Mazda 6

A family member asked me to take some shots of their car to sell. Any ideas to improve are welcome. I did think about cloning out the street lamp etc. but didn't feel it was that noticeable, if general consensus is otherwise I will revise

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I'd definitely clone out that street lamp. Very noticeable

Overall the car is perhaps a little dark?

Yeah, the car is a little too dark. And you know what? I don't think a small street light in the background is going to have any influence on potential buyers.

i like it, its a bit dark yeah, but thats a quick fix on photoshop with the curves, i think its a well blended hdr

Kristian: No, it probably won't stop a buyer I haven't shot cars before so this became a learning project for me.

As to the darkness, now that it's been pointed out I have to agree. Thanks for the demo Don.

buyers like to see all the details, they don't necessarily care about composition and such though this should be a good chance to work on that as well.

I usually get a shot of each side, wheels, doors, seats, pretty much the whole car. Any nicks or dings too.

I like the fix. Ad printing is usually crappy, so I might crop way in & brighten it up some more.

The "fixed" image seems to have the mid-tones boosted and the black and shadow areas took a major hit. The black plastic looks gray. Maybe more contrast would help.


PS - please make sure they mention the transmission type in the ad. As a former trans engineer and very frequent buyer of cars, it seems like 75% of the ads I see mention nothing about trans type and it pisses me off . The 6 offers both auto and manual, some older with 4-sp autos, newer have Aisin 6-sp (the one my former company sold).