№ 13 — Fill the pool · Yard & pool
Add water to an empty pool — swim-day water for the listing.
Fill a drained or empty pool in the listing photo with believable water — surface reflections, true tone, surrounding light unchanged.
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Crystal blue


Crystal blue
Fill a drained or empty pool in the listing photo with believable water — surface reflections, true tone, surrounding light unchanged.
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The problem
The pool was drained for maintenance the week of the shoot. Without water, it photographs as a hole. Adding water renders believable swim-day water — surface reflection of the sky, true tone, depth shading.
The standard
- Reflection in the water matches the photographed sky. We will not reflect a sky that was not there.
- Water tone matches the pool material — concrete, plaster, tile — rather than a generic blue.
- Surrounding light stays the same; the pool is filled, not relit.
The handoff
Paired with the original.
Companion tools
Companion tools cover existing-pool quality issues and exterior context.
When Vesta runs it
Used as a single-step move outside any bundle.
Field notes
Read the studio note on water reflections that match the photographed sky.
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Where this lives
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