I should mention that I'm looking at this from the "value of time" perspective.
Our photo man, at Checkered Flag, "the Knoop" was also as passionate as I am for photography. He understood how to use a camera, how to balance the varying light conditions outdoor shooting poses, and how to frame a shot. He also was in charge of printing and placing the window stickers in the used cars. He was responsible for 8 different lots of cars with those lots varying from as little as 20 cars to as much as 400. He was charged with taking as little as 20 photos of each car, but he could take as many over 20 as he wanted as long the 20 hit the angles I held him accountable for.
If I were still at Checkered Flag, I'd change his payplan to be something along the lines of 60% of vehicles with photos = good. 70% = better. 80% = best. 90%+ = Big Bonus. Checkered Flag has a slower reconditioning turnaround than a lot of dealers I speak to and that is due to a philosophy of making sure we deliver a product we'd happily sell to a family member. If you were to adopt this payplan, change your percentages for your own reconditioning times.
You can always view "the Knoop's" speed jobs here: Used Car Norfolk & Virginia Beach - Checkered Flag
Could we slow him down, put the cars in a photo booth, and get some incredible images....sure. I'd have to lower those payplan percentages by about 30% each to be fair or hire another 2 photographers. This is where I'm coming from.
If you have a luxury store, or very low inventory, and have the time to put into SLR photography and post processing work then disregard most of what I've posted in this thread.
