📸 Galleries & client delivery

Delivery is a tokenized link, not an account: every share link is its own private gallery with its own rules. One album can have many links — a watermarked proofing link for selects and a clean full-res delivery link after final payment.

The two link modes

View — a browsing gallery. Clients see web-size images (optionally watermarked); no downloads. Use it for proofing, previews, and “here's a taste” shares.

Download — full-resolution delivery. Each photo downloads individually, and the whole gallery downloads as a ZIP.

💡 You can revoke (and restore) any link from the Shares page at any time — revoking one link never affects the others.

Protecting a gallery

  1. Password — set one on the link; clients enter it once per device.
  2. Expiry — links can auto-expire (you'll get a reminder email 3 days before, so you can extend or re-deliver).
  3. Watermark — your watermark text tiles over view-mode images on screen. The files themselves stay clean.

Client proofing & sign-off

  1. Turn on “proofing” when creating the link — clients can favorite photos and leave comments, no account needed.
  2. You see hearts and comments on each photo in the album and in the Shares review screen.
  3. Clients can formally approve their selections — the gallery locks their picks and you get a record of who approved and when.
  4. Need the picks in Lightroom? The share review page has “Copy filenames” — paste straight into Lightroom's Library filter.

Selling downloads (watermark until purchased)

  1. With payments connected, set a price on a download link.
  2. Visitors see watermarked proofs; the ZIP is locked.
  3. When a client pays (Stripe checkout), their downloads switch to clean full-resolution originals automatically.

Slideshows

Every gallery has a built-in full-screen slideshow (the ▶ button) with Ken Burns motion and keyboard controls. You can attach your own licensed music track to a link when you create it.

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