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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    Quote Originally Posted by Calendyr View Post
    Got a question for you guys...

    On the cars where it is worth doing before and after pictures, I always end the work late in the evening when the light is really bad to take pictures. How do you guys do it?

    Yesterday I did a Volkswagen Eos Convertible and the result was dramatic but finished working on it at 8 pm and the light was terrible so I did not take after pictures, making the before pictures worthless ;(

    Any tips?
    So true! I face this alot too..imo I think we need better lighting..

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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    Quote Originally Posted by Calendyr View Post

    Got a question for you guys...

    On the cars where it is worth doing before and after pictures, I always end the work late in the evening when the light is really bad to take pictures.

    How do you guys do it?

    Sometimes you don't.


    I've dealt with this problem all my detailing life. It's the worst when you're mobile and working at a clients house and all you have is their garage and their driveway. Thus when you finish at the end of the day, (and you always finish at the end of the day), if the sun is going down you either don't get the after shots or you do the best you can with what you have.

    In a perfect world, you get the shots the next day. That's not always possible if the client lives a long ways a way.

    When I buffed out a this old Ford I started early in the morning and finished as the sun was going down. The truck was in Escondido, California about 130 miles. So needless to day, I didn't drive back the next day just to get great "Sun Shots".

    Here's what I was able to get with the sun I had left...







    If possible to get the picture the next day then try to park your vehicle in the same place at the same time of day and then frame-up your after shots the same way you took the before shots.

    Here's my article on this....

    How to photograph and capture swirls in the sun


    Check out the before and after shots of my truck. I moved the truck into the same location for the after shots as I had her parked for the before shots. Also took them the same time of day.



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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    I like to use free apps such as pic stitch for before and after pictures. Here is a powerful picture that I get a lot of attention with.

    The power in the after shots is created in the before shots-imageuploadedbyagonline1435629574-297158-jpg

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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    I use these shots often when explaining paint correction.










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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    Quote Originally Posted by detailedsd View Post

    I like to use free apps such as pic stitch for before and after pictures. Here is a powerful picture that I get a lot of attention with.

    Quote Originally Posted by Just02896 View Post

    I use these shots often when explaining paint correction.

    Great examples guys....

    The key thing is to capture the ugly while you can. After you've finished the detail project you can never go back in time to get the before pictures and it is the before pictures that have all the power as they tell the whole story.



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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    ***Bump***


    Anyone doing any type of heroic salvation to something neglected needs to read this article and heed the advice.


    In my humble opinion...



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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots

    ***Update***


    So far today, I have received 3 Private Messages on

    How to restore single stage paint. I love it.


    Most important...


    The power in the after shots is created in the before shots




    Why?


    Because you cannot go back in time and get the before shots. Then it's just your WORD when you tell people how bad the paint was.


    So take a few moments to stop whatever it is you're doing, read the above article for tips and then take some pictures.



    Trust me on this.... been there... done that....



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    Re: The power in the after shots is created in the before shots




    This is a good Best Practice




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