+1 on the HDR.

I think the way it works is that the camera takes several photos of the same image, then merges them together to create one that balances the light across all of the samples in order to capture a "more accurate" representation. You'll notice that the windows are bright but not blinding or whited out while the objects in the room are still well-lit - that's HDR.

iPhones have this option, so the technology is moving along.

It is HDR photography.

The reason you think it looks strange is because it produces photos that more accurately display the full range of colors the human eye can see. However, we're used to seeing photos with a more limited color range, so HDR photos tend to look "fake" or like paintings (because artists can paint things in a way that -- obviously -- looks like how the human eye perceives things rather than being limited by a camera's ability to capture color).

This is a newish thing in photography and generally requires special software to produce, but my guess is that, in ten years, all DSLRs are going to automatically produce photos like these. So get used to them!

The colors on those interior walls aren't helping things.

Very, very odd. A "glowy photo" will convince someone to pay this for this home? Delusional.

It looks like an HDR photo to me. Which is a useful and neat tool, but probably not best for interior shots.

OP, I'm with you--not appealing to me at all, and I do love the second home.

It's called color saturation and it's supposed to entice you the buyer into wanting that split level bad, babe. It's a digital photo editing filter that's placed on the image.

What it this photographer doing to get the colors like this in their photos? I think it makes it look fake. Why would they do this? Same agent for both listings.



http://www.redfin.com/MD/Rockville/11204-Farmland-Dr-20852/home/10505344
http://www.redfin.com/MD/Garrett-Park/11018-Kenilworth-Ave-20896/home/10502071