Car photo enhancement
Car photo enhancement service that makes every car look its best
Dull paint, dark corners and a slightly soft focus? Send the photos as they come off the camera or phone. Our editors fix exposure, true paint color, contrast, sharpness, glare and small marks by hand, so every car looks clean, bright and ready to sell.
BEFOREAFTER
- 24 hoursstandard turnaround
- 3 shiftsone in-house team, no outsourcing
- 1,200+brands served
- Free redosIf an edit isn’t right, we redo it free until it is
Full vehicle set
One car, every angle, the same finish
Buyers scroll through the whole gallery, not one photo. We match brightness, color and crop from the first angle to the last, so the set reads as one shoot. Pick an angle and drag to see the original.
BEFOREAFTER
This dealer also asked for a clean white backdrop. Enhancement on its own keeps your original setting and just makes the car look its best in it.
Same exposure, same white point, same crop on every angle, and on every car after it. Send a style reference or one photo you like, and we save it as the spec for your whole inventory.
Try it on a free sampleWhat we adjust
Eight things we fix on every photo
Enhancement is careful, hand-made work on the photo you already have. Each file is checked for all eight before it goes back.
Exposure and shadows
Dark photos brightened and deep shadows opened up, without washing out the paint.
White balance
Yellow indoor light and blue shade removed, so white looks white.
True paint color
The car’s real color, matched across every angle, so buyers see what they will get.
Contrast and depth
Body lines, trim and badges given shape, so the car doesn’t look flat.
Sharpness and detail
Wheels, headlights and grille crisp at full size and on a phone screen.
Noise and grain
Grain from phone cameras and dim lots cleaned up, with the paint left smooth.
Glare and hotspots
Bright spots on the paint and glass toned down so the color shows through.
Dust and small marks
Dust, water spots, smudges and dull tires cleaned up. Real damage is never hidden.
How a batch runs
One finish spec, carried through every shift
Your brightness, color and crop are saved as a spec, so the editor on the next shift works to exactly the same look. Standard turnaround is 24 hours.
- You
Send photos and a reference
Share a folder link via Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer, or connect over FTP/SFTP or S3 for bulk batches. Add a photo you like as a style reference, if you have one.
- Us
Confirm the price
Simple per-photo or per-vehicle pricing, with volume rates for regular batches. We confirm the exact total before any paid work starts.
- Three shifts
Enhanced by hand to one spec
Each photo is corrected by an editor, then checked against the eight points above and against the rest of the set.
- Standard: 24 hours
Ready to list
Files come back in your format and aspect ratio: 4:3, 16:9 or custom marketplace crops for AutoTrader or Cars.com. Choose JPEG, transparent PNG or a layered PSD, with clipping paths if needed. Original file names stay as you sent them.
- Price confirmed before work starts
- If an edit isn’t right, we redo it free until it is
- NDA available on request
Dealerships
Lot photos taken on a phone between other jobs. We bring them up to a standard that holds its own next to the big dealer groups, without a studio or a photographer.
Leasing and rental fleets
Hundreds of near-identical cars shot in different places and light. We give the whole fleet one clean, consistent look across your site and booking pages.
Auction and remarketing teams
Fast inspection photos with harsh light and grain. We make them clear and true to the car, so bidders trust what they see and condition is shown honestly.
Automotive photographers
Hand the color and clean-up work to us and deliver whole shoots faster, matched to the look your clients already know.
Before you shoot
A good raw photo takes the finish further
A phone is fine. These four habits give our editors more to work with and make the whole set easier to match.
Shoot at full quality
Use the highest resolution your camera allows, and RAW if it has it. Skip filters and zoom effects.
Keep the light steady
Shoot each car in one go, in the same light. A set that changes from sun to shade takes longer to match.
Wash the car first
We clean up dust and spots, but a clean car gives truer paint color and sharper reflections to start with.
Mark your positions
Shoot every car from the same marked spots. Matching angles make the whole inventory look like one shoot.
Pair it with
Other edits we can do in the same pass
Enhancement is often the first step. Add any of these on the brief and everything comes back together.
Exposure and shadow recovery, white balance, true paint color, contrast, sharpening, noise reduction, glare control and clean-up of dust, spots and dull tires. Each photo gets what it needs, and the whole set is matched to one look.
Yes. Most of what we receive is shot on phones, on busy lots or in dim workshops. We can rescue dark, grainy or color-shifted photos as long as the car is in focus. If a photo can’t be saved, we tell you rather than send back something poor.
Yes. We correct toward the car’s real color, not a brighter or more saturated version, and keep it the same on every angle. If you need an exact factory color match or other colorways, see our color correction service.
Not unless you ask. Enhancement keeps your original setting and improves the car within it. If you want a studio, showroom or custom backdrop as well, we add background replacement in the same pass.
Standard turnaround is 24 hours. For very large batches, we agree a delivery schedule in the quote.
Pricing is simple, per photo or per vehicle, and depends on what each photo needs. Regular batches get volume rates, and we confirm the exact total before any paid work starts. Our pricing page has more detail.
Review the files after delivery and send back any that need changes, with a note on what to fix. If an edit isn’t right, we redo it free until it is.
Share a Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer link, or use FTP/SFTP or S3 for bulk batches. Files come back as JPEG, transparent PNG or layered PSD, in the format and crop you need, with your original file names.
No, you can start without one. If you’d like an NDA, we’re happy to sign it before you send any files.
Send a few photos. Judge the finish before you order.
Send a few sample images, straight from the lot or the camera. We enhance them to the same standard as a paid order and send them back as quickly as possible. No payment details, no obligation.
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