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Old 05-05-2014, 01:32 PM   #2570
Regular_John
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Originally Posted by Burninator View Post
I bet it looks much different and better in real life. For some reason heavy handed HDR is becoming pretty popular in real estate pictures. Not sure why though, the pictures make the place look worse (and not realistic). Especially makes wood grain look 70's-ish.
It's an cheap way to add "pop" to photos and bump up the perceived brightness of a room. Sadly that "saran wrap" look is appealing to many realtors, and given that they continue to sell houses with such photos in the listings it would appear the technique is working for them.
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