Photography

Hi, I use a Canon 600D with standard 18-55mm, mainly for taking pictures of vehicles that I use as references for drawing and 3D modeling.

My camera is a little old so I have problems to capture enough details for example in dark parts.

Here are some example of photos with the 600D: https://mega.nz/folder/ggcGkC5Z#BtIibPxs4RDETtMRTrqoFw

They have different exposure because some people suggested me to try using bracketing (before buying any new hardware) to have better HDR and details in light and dark but it's not enough so I have to go close to the subject and take photos of the details with smartphone (Oppo find x5 pro): https://mega.nz/folder/cs8mnK4I#iBi2IK9XBikryj4XdNWIRw

Then they suggested me to try stitching which should help even for long subjects like this: https://mega.nz/folder/YwVh3Ryb#znPi53HWDR16HvtEWyd8hQ

with which it is difficult to get closer and photograph the details with the same perspective of the camera.

So I tried stitching with these groups of photos (taken in bracketing just to see the difference of details in dark and light): part 1: mega.nz/folder/El8R0KIJ#IsafbJ2cEpC11aBEpTMR9w

part 2: mega.nz/folder/x1dCWZwS#fNGVUQ5nVu0H8tKTDwtcug

part 3: mega.nz/folder/8kFjUYAK#7PSOl1_oubWSIDsjlnXoWQ

For the stitching I used the 4th photo of each group and this is the result with a bit of post production to try to correct the perspective distortion and enhance the details: https://mega.nz/folder/h4slBaDb#t3ktdm8VuLb-NDfBBc0Lkg

An this is the same vehicle with normal bracketing to compare the perspective: mega.nz/folder/g91XlCbA#9uRM6nnoG7lWPXy5HeqBvQ

I tried the stitching again with this: mega.nz/folder/FwlCiZaC#_2KGhc2nkQNTMAcV3Vya4Q (inside there is both the composite photo and the photo taken normally, for bracketing, to be used for comparison)

And this is one photo of those used for the stitching above which had the zoom right on the point where there were the most hidden details. I tried a little post production but It wasn't able to capture very precise details, they are still too blurred.

So in some cases the stitching helped me to have better details despite the olf 600D with kit lens but there's still the problem of perspective distortion. Is there a way to completely fix the stitching perspective distortion?

(some people also suggested me to mount the camera on a similar slider to fix the distortion: https://www.amazon.it/Neewer-Fotocamera-Cuscinetti-Compatibile-Smartphone/dp/B09WYPRLGM/ref=psdc_412610031_t4_B09QRSVSP3/?&tag=juzaphoto-21 )