Car photo requirements

Use a side or three-quarter view

A side view is best when you mainly want to compare wheel design and finish. A front three-quarter view shows more of the wheel face and can look more natural as a finished image, but the wheel on the far side may be partly hidden.

Avoid top-down photos, extreme wide-angle shots and photos where the car is partly behind a wall or another vehicle. The model needs to see the wheel arch and the space around it.

Light and colour

Overcast daylight is usually the easiest light. Strong direct sun creates hard shadows and bright highlights that can make a white or silver wheel blend into the bodywork. If the car is black, a little reflected light helps the arches stay visible.

Do not apply HDR, colour grading or a strong vignette before uploading. The preview should preserve the car you actually have, including its real paint colour.

Framing and resolution

Keep the whole car in the frame with a little space above, below and around it. A phone photo is fine if it is sharp and not compressed into a thumbnail.

A higher-resolution image gives the model more detail around the wheel face, tyre sidewall and arch. Very small images can still work, but fine spokes and lettering may lose definition.

• Whole car visible, including both arches.
• Wheels not cropped at the bottom edge.
• No people or objects covering the wheel area.
• Sharp enough to read the wheel and tyre outline.

Photos that usually cause problems

• Night photos with strong sodium or LED colour casts.
• Cars photographed under a cover or in deep shade.
• Screenshots from a video with motion blur.
• Photos with a heavy filter or an artificial background.
• A close-up of one wheel without the rest of the car.