Black vans for under £3k

MikeHiow · 23 May 2011 at 21:16

[TW]Fox;19207539 said:
What are all those white marks its covered in?

You mean polish dust?

Dale V · 23 May 2011 at 21:17

This is what I did within the first 3 minutes of ever owning my DA, i've never done anything like this before

gunna start up business!!!1

nas · 23 May 2011 at 21:17

have a look http://www.londonvaleting.co.uk/gallery/

nas · 23 May 2011 at 21:18

MikeHiow said:
You mean polish dust?

whaat?!

InvaderGIR · 23 May 2011 at 21:18

MikeHiow said:
Sure, but my job is to detail cars, not to be a photographer.

Perhaps a 50/50 is more your thing?
http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/af50/attentiontodetail/Kozy EK4/IMG_1422.jpg

I don't know how it can be improved, unless you think that getting the lighting perfect and some arty farty shots with some DOF would really help?

Can we get labels for which is pre and which is post detail as that looks like it has loads of swirls all over it, no 50/50 at all. :confused:

Grad · 23 May 2011 at 21:18

MikeHiow said:
Sure, but my job is to detail cars, not to be a photographer.

Perhaps a 50/50 is more your thing?

I don't know how it can be improved, unless you think that getting the lighting perfect and some arty farty shots with some DOF would really help?

Mike, I'm not sure of the intention of this photo but I wouldn't let you anywhere near my car on the basis of that photo. What's going on there?

"andy" · 23 May 2011 at 21:20

Relentless81 said:
Whats Skeeters problem? Give it a rest the witch hunting is pathetic

MikeHiow · 23 May 2011 at 21:24

Grad said:
Mike, I'm not sure of the intention of this photo but I wouldn't let you anywhere near my car on the basis of that photo. What's going on there?

I'm not sure if this is a wind up or not, but I'll entertain your question.

It is a 50/50 shot of polishing - on the left shows how bad the paint was before work began, and on the right is a demonstration of the first stage of polishing.

Another example:

It's all the rage on the detailing forums and I personally love seeing them - it's all very well showing a shiny car, but even better seeing the actual improvement in such a fashion.

[TW]Fox · 23 May 2011 at 21:26

Still not sure whats going on with all those marks - seems to be on the untouched part as well.

Skeeter · 23 May 2011 at 21:28

That just looks..... clean.

MikeHiow · 23 May 2011 at 21:28

It's dust....

[TW]Fox · 23 May 2011 at 21:28

You don't wipe dust off before taking photos to show off your mad skillz?

MikeHiow · 23 May 2011 at 21:30

No, I'm more concerned with doing the job than taking pretty photos really, in the past the photos have been for nothing more than my own use, they are not for advertising or anything like that?

Grad · 23 May 2011 at 21:30

MikeHiow said:
I'm not sure if this is a wind up or not, but I'll entertain your question.

It is a 50/50 shot of polishing - on the left shows how bad the paint was before work began, and on the right is a demonstration of the first stage of polishing.

Another example:

It's all the rage on the detailing forums and I personally love seeing them - it's all very well showing a shiny car, but even better seeing the actual improvement in such a fashion.

No wind up Mike, and no attempt to bait you or anything just genuinely interested. As Fox says, the white marks are quite off putting and imo detract from the point of the photo.

nas · 23 May 2011 at 21:31

MikeHiow said:
No, I'm more concerned with doing the job than taking pretty photos really, in the past the photos have been for nothing more than my own use, they are not for advertising or anything like that?

but you need to see it from a customers perspective, they'd judge you on what they see.

[TW]Fox · 23 May 2011 at 21:31

MikeHiow said:
No, I'm more concerned with doing the job

And that doesn't involve removing dust? Marks look a bit big for dust and there doesnt seem to be enough of them but if you insist its dust I guess there isnt much we can say

Kenai · 23 May 2011 at 21:32

Grad said:
No wind up Mike, and no attempt to bait you or anything just genuinely interested. As Fox says, the white marks are quite off putting and imo detract from the point of the photo.

There aren't any white marks in the photo you quoted? :confused:

Joshy · 23 May 2011 at 21:33

MikeHiow said:
I don't know how it can be improved, unless you think that getting the lighting perfect and some arty farty shots with some DOF would really help?

Business wise? Yes. Personally to get someone else around to wash my car at considerable cost I want to be able to say 'wow' and none of the pictures you've posted gets close to that.

I wouldn't bother putting pictures of a £600 Civic on the website full stop. How about you offer a few free/drastically reduced services to a few people with some nice, expensive metal on the proviso that you get to take a load of photos (done properly, with good lighting and lots of 'arty farty'). You get good material and get your name out there to the type of people who you want to be appealing to.

Also, surely you're planning on doing this on the side or something, because I can't really see how a living can be made on this? A couple of quid on the occasional weekend? Sure. Enough to justify the purchase of a van and securing exclusive contracts with suppliers? Not quite.

MikeHiow · 23 May 2011 at 21:33

nas said:
but you need to see it from a customers perspective, they'd judge you on what they see.

They will never see these old photos from before I started doing it "professionally".

If a photo is being taken to go on a website, obviously one would be mindful of such.

Grad · 23 May 2011 at 21:33

Kenai said:
There aren't any white marks in the photo you quoted?

In the lower half of the frame there are?