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While we do not have a photo booth and we outsource our photo's and I will be first to admit they are not the best I wanted to comment. I buy all our used cars, and I buy online from Ally Smart Auction to Manhiem and everywhere. I get frustrated with a lot of pictures of cars because of the lighting in photo booths. Too many glares and reflections, background blends, floor reflections or annoying floor patterns that are...annoying. To me the natural light and natural setting pictures are always better to view. I am buying just like a consumer buys, maybe even more picky since I have a much bigger interest in buying front line ready vehicles and I am a stickler for paint.

I always wanted a booth, but no room, one day it hit me I don't need one when I was really frustrated trying to view a grey 4Runner and couldn't make out a lot of the paint details. Looking at hundreds of vehicle photos a day has proven to me that if I get frustrated looking at these pictures, how does our customers feel. My next project will be to look at bringing our pictures in-house, but still taking outside in the natural light. I say save the money on the indoor and find you a great place outside. Now if you're a highline dealer maybe the booth is the way to go, but being a muscle car and performance car junkie, nothing looks better than a great outdoor shot with it in its natural setting.

Just my opinion.