Guides
Guides for photographers
Short, factual write-ups on the parts of the job that happen after the shutter: getting finished work to the people who commissioned it, and deciding where it lives while they think about it.
- Storage guide Photo backup and archiving One cloud copy was never a backup. The 3-2-1 rule applied to a shooting year, and what is actually worth keeping. Read the guide
- Privacy guide Where client photos are allowed to live Photos of people are personal data. What the GDPR actually asks of a photographer, and why storage location decides it. Read the guide
- Storage guide Nikon Image Space alternatives The alternatives compared, how to export your photos before they are deleted, and where to put them instead. Read the guide
- Storage guide Imaging Cloud vs Image Space What Nikon Imaging Cloud does that Image Space did, what it does not, which cameras it works with, and where sharing goes now. Read the guide
- Delivery guide How to deliver photos to clients online From export to one link that keeps working: the five steps, what clients expect, and how the common methods compare. Read the guide
- Delivery guide File transfer versus client gallery Transfer links expire in days. What breaks when you deliver paid work that way, and when a transfer link is still right. Read the guide
- Comparison guide Client gallery software compared Pixieset, Pic-Time, picdrop and Photoglacier side by side: prices, hosting, video, print stores and proofing. Read the guide
- Comparison guide Pixieset alternatives compared Why photographers leave Pixieset, the free and EU-hosted alternatives side by side, and how to move without losing a gallery. Read the guide
- Comparison guide Pic-Time alternatives Pixieset, picdrop and Photoglacier compared with Pic-Time on price, video, hosting and prints, and how to move. Read the guide
- Comparison guide picdrop alternatives compared Free, open source and EU-hosted alternatives to picdrop side by side, and how to switch without losing a gallery. Read the guide
- Getting started Free galleries for photographers Four free plans side by side, what 5 GB holds in weddings and portraits, and the day it is worth paying. Read the guide
- Privacy guide GDPR compliant client galleries What the law asks of a gallery, a six-point checklist, four providers compared, and how to get a signed DPA. Read the guide
- Delivery guide Wedding photo delivery The timeline from sneak peek to full gallery, how to set it up, and how long a wedding gallery should stay online. Read the guide
- Workflow guide Photo proofing for photographers How clients choose photos online, how the common tools compare, and how the list of picks gets back into Lightroom. Read the guide
- Delivery guide Photo and video galleries How to hand over a wedding film with the stills: what each gallery tool allows, formats that play everywhere, and download rules. Read the guide
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