VisualStager
Verdict: VisualStager is an online-based service for photographers and real estate agents who want to show their clients how a property may look when fully furnished. The key advantage of this virtual staging software is that you can access it from anywhere without installing it on your device.
Another thing that I like about it is that it has a free demo version that allows users to experiment with its tools using sample photos. In this VisualStager review, I will tell you how you can make the most out of this software.
With the help of this service, you can add furniture and decor to standard and 360-degree photos. It’s a great option for real estate photographers and agents who want to show a property in the best light and don’t need to get highly-realistic images.
VisualStager has convenient tools for adding furniture, paintings, rugs, and other decor elements for staging a room. Due to its drag-and-drop functionality, you can quickly add any item you want.
Start by uploading a real estate photo. Then, scale it to your liking, delete unnecessary details, and decorate the room in the photo the way you see fit. This service will be also suitable for real estate agents who can quickly stage a home to demonstrate its potential value to buyers.
Before starting to use this service, you can decide for yourself whether you want to sign up and use all the available features or test the demo version without registration. You will find a link to the demo version on the main page. The free trial has limited functionality, as you can only move furniture items and decor elements in one of the sample photos.
The key advantage is that the developers provided detailed instructions that will help you learn how to use this service. Thanks to it, you can create decent commercial real estate photography with little to no effort.
In the VisualStager catalog, you will find furniture for your house. Here, you can select furniture for your kitchen or children’s room as well as find furniture pieces for your office and backyard. What I like about it is that it allows you to see how you can decorate all your rooms before you pay for staging a house. It will allow you to buy the most suitable furniture pieces.
Similarly to interior design apps, VisualStager has a well-organized catalog. You can either select the type of room that you want to decorate or search by the name of a furniture piece, style, or category.
Another interesting feature allows you to add a piece of furniture or an element of decor to your favorites to later use them when working on your other projects. You won’t need to look for them again, as they will be added to your Favorites.
When using VisualStager, you will get access to extra services, such as furniture removal. The professionals working for this virtual home staging company will quickly remove unwanted furniture pieces from your photos to make a room look empty.
My output photos didn’t have any unwanted details. The only thing that I don’t like is that it might be difficult to estimate a price of an order before it gets completed. The final price depends on the number of furniture pieces in a room. If there are a lot of them, you will need to pay more.
When everything is ready, and you have staged your photo successfully, you can download it in JPG format or save it to the cloud. This service allows you to use the same interior photography multiple times and then download output images.
You can download HD photos of up to 3.5 MP. Your photos will look perfectly clear, however, they are unlikely to have a realistic feel.
After creating an account, you can use VisualStager for free. It allows you to test out the available tools using sample photos. If you are fully satisfied with the result, you may pay for a premium version to stage your own photos.
VisualStager uses a fee-based payment system and allows users to pay for its services with credits. It will cost you 10 credits to stage a standard photo. You have to pay 15 credits to stage a 360-degree photo. To achieve a more realistic result, you can add any number of items to your pictures.
The output images will contain a watermark. To get rid of it, you can pay 1 credit. Alternatively, you may pay for a monthly ($15/month) or annual ($10/month) subscription.
The FixThePhoto team provides virtual staging services and can remove unwanted details from photos. Its retouchers can replace items in photos, perform HDR bracketing, as well as improve brightness and contrast. You may also ask them to create a floor plan or a 360-degree virtual tour.
