A method of taking an image of a scene that includes a vehicle, wherein said vehicle is one of a group of vehicles, comprising: a. automatically determining a set of alignment features to be provided based on an identification code for the vehicle, wherein the identification code is a vehicle identification number; b. providing a digital imaging device having an imaging lens and a viewing screen; c. electronically providing an alignment feature from the set of alignment features on the viewing screen, wherein said alignment feature is configured to allow a viewer to see both said alignment feature and an image of the vehicle on the viewing screen, wherein each of said alignment features of the set of alignment features has an alignment feature shape that is substantially the same as shape of the vehicle image when the digital imaging device is in a predetermined angular position with respect to the vehicle and when the digital imaging device has a predetermined angular orientation; d. adjusting at least one parameter from the group consisting of angular position of said digital imaging device with respect to the vehicle and angular orientation of said digital imaging device to achieve alignment of said image of the vehicle on said viewing screen with said alignment feature, wherein said alignment feature has a structure so that said adjusting to achieve alignment restricts to exclusively one angular position of said digital imaging device with respect to the vehicle and exclusively one angular orientation of the digital imaging device; e. capturing the image of the vehicle; and f. sequentially providing a plurality of said alignment features of the set of alignment features on the screen, adjusting said at least one parameter for each said alignment feature and capturing an image of the vehicle for each said alignment feature to obtain a plurality of captured images of the vehicle. a. automatically determining a set of alignment features to be provided based on an identification code for the vehicle, wherein the identification code is a vehicle identification number; b. providing a digital imaging device having an imaging lens and a viewing screen; c. electronically providing an alignment feature from the set of alignment features on the viewing screen, wherein said alignment feature is configured to allow a viewer to see both said alignment feature and an image of the vehicle on the viewing screen, wherein each of said alignment features of the set of alignment features has an alignment feature shape that is substantially the same as shape of the vehicle image when the digital imaging device is in a predetermined angular position with respect to the vehicle and when the digital imaging device has a predetermined angular orientation; d. adjusting at least one parameter from the group consisting of angular position of said digital imaging device with respect to the vehicle and angular orientation of said digital imaging device to achieve alignment of said image of the vehicle on said viewing screen with said alignment feature, wherein said alignment feature has a structure so that said adjusting to achieve alignment restricts to exclusively one angular position of said digital imaging device with respect to the vehicle and exclusively one angular orientation of the digital imaging device; e. capturing the image of the vehicle; and f. sequentially providing a plurality of said alignment features of the set of alignment features on the screen, adjusting said at least one parameter for each said alignment feature and capturing an image of the vehicle for each said alignment feature to obtain a plurality of captured images of the vehicle.