Critique my non firearm pic thread / General camera tips?

[Eurodriver]

Hope this is allowed for those of us who take non-firearm photos to get Stick's (and others) input?

I've got a Sony A6000 that I enjoy using to take photos with. I cannot figure out how to fix the lighting.

I have black tires and black wheels and when I take pictures of my vehicle the wheels always look like a shadow. This is the absolute best I've ever done and that's after enhancing the image.



It's not just the vehicle though. I can never seem to get the lighting right in any of my shots. I've honestly had better luck with photos using my iphone 7 than this thing. There are so many settings on the A6000, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I keep it in the "superior" auto setting which is a nice way of saying point and shoot.

Advice?