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Picture Quality

9 different dealers, all use the "pretend photo booth"
9 different dealers, all cars look the same.
9 different dealers, are back to zero.

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Yep my point was you can insert whatever into the background including uour our own dealership etc very easily nowadays as opposed to settling for lot shots with other cars in the background, people etc. Prior to AI it was tedious photoshop or paying a service. Now child’s play
 
Yep my point was you can insert whatever into the background including uour our own dealership etc very easily nowadays as opposed to settling for lot shots with other cars in the background, people etc. Prior to AI it was tedious photoshop or paying a service. Now child’s play
I use a different method, check out www.dariusmotorsport.com
 
This morning I tried to change the background of a couple existing vehicle pics using Gemini & ChatGPT. They both did ok, with Gemini doing slightly better, but the more I pushed to make changes, the worse it got. Sometimes AI doesn't understand the assignment very well.

It's something that I continue to experiment with and hope to improve on in the future. We don't have a photo booth, so I take the pics outside. Sometimes in the grass, except when it has been raining, sometimes on the lot. Both options have undesireable backgrounds, but the grass looks better than the pavement. Especially in the Summer when the grass is green.

I use an iPhone for all my pics, but I don't do any editing with the phone, or on the computer. I have tried using picture editing tools on the PC, but it's exhausing and time consuming. No professional photogs here and I don't really know what I'm doing with editing tools. It is all trial and error for me lol. The sun is my enemy sometimes.

Keep pushing.
 

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A dealer struggling with inconsistent vehicle photography due to poor facilities and lighting conditions seeks advice from experienced photographers on how to improve results. The consensus recommendation is to invest in a dedicated camera like the Canon PowerShot SX series (rather than relying on iPhones), use auto mode with on-camera flash, and establish a consistent outdoor shooting location with optimal timing—supplemented by tools like batch photo editing software or guided photography apps like Dealer Image Pro to maintain quality at scale.

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