Photoshop and AI workflows, and the cost.
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Editing Tutorials
A photographer's guide to real estate window pulls in 2026: bracketing on site, the manual Photoshop method, the AI workflow, cost per photo and disclosure.
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Business & Workflow
HomeHDR, BoxBrownie, PhotoUp, Autoenhance.ai, AutoHDR and Imagen: the six real estate photo editing services working photographers use in 2026, with pricing, turnaround, features, and honest verdicts on which one fits which workflow.
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Editing Tutorials
Flambient vs HDR real estate photography, compared honestly by working photographers: quality, speed, cost, and where each one still wins. Plus the hybrid workflow most pros are moving to in 2026.
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