By the time you leave, they'e put their mismatched outdoor furniture, grandkids stepping stones, and metal yard "art" back out. The plants are wilted with transplant shock, and some are planted dormant and will look like twigs sticking out of the ground for neigh on a year. Yes, they're thrilled, and yes, it looks a ton better, but the likelyhood of the photog getting anything they don't touch up is slim. I just get what shots I can while I'm there, trying to reference the before shots for a semi close angle. Then likely you'll
have a crew member in your best shot like Bigfoot with a blower and a water hose laid across the lawn.
I lean on an Ai prompt that I developed that works every (other) time. These hosta didn't look like this when I walked away from this site. I can share my prompt if you have an interest. It's very very long and involved.
