Simple and Efficient Photo Proofing for your Clients
When you deliver hundreds of photographs to a client, you want their choices to be clear. Without a proper system clients take screenshots, list file names in emails or send mixed messages. Keeping track is hard and you risk missing the final set.
ShutterPress solves this problem by building a client proofing workflow into WordPress. It lets your clients review a gallery and make selections in one place. You stay organised and your client enjoys a straightforward experience.
Easy Selection Workflow
Clients mark each image with Yes, Maybe or No. They log in with their WordPress account and see their gallery with proofing enabled. If you sell packages with a fixed number of edits you can set a required number of final selections, giving both sides clarity.
- Let clients mark images as Yes, Maybe, or No
- Restrict proofing to a specific logged-in user
- Set a required number of final selections
- All choices are saved with the gallery
Clear tools for clients
Proofing needs to feel simple for the client.
Inside the gallery a proofing bar shows the running totals for Yes, Maybe and No. Clients can review a large set of images and see their progress without losing their place.
- Live counts for selected images
- Optional selection limits
- Sticky proofing bar for easier reviewing
Submit Choices with Confidence
Once the client is ready, they can submit their proofing choices directly from the gallery, and they can add a message to you at the same time.
You can lock the submission to prevent accidental changes. This gives you a clear list of approved images and your client knows their selection has been received.
- Submit selections in one step
- Optional locking after submission
- Clients can add a message
- Gives photographers a clear final set of choices
Manage selections in WordPress
You review and manage selections in the gallery admin area. See how many images are marked, view any messages, export selections to CSV and unlock the gallery if changes are needed.
Everything stays within WordPress so there is no need for a separate system.
- View proofing status from the gallery admin
- See submitted messages and selection progress
- Export proofing data to CSV
- Unlock submissions if clients need to change choices
Email Notifications That Keep Things Moving
Send automatic confirmation emails when a client submits their choices. Use templates with placeholders for gallery details and selections.
Clients know you have received their decisions and you have a smoother path into editing, design or delivery.
- Send proofing confirmation emails
- Include gallery details and submitted choices
- Use email templates with useful placeholders
- Keep communication tied to the gallery workflow
The ShutterPress Way
Traditional proofing can involve screenshots, notes and guesswork. With ShutterPress you work in one place. Your client is already in the gallery so they mark images visually and submit everything at once.
- One gallery-based workflow
- Quick and Easy for Clients
- Easier for photographers to manage
- Designed for photographers from the ground up
Other Methods
Selections get scattered across emails, screenshots, and notes, making the whole job slower than it needs to be. Clients can easily change their mind and there is no record of submitted choices.
- Harder to track
- Easy to misunderstand
- Slower for large galleries
- Not designed for scale
Built for real workflows
Whether you photograph weddings, portraits, sports or events, proofing should be quick. ShutterPress turns a normal gallery into a proofing gallery using WordPress user accounts. Clients log in and start choosing right away.
Large galleries are no problem and you can track progress as your client narrows down their favourites.
- Works well with large galleries
- Clear status tracking for each image
- Fast selection process
- Designed for photographers who deliver high volumes
