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Before accepting the automatic AI Facelift, do you sometimes wish you could make a little tweak?We've added an important feature which allows you to have more control over the result of the instant AI Facelift.
Steve Mantell
30 Sep 2025
2 min read
We are now part of DCTR Group. A collective of creative businesses, dedicated to property marketing.
Doctor Photo explains how AI can distort property photos, and why our in-house AI with professional oversight delivers accurate, believable results.
09 Sep 2025
3 min read
28 Mar 2026
5 min read
There is a train set in the master bedroom. There is a motorcycle in the kitchen. The garden has not seen a lawnmower since the coalition government. The agent said nothing, took the photographs, and is now wondering why the property won't sell. John Durrant, founder of Doctor Photo, has some thoughts.
John Durrant
7 min read
Did you know we have a brand new, rather lovely, set of virtual furnishing to choose from. All designed by our interior design team from our creative studio, DCTR.
Not many people know this. Your interior photographs are blurry. Not artistic. Not atmospheric. Blurry. You have taken the same kitchen fourteen times and selected the least bad one, and it is still not sharp, and you know it is not sharp, and you are going to upload it to Rightmove anyway because you have three more properties to photograph this afternoon and a vendor who is already calling the office. Just use a bloody tripod!
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Independent feedback speaks louder than claims. Here is what one of Manchester’s leading estate agencies experienced after training with John Durrant.Here’s what Julie Twist Estate Agents in Manchester said, “We’ve been genuinely impressed with the results since the training. We use the techniques on our sales properties and higher-end rentals, we’ve increased our visibility on Rightmove and Zoopla, leading to more enquiries. The quality of our marketing has stepped up noticeably, the team fully took on the advice, and we are also winning instructions because of it. Your guidance has been invaluable, thank you for the time, patience, and expertise.”Alistair Jones, Managing Director of White and Guard in deepest Hampshure, shared the following after implementing group-wide changes.Alistair Jones, MD White and Guard in Manchester said, "Having been an estate agent for over twenty years it’s amazing the lack of professional training agents receive for what is a crucial part of our role. I took the decision in 2025 to overhaul our photography process across my four estate agency branches, with a view to increase the quality of what were producing throughout the group. This is when then we first engaged with John Durrant to support in the delivery of this. Our experience with John has been absolutely first class, his knowledge and understanding of capturing property photo’s is exceptional alongside his delivery of the technical side of things is also superb. John’s passion for improving the photography standards within the industry is so clear and this shown by his willingness to provide us with brilliant ongoing support since the delivery of training, he is always on hand to deal with any queries or technical issues and has advised us on camera and lens types to purchase. I highly recommend engaging the services of John and DCTR group – They have been brilliant.John Durrant is the author of the RICS Property Photography Guidance. He spent 37 years as an estate agent and 12 years as a professional property photographer working with major country house brands. He later founded Doctor Photo, which under Tom Durrant developed into DCTR Group, now a leading property marketing studio.
14 Apr 2026
Automatic HDR Blending is provided free of charge with every facelift, as part of our service. This is why HDR is such a great way to achieve better property photos.
29 Oct 2025
4 min read
We're excited to announce our partnership with The Hope Hub, a vitalhomeless charity that provides housing support, empowerment, andwellbeing services for Surrey Heath Borough residents and surroundingareas. We've chosen to support The Hope Hub as our charity of the yearfor 2025, with plans to organise various fundraising initiatives throughoutthe coming months.
02 Jul 2025
Why do so many properties go to market with the washing-up in the sink and the bins on the drive? Because nobody had the conversation. John Durrant, founder of Doctor Photo and author of the RICS Property Photography Guidance, explains why preparing a property for photography is the most overlooked step in selling, and what it costs when agents don't take control.
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