Photos are the single highest-leverage thing a tint/PPF/ceramic shop can do for customer experience — a clean before/after gallery gives customers something concrete to share and gives you something concrete to point to when asking for a review.
The 6-photo standard
For every install, capture at minimum: 1. Pre-install: vehicle in the bay, full front-3/4 2. Tape-down: showing the tape lines (pros notice this) 3. Mid-install: a tech actively working 4. Detail shot: a panel close-up showing the work 5. Post-install: full front-3/4 (matches photo 1 — before/after side-by-side ready) 6. Customer with keys: the optional "hero shot" handed back
This 6-photo standard is quick to run through on every job and gives you a consistent, complete record — much more useful than whatever photos happen to get taken ad hoc.
Capture from any phone
The SalesThumb installer mobile app or any phone with the web app can capture. Photos auto-attach to the customer record and the job.
Per-panel for PPF / wrap
For PPF and full wraps, there's no per-panel prompt or automatic panel grouping — every photo you upload just gets tagged Before, After, Damage, Document, or Receipt, same as any other job. If you want panel-by-panel coverage (hood, front bumper, fenders, headlights, mirrors, A-pillars), shoot it and rely on your own shot order — the gallery doesn't organize by panel for you.
Customer-facing gallery
After job completion, the customer gets a shareable link to a clean gallery view: their car, photos in upload order, branded with your shop. Customers can share it anywhere — Instagram, text, wherever — and tag your shop if they do.
AI QC inspector
Pro tier includes an on-demand AI install QC check — open it directly at /app/ai/install-qc: upload one finished-work photo and it flags likely workmanship defects — bubbles, lifting, debris, gaps, or uneven cuts for film work; high spots, streaks, or holograms for ceramic — with a pass/review/rework verdict and a one-line fix hint per issue. It's advisory and per-photo, not an automatic sweep of every photo in a job, and it isn't a general photo-quality checklist (it doesn't grade focus, lighting, or framing) — the tech decides what to do with the result.