Car Shadow Service

Natural and drop shadows that ground the car realistically in any scene.

Background & Shadow services

Quick answer

From $0.39 per image, with volume discounts at 100+ and 500+ images. Standard turnaround is 24 hours (express available), and dealers across the USA, the UK and Europe use it for marketplace-ready listings. A free trial edits 5-10 of your own images.

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Natural and drop shadows that ground the car realistically in any scene.

Every image is edited by a specialist retoucher and quality-checked before delivery, so your listings look consistent, professional and ready to sell.

A car without a shadow looks like it is floating, and buyers feel it even if they cannot explain it. Our car shadow service adds the soft, natural shadow a real photograph would have — under the tyres, along the sills, grounded exactly where the car meets the floor.

Editors build the shadow from the car's own shape and the light in the scene: a tight contact shadow where the tyres touch down, softening as it spreads, with the darkness matched to the environment. On replaced or cleaned backgrounds it is the single detail that decides whether the result looks photographed or assembled. It hides a multitude of sins, too: once the shadow is right, small imperfections in a cleaned-up background stop drawing the eye.

Shadow work usually follows a background replacement or a transparent background cutout. For a glossier showroom finish, see the reflection shadow service. 5-10 images in the free trial will show you the difference a shadow makes — dealers tell us it is the cheapest edit that makes a listing look professionally shot.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does a shadow matter so much?
It tells the eye where the car touches the ground. Without it, even a perfect cutout looks pasted on; with a natural shadow, the same image looks like a photograph.
How much does the car shadow service cost?
It is $0.39 per image when ordered on its own, with the usual volume discounts — 5% at 100+ images and 10% at 500+. When you order background replacement, a rebuilt shadow is already included.
What kinds of shadows can you add?
Soft natural shadows for everyday listings, tighter drop shadows for clean catalogue looks, and cast shadows that match a specific light direction in your chosen background scene.
Can you fix a wrong-looking shadow in an existing photo?
Yes. If a previous edit left a shadow that points the wrong way or floats, we remove it and rebuild one that matches the light in the image.
Does the shadow work on transparent cutouts?
Yes — we can deliver the shadow on its own transparent layer with your cutout, so your designer controls its strength on the page. See the transparent background service for the cutout itself.
How fast is delivery?
Standard 24 hours, with Express (12 hours) and Same day available. Shadow-only orders are small and often come back sooner.