Shot List
Photo GuideNOTE
Shoot all photos in landscape orientation and 4:3 or 3:2 format.
Replicate the shots shown here, and you’ll have great auction photos in about 20 minutes. All you need is a smartphone and a good location.
Exterior Walkaround (13+)
Make sure to keep the entire car in-frame
- Front profile
- Front driver-side 3/4
- Driver-side profile
- Rear driver-side 3/4
- Rear profile
- Rear passenger-side 3/4
- Passenger-side profile
- Front passenger-side 3/4
- Front drivers-side wheel
- Front passenger-side wheel
- Rear driver-side wheel
- Rear passenger-side wheel
- Undercarriage (from multiple angles)
Interior Summary (16+)
Overview photos showing the general interior
- Lead interior photo driver-side
- Lead interior photo from the passenger-side
- Steering wheel head-on
- Entire driver front seat
- Entire passenger front seat
- Gauge cluster with mileage showing
- Center lead interior photo
- Center stack, console, and shifter
- Rear seats from both sides
- Engine (multiple photos)
- Front drivers-side interior door panel
- Front passenger-side interior door panel
- Rear drivers-side interior door panel
- Rear passenger-side interior door panel
- Trunk
- Headliner
Other Items
Notable parts, labels, keys, included items
- Extra parts
- Labels/Stickers
- Keys
Documents
Fan out service records, cover personal info
- Service records (with personal info covered)
- Window sticker
- Manuals
Videos
We recommend cold start & walk-around videos
- Start up video
- Walk-around exterior and interior video
Supplemental
While not required, these supplemental photos will give buyer’s more confidence to bid and bid higher!
- Roof
- Each mirror
- Each headlight
- Each taillight
- Any dings/scratches
- Any other flaws
- Glovebox (open and closed)
- Pedals
- Footwells (with/without mats)
- Area behind front seats (if applicable)
- Any interior flaws
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