The PROFESSIONAL WAY to Send Photo Proofs to Your Clients! (FREE & EASY)

[@LauraBC]

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[@janinekathia]

Hi Laura, I love the idea of creating a page for your client on your site. But can you expand on how the client would tell you what pictures they like on the page? Is there a like option? I am asking because it seems like a pain point if the client has to do something extra to tell you which of the 12 pics they want you to edit….

[@calvinbeen3106]

😮

[@raw_pc]

You can select an option to auto numerate the pictures by the website. I think Laura just skipped this step by accident in this video. So there will be a title with a number under each picture.

[@yo-gx6gn]

Good catch. Was thinking the same

[@Motivatedlightmedia]

@@raw_pc Where (squarespace)?

[@PositivityTravelsProductions]

Thank you! The Squarespace way is awesome! I have a question though. How will the client pick the photos they want? Will they be able to click and select them or do they just say which ones they want based on the poses?

[@gudmortelevision]

Same question!

[@raphaelmimoun9571]

Same question 🙋‍♂️

[@gudmortelevision]

I've come up with my own way of doing this with my clients. I started numbering my images with a watermark that has a sequence. You can do it in Lightroom CC slideshow export options. This way the client can point to specific pictures.

[@Motivatedlightmedia]

Yeah, Sucks. Can't believe square space still doesn't have an option to show file names...Have to use LR or external editing software.

[@Agajestsuper]

Great video @LauraBC. Thank you very much. Thats the way to show the clients the photos. And what if they want to download them in high resolution? How do you deliver ready product?

[@ckdesignlab]

Your story, work and videos are so inspiring. Thanks for doing what you do. I joined your community btw. I'm a full-time graphic designer but have been doing photography since I was a kid as a hobby. When my youngest brother got married I decided to go all in and start getting work from it. I'm getting a lot better thanks to people like you. I'm hoping I can make this a full-time gig. As a designer, I never gave photographers their due but now I get it and it's literally changed the way I view the world. The pandemic changed everything for me and photography became my new creative outlet. Again, thank you so much Laura. :)

[@LauraBC]

Awww thank you so much! And comments like this one are my inspiration and motivation. So thanks a lot for your great energy! ❤️

[@HotMochaCake]

Thank you Laura! I have been using Google Drive and making my clients download the photos through there it’s a nuisance!! I use squarespace so I’m going to use this method of password pages to show my clients. I’ve always wanted to use the password settings I just never found it useful until now. Thank You! P.S I commented early on that you helped me a lot jumpstart my photography career and NOW I’m filming music videos with bands in my city and beyond! Thank You So Much Laura I really cannot stress this enough!

[@LauraBC]

Awww this is so amazing to read. Thank you! ❤️ I’m so happy to know that this video gave you the idea to use the password pages that you weren’t using before with Squarespace! :)) It looks super professional right? And thank YOU for watching my channel and for this meaningful comment. This is the reason why I create videos and knowing that they’re helping you, makes me super happy! It really motivates me to keep creating. Gracias! ❤️

[@samuelequaranta1108]

Hi! Thank you for the video! I see in the comments some of the questions I have on the topic...would you consider doing a follow up video?? That's about: after the client see the gallery, how do they pick the photos? Is there a numbering or naming system? How would you then deliver the high res files? Thanks a lot!

[@michaelschmitt5413]

Thank you. I use Lightroom Classic and sometimes sync a Collection to the Adobe cloud to share a collection of images with a client. It keeps me from having to export images. I mostly use Pixieset Client Gallery for sharing proofs and for providing digital downloads of Final images.

[@LauraBC]

Hi Michael! You’re very welcome! That’s another great way to do it. For some reason, I never use the Adobe Cloud. I love doing it this way but it’s so nice to hear different ways to do it as well so others can get even more ideas. Thanks for sharing it! Big love from London! 📸

[@aprilespinoza88]

Same! Lightroom and Pixie Set! :)

[@SAFC8294]

This is very helpful, thank you for being open about how you’ve seen success! I do 35mm street photography, but am looking to branch into shooting for bands and concerts. This is helpful not just for organization, but giving a professional presentation. Thanks again y bendiciones!

[@holyfamilyiluvu]

Awesome! So helpful! Just starting out and I had no idea how to show clients. With the first method how does the client select the pictures? Are they numbered somewhere?

[@iconikkkelement]

Heyyyyyyyy my favorite mentor......feel like we are family now 🤗🤗🤗.....Really appreciate your content and super useful info

[@LauraBC]

Heyyy! Because WE ARE! ❤️ Thanks for the amazing comment and vibes. It’s so good to know that you like my videos, it really motivates me even more to keep creating! Thank you! :)

[@gabinobre]

Laura, what if the number of photos they hired for is really large. Would there be a way for them to indicate which photos they choose without having to download them all and send them back?

[@christophsauer2857]

Thanks Laura, that helped so much. I own a Squarespace website, too (and not being paid for mentioning that). So, my two questions: How give your client feedback which photos she select? So does she see the file name in the gallery and give you that file name of her favorite photos? Or does one have to make screenshots of the photo (which is very unpracticable in my opinion). And question 2: When you upload generally photos on your website, which size and format these photos have when you upload them (resolution, pixel color space etc)? I struggle so much about that because I guess when photos are too bit it can take ages for the client to see the website

[@bernyslid]

I have the same question

[@arkamis6373]

Same question here ahahahah

[@theemanfamily]

same question!! :D

[@gudmortelevision]

Same question!

[@brianwest2445]

I put numbers under every photo in the description option for each photo in the Squarespace gallery. At the top of the client gallery I made a Squarespace form for the client to input the numbers they want. I receive the form by email and then I edit the photos they want. The tricky thing I’m deciding on now is where do you deliver them? I could make a Squarespace private store where their photos that were included in their package that they selected are free. But it’s cumbersome to select each photo and then they have to add it to cart and check out like it’s a product. Or use a 3rd party delivery service like smug mug or shoot proof. Really these sites need it to be all in one

[@robertandaluz156]

thank you for this video! you helped me get started with my photography website :)

[@jjfecik]

This is SUCH an awesome video! Thank you for sharing!! I never thought about being able to use my SquareSpace like this but I am definitely going to now! My only question is how does the client make their selections? By explaining which images they want? Can you add a numbering system? Just thinking about the 200+ images for them to go through & how they will tell me which ones they want 👀🙈 Still much better than the drive link I was going to send them! 😅 Thanks again! You made a subscriber outta me!!

[@delshadxenakis]

Thank you for all you do! Loving getting to see other photographers ideas! Love your accent too! Have a wonderful day girl!

[@LauraBC]

You're most welcome! 😍 I'm glad you liked the video. I'm actually the same! :D I love seeing other photographers' ideas. It's so nice for inspiration. Have an amazing day you too! ❤️

[@rachaeljackson3759]

I’m SO sorry if you hear this a lot, but I LOVE your accent! 😍 This video was great! Your instructions and bright personality were awesome! I do have one question though; using the non website way…when you select “view” are clients still able to download their pictures? How do they save them?

[@OneMomentForMe1]

Las dos maneras están genial. Pero si que es verdad que a través de la website es mucho más profesional. Gracias por el video! 👍

[@LauraBC]

Verdad? A mi también me encanta hacerlo por la página web. Me parece muy profesional y limpio el proceso. Me alegro de que te haya gustado! 😊

[@johnclay7644]

useful professional insight

[@misartech_de]

Thanks a lot! I am using Squarespace for 2 years now and I didn’t knew this option 😅 I use or I used to use pic-time

[@denizdowntown6385]

great tips.. i never liked the thought of using watermarks but yours actually looked good!

[@carlosamo815]

Muy bueno! Mandar las fotos a través de link privado queda super profesional! Gracias!

[@LauraBC]

Me alegro de que te haya gustado el video! 😊❤️

[@MosaicArtizt]

This is great. I’m wondering how to you deliver final photos?

[@ivannamauricio860]

Wow thank you so much for the tip! I've been using we transfer for years and i didn't know about the collect option! This amazing. I will used it always. Other way is in lightroom at the end create a pdf with all the pictures with the watermark in one file.

[@hen1588]

Thank you very much, this was very helpful and I will busing this method to deliver photos to clients!

[@vperalta]

Wonderful video. I have come to appreciate how you teach. I will admit I had a problem with your accent. I realized it is similar from my mom’s (she was from Spain also). So I adjusted listen to you. One question, what is the laptop stand in this video? Muchas gracias.

[@LauraBC]

Hi Vic! De nada! :) And so sorry for the late reply! I'm glad to know that you managed to understand my accent. 😅 I guess you've got used to it which is good to know. :D The laptop stand that I use is this one: geni.us/5z6A7i9 Let me know if you have any questions. 😊

[@jonasleal93]

Thank you Laura, that was really helpful. Quick question.. how do you know which ones they selected? Are they numbered?

[@LauraBC]

You’re welcome Jonas! ❤️ Good question! Sorry I forgot to mention it in the video. The client can right click over the images to save the low resolution version of the selected ones. In “Collect”, if the board is shared via an “edit link”, the client can download also the low resolution images to send you. Otherwise, in Lightroom, there is another way to export the proofs which would be through the printing dialogue. There, you can add the file name in the bottom of the pictures. 😊

[@skycaptureproductions]

Very good way of doing business. What/how do you send the pictures once the customer has chosen what they want?

[@michellegazzaneo8743]

Hi Laura, first off love your videos second, question, can people download the photos from the square space portfolio?

[@kevinwhitehead6087]

How can you tell what images they selected with the options you have here?

[@dmjohn65]

Thanks for sharing, really great info especially about Watermaking pictures in LR.

[@LauraBC]

You’re welcome! 😊 I’m glad you liked it! :)

[@1984mwolff]

Very helpful info! Thanks! How do your clients select the photos they want for edits? I noticed they weren't numbered.

[@LauraBC]

Hi Moshe! Thank you! Sorry I forgot to mention it in the video. The client can right click over the images to save the low resolution version of the selected ones. In “Collect”, if the board is shared via an “edit link”, the client can download also the low resolution images to send you. Otherwise, in Lightroom, there is another way to export the proofs which would be through the printing dialogue. There, you can add the file name in the bottom of the pictures. 😊

[@1984mwolff]

@@LauraBC thank you so much 🤗 I really enjoy your content especially as a semi professional photographer looking to start taking things more seriously

[@otisrobertson3086]

Thank you for this video. I had no idea you could do that in Squarespace. I was about to join a client gallery subscription platform, but this works even better since I'm already using my website.

[@saral.9220]

I needed this so bad! Thanks Laura!

[@LauraBC]

You’re welcome Sara! Glad it helped! 😊

[@monikakililwa8723]

Hi Laura! This is helpful I’m going to try it out

[@jmelanewise]

Hello Laura! Another awesome video. Yes… I started using the squarespace and it made a different with my clients. Once the the clients is done the their URL, I can disable the page. I love your tutorials. 💯

[@LauraBC]

Hola! That’s great to hear! It looks super professional right? And it’s soooo easy. So nice to know that you’re doing it in the same way. Thanks a lot for your good energy, I’m so happy to know that you like my videos! 🥺❤️

[@RonK]

¡Excelente! Muchas gracias!

[@LauraBC]

De nada! Me alegro de que te haya gustado! 😊

[@PIXELvoiz]

Thank you for the idea!

[@LauraBC]

You’re very welcome! 😊📸

[@Readingworld2023]

Thank you for the video! If i share it with my squarespace how do they choose the picture? Can they comment on it or ?

[@LauraBC]

You’re very welcome! They can right click on the image to save it. So they can send you back the selection. 😊 Or within Lightroom, you can generate the low resolution proofs through the “Print” panel. As there, it gives you the option to export the photos with the name file of each photo. 📸

[@herodot86]

Hi Laura, but do you send them the already edited pictures like in your showcase?

[@nubeortiz612]

Thank you so much. But after customer pick their favorite pick . How do export hight quantity so the customer can print

[@kaliska78]

This is awesome. Thank you Laura! Although you did help me with this question before it was still great to watch this video 🙏😁

[@LauraBC]

Thank you Juliaaaa! I really needed to do this video as more people asked me. Glad I could help! :) I hope you had an amazing time in Valencia! 😍

[@CarlosRosalesRoca]

Excelentes consejos, gracias por compartir, suscrito.

[@chestershetler7984]

The video is great thanks for all the info. One question I also have a squarespace website and I don't see these options on my site. Which upgraded paid version are you using?

[@luks31000]

Hola Laura, me has inspirado mucho para seguir la fotografía. Tengo una pregunta. Utilizaba Pixirest para poder compartir las imágenes con mis clientes, y me encantaba que puedan poner like y me salía todas las que escogieron con el nombre de cada foto para que sea mucho mas fácil para mi saber cuales editar. Seguí tus pasos y ahora estoy descubriendo Squarespace que me encanta. Me hace falta eso, como logro que el cliente pueda escoger las fotos en una galería? ( poder mandar un link de galería con tu domain es perfecto ) yo se que ya son 9 meses desde que publicaste este video.

[@claudiafano365]

tengo la misma pregunta :(

[@RichardSilvius]

Thanks for sharing how you approach this Laura! I'm working on my website right now and one of the things I needed to figure out was how this process works on Squarespace vs the other options I'm looking at (Photoshelter and Format).

[@LauraBC]

You’re very welcome Richard! Yesss! There you go then. If you’re building it with Squarespace, you saw how easy it is. I love doing it this way, it just looks super professional. If you need any help with anything, just give me a shout on Discord! 😊 P.S. So nice to know that you’re working on your website! :)

[@aleksandrabadowska6346]

LOVE YOU, THANK YOU

[@shelleypolanco961]

This is exactly what I needed! Thank you! ❤

[@MariaMunoz-rz1nz]

This is GOLD ! Mil gracias 😊

[@SnakrGarage]

Hello Laura. There is another service that allows you to "Like" the pictures in the gallery, so the photographer knows which ones were selected. Anyways, I like your ways too! Thanks

[@LauraBC]

Hi Yosvaldy! Of course, there are many websites, services, and ways to do it. This is just the way I do it as it’s free and professional. 😊 With Lightroom you can keep the file name on the proofs as well. :) Thanks for sharing!

[@biancaberg]

And how do the clients „select“ on your websites?

[@lluvia3thkpsp]

Thank you

[@LauraBC]

You're welcome! 😊

[@thomaswilliams4056]

Great video. Thank you

[@mauricioposada8270]

Love your content!!!! Thank you.

[@MerwanH]

Thank you for sharing your workflow, very insightful. :) I do something similar too but I would like to offer my clients a way to select pictures other than copy pasting urls in an email. Haven't found the perfect too yet.

[@Almigghty_Productions]

Thanks for sharing!

[@LauraBC]

You're welcome! Glad you like it! :)

[@sabinef7248]

Hi! I found your channel quite recently and i love your videos! I have watched a bunch of them. So motivating, inspiring and lots of knowledge! You do such amazing work! I was wondering two things. First, is there a way in lightroom to label the photos with numbers or filenames for the client to choose which ones they want? (Just started learning lightroom😊) And second, when you upload the photos for the client to choose are they edited or do you edit just the pictures that the client wants? Lots of love ❤

[@corbinpearce7686]

When exporting in Lightroom, both classic and CC, you have the option of custom naming the export. For both programs, you'll need to right click the image, hover over export, and then select export again in the sub-menu, rather than doing a quick export with one of the pre-built settings in the sub-menu (JPG Large, JPG Small, etc...).

[@OlFilthy1]

Hi Laura, thank you for you videos, they're super detailed and informative! I'm new in photography (year and a half into it) and I'm looking to trying out to branch and make some money out of my hobby. When you send the final edits to your clients do you use your website again, or wetransfer with option to download? Also, do you remove your watermark then as well?

[@erasmogonzales7428]

Thanks a million!

[@olafhjgaard5563]

Hey Laura! Thanks for your cool videos! When I share via Collect by We Transfer - And I choose view only my Client can still download - Do you know why? Am I missing something or is it just that way now? Best.

[@brunellanunez3980]

I just tried that option and have the same problem :(

[@jonathanrose6986]

I have a question, when you send your clients the images to select through the beautiful Squarespace gallery, how do you know which ones they selected? Does it automatically go in a folder? Does it show up or they have to tell you by email because that is one step I do not want to deal with. I don’t want them to say example, “the third image down” or “ image DSF_12345” how do you know which ones they selected?

[@tcvaldez]

Great video and great information. I love the idea of sharing the link (for the gallery) in Squarespace. My question is this: How will the client indicate exactly which pictures they want? Ie: Are they numbered? Will the client as for 1,4,5,7,? Thank you in advance. You have a new subcriber now.

[@ejparcasio]

i have the same question - please tell us how the client is able to identify the exact pictures they choose?

[@gerardorios4835]

Hola Laura! Ayer tuve un photoshoot con un cliente y he intentado compartirle las fotos low-res con Collect, a traves del link que le permite editar para que asi borrara todas las fotos que no quiere. Todo super rapido, pero ahora que el cliente ha terminado de escoger me ha surgido una pregunta: como las escojo yo ahora para meterlas a Lightroom y comenzar a editar? me tocara buscarlas una por una? Porfa si tienes algun tip para hacer este proceso menos tedioso compartemelo! muchisimas gracias por tu respuesta y por el excelente contenido que compartes :)

[@LauraBC]

Hola Gerardo! Qué tal? Me alegro de que te guste mi contenido, gracias! 😊 Yo paso todas las fotos a Lightroom primero, después genero las fotos en baja resolución y después las meto en Collect para que las vea el cliente. Una vez el cliente ha borrado las que no quiere, cuando abres las fotos en Collect, arriba, te sale el nombre del archivo/foto. En Lightroom, en la Librería, y en modo "grid" para que te salgan todas la fotos, verás una barra superior donde dice "Filtro de Librería", y en la sección "texto" introduces el nombre del archivo en el buscador. De esta manera puedes localizar y marcar cada foto elegida y empezar a editar. Espero te sirva! ❤️

[@brianwest2445]

This is cool but it sucks squarspace doesn’t let you download them

[@TheSamoura88]

So, when the client chooses the imagr they want they just send you screen shots of each image they want? Or have to explain what the images look like? That's the one part I'm missing lol

[@haydengraham1554]

Do you make client pay for each photo they want? Or is there a set amount

[@LauraBC]

This is up to you. Some photographers like to get paid for photo. I prefer to do full packages of around 12-15 shots. And they pay a flat rate for that. 😊

[@m77ast]

very good video. great recommendations. Also like the accent. - Spanish?

[@PaddyTalksGolf]

Awesome advice!

[@lamentati]

Hi laura been following ur work and I love your reviews and teaching to be better at the craft I would like you to do a tutorial on editing and may I know the speck of your laptop

[@LauraBC]

Hi Yusuf! Thank you so much! 😍 I’m so happy to know that you like my videos and you find them useful. :) I’ll do an editing tutorial in the following weeks for sure. Thanks a lot for the suggestion! My Mac Book Pro is the 16 inches, 32gb of memory, 2.3 ghz 8-Core Intel Core i9 and AMD Radeon Pro 5500 8gb for graphics. 😊

[@carlymateos9790]

I can't find this answer anywhere. Does anyone share unedited images to clients to choose which to edit???

[@Freddd95]

Regarding clients reviewing and selecting photos before editing: my sony raw-files often look like shit before I've edited them, so I don't think they are representative of the end results. Especially with food photography, that is often heavily dependent on editing in order to look good. Can anyone relate to this? My method so far is selecting and editing all the photos that I like first, including some alternatives for them to choose between. Let's say I edit and complete 25 photos out of 100, and they only really need 10-15 of them. The downside to this is that I'll often end up editing more photos than needed. But if the option is to show them flat, greenish and somewhat underexposed raw-files, then I'd prefer my current method.

[@bigshotmedia]

I used Adobe for the first time. It’s very easy and if you are a paying sub its free.

[@MyTopFavorite]

Hi, your contents are very much useful as a photographer myself. Sorry for my opinion, speak slowly. As all our pronunciations are different, so to understand better and to cop-up your ideas, it's better for your audience to understand what you wanna pass. Sorry if my opinion offended you, just my opinion.

[@معاويةالبلوشي..4]

♥️

[@LauraBC]

😊❤️

[@SveinWisnaes]

Remember - your resolution (ppi) does not matter at all 😉

[@SveinWisnaes]

@@superfluidity Exactly. PPI is only metadata and does not change the file or filesize.

[@stevesmith581]

Watermark in 2024..?

[@jahosaphat]

Thank you.