Car photos before and after CarShots

Every pair starts with an ordinary phone photo, taken where the car was parked. The after is what CarShots made from it: the same car from the same angle, on one of its 20 curated studio, showroom, outdoor and scenic backdrops. Each photo takes about 20 seconds, and the same photos also make a 15-second walkaround video.

Readable license plates are blurred in these examples. In CarShots itself, plates stay as shot until you hide them with an edit.

Look past the backdrop and check the details that give a fake away:

• Tires: they should sit on the floor with a shadow under them, not float above it.
• Edges: mirrors, antennas and spoilers should be crisp, with no halo of the old background.
• Glass: you shouldn't see the old parking lot through the windows.
• Paint: the color should match the car in person.
• Proportions: the car shouldn't look stretched or squashed.

Use the same checklist on any tool you're comparing, including this one.

• Studio backdrops in gray, white or dark give a clean catalog look on any car.
• Showroom backdrops put the car on a dealership floor, even if you sell from a gravel lot.
• Outdoor backdrops, from modern architecture to a home driveway, look like a real place without your lot's clutter.
• Scenic backdrops suit convertibles, sports cars and anything else you want to show off.

Whichever you pick, use it on every car so your inventory looks like one store. All 20 are on the car backgrounds page, shown on the same car.