ItermarkPick a view you can repeat
Choose a view that includes fixed landmarks: the edge of the garage, a fence post, the wheel arch, or a line in the pavement. The landmark is more reliable than trying to remember where your feet were. If the car must move, note the camera position before you start and recreate that position on the next session.
The dates are a project example, not a recommended restoration schedule.
Use the ghost for the next shot
When you add an entry, Itermark places the previous photo translucently over the live view. Match the roofline, wheel, or body edge before shooting. That makes the next comparison more useful than two attractive but differently framed photos.
- Keep the lens consistent. Avoid switching between wide and zoom views in the same sequence.
- Keep the camera height consistent. A tripod, shelf, or marked standing position can help.
- Capture the same detail. Add a close-up project if the panel work needs more detail than the full-car view.
- Add the date every time. The timeline is what turns isolated shots into evidence of the work.
Compare the stages, not only the beginning and end
Restoration work has useful middle stages: before the repair, after the repair, primer, first coat, and finish. Itermark lets you choose any two entries and drag through the reveal, while the full project remains available as a dated timeline.
It is a visual record, not a mechanical inspection or a measure of paint quality. The result is only as useful as the photographs you take.