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Virtual Staging

 
 
 

Realistic Lumens ALive

Virtual Staging is here.

I am excited to offer extremely high quality virtual staging. What is virtual staging? Virtual staging is a cutting edge new development in real estate listings. In the past the only way to stage a vacant home was to hire a staging company to move thousands of pounds of furniture and decor in your clients home. In this way the home will likely attract more buyers online and increase selling price and decrease selling time. A photo of a nicely staged room will always look more attractive than a photo of an empty room! But, there is a problem, staging a vacant property is expensive and often does not make sense for none other than high end properties. Staging a vacant home can cost thousands. This means traditional staging does not make sense for most listings due to none other than cost.

This is where virtual staging comes to the rescue! Virtual staging uses computer rendering technology to virtually stage your vacant properties. First, like any normal photography session, I capture interior and exterior photos of your clients property. Then, through the use of software and a very power computer, I compose realistic digital furniture and decor into your photos. The advantage? Your listing will have the appearance of a staged listing at a fraction of the price!

At first, I looked at 3rd party virtual staging solutions. However, I quickly found out not all virtual staging online services are created equal, like many things, you get what you pay for. High quality virtual staging can cost upwards of $100 per photo! While some services may offer virtual staging for much less, it is at a cost of consistency of both quality and turn around time. That is why exclusively for real estate photography clients of Lumens Alive, I am offering very high quality virtual staging at a reduced price of $30 per photo, a 40% discount!


Pricing

Photography provided through Lumens Alive: $30/Per Photo


Get Started!

For photography shot outside of Lumens Alive services, please send an email to mattpostak@lumensalive.com with the photos you would like virtually staged attached. If possible, please send RAW photo files from your camera. If the files are too large send a link to the photos through cloud storage services such as Dropbox, WeTransfer…etc. While capturing your photos, try to visualize how furniture might be placed in the room and frame accordingly. If you have an idea of what you might like included in the room once virtually staged please include those requests in the email.


Lumens Alive Virtual Staging Examples

Check out the before and after virtual staging examples below!

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why pick Lumens Alive for Virtual Staging?

    Your clients deserve realistic results which will leave a positive impression and spark the imagination of potential buyers. Increasing buyer engagement on your listing and bringing about a higher sell price.

  • Turn around time?

    I aim to deliver virtually staged photos in less than 48 hours, if I am not able to meet such deadline due to demand or external circumstances you will be notified. Real estate photography clients have priority over external submissions.

  • Furniture and decor styles?

    Currently I offer traditional, modern, contemporary, minimalist and eclectic interior design styles. In the future I hope to offer farmhouse, coastal, hollywood glam, southwestern, rustic, industrial, and asian interior styles.

  • May I request different styles?

    Lumens Alive has an expanding collection of high quality virtual furniture and decor, however due to high quality model requirements, not all style requests may be met. As my collection expands I will be able to meet more and more style requests!

  • May I request changes?

    Absolutely, however keep in mind change requests will extend your total turn around time.

  • How long did it take to learn?

    I have thousands of hours of experience in the 3D software suite Blender 3D, with many hours dedicated specifically to streamlining my virtual staging process. Each room is modeled in 3D and all light sources (ceiling lights, sun, etc) are simulated. Virtual furniture and decor is then placed in a 3D environment and realistically rendered to produce the final result.

  • Custom Models?

    I can customize models upon request.

  • 360 Tour Virtual Staging?

    At this time I do not offer 360 tour virtual staging, however this could very well become a future service offering, stay tuned!

  • Can you virtually stage a room with existing decor and furniture?

    Yes, however currently I can only do so for my real estate photography customers if asked BEFORE the scheduled real estate shoot. This is because extra steps are necessary to bring about a quality virtual staging result in these cases.