I have audited countless home contractors throughout my career. By far, the most avoidable marketing gap is the photo quality. You do great work, but your job site looks like a disaster area.

While you may see hours of labor and craft, believe me when I say: the ladder in the background takes away.

The bad lighting distracts. The debris, the makeshift toolbench, the dirty truck—they all steal focus from the true subject of your image: your final product.

The Problem

When it comes to local service companies, pictures lose priority because they are hard to get. It’s difficult to coordinate, it’s expensive, and you aren’t a photographer.

The result: You don't post. Or worse, you post garbage that doesn't do your work justice.

The Fix

With Google Gemini, you don’t have to be a photographer. You don’t need a great eye. You just need to point and shoot.

I recently used this workflow to clean up a garage door company’s Google Business Profile. We removed debris, painted the walls, and even added modern cabinetry. Optimizing the profile turned into an upsell opportunity.

Getting Started In 3 Steps

Login to gemini.google.com and give it a shot:

1Click the + symbol to the left of the chat.

2Upload the photo you want to improve.

3Write what you want to see. (See below).

Real World Example

Here is a prompt that worked on the first try:

"this is image for google business profile. need to remove ladder, item on ground, garbage cans. make walls and ceiling a solid color (as if painted), replace the storage unit on the left with something more modern and clean, and remove stains from floor."

The Result (Click to Reveal)

Clean Garage After
AFTER // OPTIMIZED
Messy Garage Before
BEFORE // RAW INPUT
⚠️ TAP IMAGE TO REVEAL TRANSFORMATION

The "Vague Prompt" Trap

If you aren't specific, AI will misunderstand you. For example, I uploaded the original photo and simply typed:

"Open garage door slightly with sunrays pouring in."

The Result:

Technically, this is "slightly" open, but it missed the "clean up" part of the request entirely.

AI-generated image showing a slightly open garage door

Lesson: Be specific about what you want to keep (structure, lighting) and exactly what you want to remove (trash, stains).

Note: If you make too many edits to one image, Gemini can get "stuck." Sometimes it's better to start a fresh chat.