№ 13 — Fill the pool · Outside the walls
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.
BeforeAfter
Add water · swim-day pool
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.
Where this lives
Part of the Outside the walls entry in the tool catalog. When several tools in this group apply to the same listing, hand the listing to Vesta and let her plan the run.
When the next listing reaches you,