Proofing built for portrait photographers

Client proofing your portrait clients actually finish.

Send one clean gallery. They star the shots they love and crown the ones for prints — and the picks come back to you organized, not lost in a thread of frame numbers.

No credit card · Your clients never sign up · Set up your first gallery in minutes

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8 starred★ 2 crowned for prints

Built by a working portrait photographer — not a software company. Every feature exists because a real shoot needed it.

After the session

The selection round shouldn't drag on for weeks.

The shoot was the easy part. Here's what usually goes wrong between the session and the print order — and what happens instead.

“Which one was it — the one with the half-smile?”

One gallery, one tap.

Clients browse a clean, branded gallery and star favorites directly — no screenshots, no frame numbers, no guesswork on your end.

Twelve favorites, but which make the print package?

Crowns mark the prints.

A star says “we like it.” A crown says “print this one.” You get both tiers back, so the order is settled before you open the lab.

Two weeks of reminder texts.

Selections land back with you.

When the client is done, their stars and crowns are waiting in your studio view — organized, countable, ready to retouch.

Client galleries

A gallery that looks like your studio, not a stock template.

Your studio name and the session title sit right at the top, the client's portraits fill the screen, and a password you set keeps it private. Send the link and they're in — nothing to download, works on any phone.

Star & crown selection

Two taps that tell you everything.

Star a portrait to like it. Once it's starred, a crown appears for the ones headed to print. It's the difference between “we like these fifteen” and “these five are the package” — captured without a single email.

Click to star the favourites
Click to crown the finalists
Send to client

From “ready” to “in their inbox” in one click.

Hit send and your client gets the gallery link, the password, and a short note in your words — with your contact line at the bottom. Edit the default message once and reuse it for every session.

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Fast uploads

A full session, loaded for proofing in minutes.

Photos are optimized for screen as they upload, so a long portrait session opens instantly for your client — and you skip the export-a-web-sized-copy step entirely. Originals stay untouched on your drive.

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Optimized on upload · originals never altered
Made for people photography

Whatever you shoot, the selection part is the same headache.

Proofing Studio works for any photographer whose clients need to pick favorites. Find the version built around your workflow.

Questions photographers ask

Do my clients need an account? +

No. You send a link and a password — they open the gallery in any browser and start picking. Nothing to install, no sign-up, no friction between them and the photos.

How do clients choose their favorites? +

They tap a star to mark a favorite, and a crown on the ones headed to print. You get both tiers back, so the print order is settled before you open the lab.

Does it handle a full portrait session? +

Yes. Photos are optimized on upload, so even a large session loads fast for your client — without you exporting web-sized copies first. Your originals are never altered.

Can I brand and password-protect the gallery? +

Every gallery carries your studio name and the session title, and is locked behind a password you set before sending.

Send your next portrait gallery the better way.

Set up your studio, upload a set, and see how it feels to get selections back already organized.