When ordering your design, or even when your site is up and running, you can opt to have any of the photo effects below added. These create a great impact and make it really stand out. I have also listed some tips to ensure you get the best results from your photos.

The following are general tips for taking photos of your car for use on your site

• Make sure the car is as clean as you can get it.

• If possible, don't take the photo in front of houses etc. if need be, drive somewhere more 'picturesque' and take it there.

• make sure there are no obvious shadows or reflections such as lamp posts, houses or the photographer on the car. This can ruin the desired effect.

• Taking the photo in brilliant sunshine can cause real problems with very dark shadows and bright spots. Best conditions are a bright but overcast.

• Take photos at various angles and from different heights to give as much choice as possible.

• If your photo is to be used in a special effect where the car has to be removed from the background, it is very difficult to remove the wheels from the background because of shadows so it is especially important not to take this at Midday in bright sunligh as the shadows will be especially dark underneath the car.

All photos need to be sent in digital format and it is best to send the original file rather than a reduced version. This gives me the most flexibility when working with them.

Acceptable formats are '.jpg', '.tif', 'png', '.psd'. These are the most common formats but I can also accept others including '.raw' but please check before sending with alternative formats.