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📷 Image Quality Tips for Day or Night 

Improve Visual Appeal in Your Xplorie Product Listings

High-quality images are essential for building guest trust and increasing bookings. Whether you're showcasing a bright daytime adventure or a glowing sunset experience, these tips will help you optimize your images for the best on-screen performance.
 

🌞 DAYTIME PHOTO TIPS

✅ What Works Well:

  • Bright, natural lighting

  • Guests actively enjoying the experience

  • Sharp focus with a clean background

🛠️ Tips to Improve:

  1. Adjust Brightness & Contrast

    • Increase exposure slightly if the image appears dull

    • Boost contrast to create depth between sky, people, and scenery

  2. Correct Overexposed Areas

    • Reduce highlights to recover detail in the sky or white clothing

  3. Enhance Colors Naturally

    • Slightly increase saturation or vibrance, especially for blue skies, green landscapes, or colorful props

    • Avoid filters that make the photo look artificial

  4. Crop and Straighten

    • Crop out distractions (e.g., trash cans, other tourists)

    • Use the straighten tool to level tilted horizons

🌅 SUNSET OR NIGHTTIME PHOTO TIPS

Evening shots can be beautiful but tricky. Follow these steps to brighten and enhance while maintaining the mood.

✅ What Works Well:

  • Warm tones, glowing skies, soft lighting

  • Silhouettes or reflections

  • Lighting elements like string lights, lanterns, or fire pits

🛠️ Tips to Improve:

  1. Increase Exposure & Lift Shadows

    • Brighten the image just enough to reveal details without washing out the ambiance.

  2. Add Warmth

    • Increase temperature for a richer sunset glow.

    • Boost vibrance to highlight reds, oranges, and purples in the sky.

  3. Use Noise Reduction

    • Night photos can appear grainy. Use noise reduction tools to smooth dark areas.

  4. Sharpen Key Details

    • Lightly increase clarity or sharpness to define edges.

🖼️ Recommended Editing Tools

Tool Type Notes
Canva 🟢 Free / Online Great for cropping, brightness, contrast
Photoshop
 🔵 Pro / Online or Desktop Full control for advanced editing; also offers AI capabilities
Lightroom
 🔵 Pro / Desktop or Mobile Full control for advanced editing
Snapseed 🟢 Free / Mobile Excellent shadow, highlight, and selective edits
Pixlr
 🔵 Pro / Online Beginner-friendly with strong auto-correction
 

💡 Quick Visual Fix Checklist 

✅ Crop and straighten
✅ Brighten slightly
✅ Remove unnecessary background clutter
✅ Boost contrast and clarity
✅ Warm or cool the image based on the time of day
✅ Format appropriately (1200 x 675 px, 4MB, JPG or PNG)

 

⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Mistake ❓Why to Avoid It
Over-editing (high saturation or filters) Makes images look fake
Blurry or grainy photos Reduces guest trust
Dark faces in backlit shots Lift shadows or using fill light
 
📲 Final Check Before Uploading

  1. View the image on both desktop and mobile

  2. Check it at 50–70% screen brightness

  3. Ask: “Would I book this based on this image?”

📥 Need Help?

If you'd like our team to review your product images or assist with basic edits, reach out to your Xplorie Partner contact. We’re happy to help make your listing shine!