Solutions for Photography Studios

Photo proofing for studios: pin comments on stills, share a guest link, and collect selects without a print-store gallery.

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Photography studios need pin-comment review, not a client storefront. Start with the photo proofing tool, or keep using the image reviewer for the same job under a different search.

Photo Proofing Workflow

Upload stills, send a proofing link, collect pinned feedback, and lock the final selects.

Upload
Share
Proof
Deliver
Step 1

Upload Selects

Drop the gallery or cull into one project. Keep versions together instead of a Drive folder per round.

Time to complete: 2–5 minutes
Saves: Time spent renaming folders for each client round

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Create a studio project
  • 2
    Upload JPEGs or connect cloud storage
  • 3
    Group by shoot or gallery

Challenges Addressed

  • Selects scattered across Drive and email
  • Clients opening the wrong folder
  • No version history on edits

Real-World Example

A portrait studio uploads the cull once. The client always opens the same proofing link instead of a new WeTransfer each round.

Portrait
Selects
Guest link
Step 2

Share a Proofing Link

Send one guest link. Clients mark stills without creating an account or logging into a gallery store.

Time to complete: 1–3 minutes
Saves: Account-creation delays before the first comment

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Generate a password-protected review link
  • 2
    Share with the couple, brand, or art director
  • 3
    They open the stills in the browser

Challenges Addressed

  • Clients who will not sign up for Pixieset-style portals
  • Unsecured public albums
  • Feedback arriving in iMessage screenshots

Real-World Example

A commercial photographer sends the art director a guest link. Notes land on the frame, not in a Slack thread of “image 14.”

Commercial
Art director
No signup
Step 3

Collect Pinned Feedback

Clients pin comments, drawings, and selects on the still. You see exactly which crop or retouch they mean.

Time to complete: Ongoing
Saves: Revision rounds caused by vague “fix the sky” notes

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Pin comments on the image
  • 2
    Draw or highlight the area to change
  • 3
    Track which notes are resolved

Challenges Addressed

  • Email chains with no image attached
  • Which file is the latest edit
  • Lost retouch notes

Real-World Example

A wedding client taps the hem on a portrait: “keep this frame, soften the highlight.” The retoucher opens that pin, not a 40-message thread.

Wedding
Retouch
Pinned comments
Step 4

Lock Finals

Approve the selects, export finals, and keep the proofing history with the shoot.

Time to complete: 5–10 minutes
Saves: Hunting for which JPEG was actually approved

Process Breakdown

  • 1
    Confirm approvals on the gallery
  • 2
    Export or hand off finals
  • 3
    Archive the shoot with comments intact

Challenges Addressed

  • Delivering an unapproved crop
  • No record of who signed off
  • Reopening a shoot months later

Real-World Example

A brand signs off on the campaign stills in Kreatli. Six months later the studio can show which version was approved.

Brand
Approval
Archive

Key Features for Photography Studios

Shoot and Client Projects

Keep each shoot in its own space. See which galleries still need selects versus which are approved.

Discover Project Orchestration
Vision review
27 items, 2.45GB
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Example - Project overview
Keep everything important for this project in one place.
Requirements - briefs, specs, success criteria, etc.
Ideas - concepts, experiments, references, etc.
Links
Chat (2 conversations)
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George
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Kreatli_Logo_v1.png
4 days ago
Team Chat (Vision review)
No messages
Media (3 files)
Approved media file 1 preview
Changes required media file 2 preview
No status media file 3 preview

Guest Photo Proofing Links

Clients review stills in the browser. No gallery login, no print-store upsell.

Open photo proofing
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interview_v2.mp4
Vision review - Interviews
Video file preview ready for sharing
Share File
or

Pinned Comments on Stills

Feedback stays on the photograph—crop, retouch, and color notes in one thread.

Learn about review and approval
Project chat
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Today
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Peter R. 10:24 AM
Hey team! Just uploaded the latest cut of walkthrough. Would love your thoughts before we lock it 🕺
walkthrough_v3.mp4
walkthrough_v3.mp4
Review needed
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Martin D. 10:25 AM
Got it, watching now 👀

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Kreatli for photography studios.

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If you did not find the answer you were looking for, contact our support team at support@kreatli.com.

Platform Features for Photography Studios

Proof stills, keep versions, and collect client mark-up in one workspace.

Review & Approval

Frame-accurate revisions and approvals for video content. Streamline your feedback workflow.

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Annotate Image

Annotate and review images with comments and markup. Add feedback directly on images for precise, location-pinned review.

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Online Proofing

Proof video, PDFs, and images in one workspace with comments, versions, and approvals.

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More Resources

Related Kreatli industry pages and client-approval workflows.

Graphic Design Studios

Graphic design proofing for studios: layouts and PDFs with pinned comments and guest client links.

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Print & Packaging

Artwork approval for print, packaging, and label teams: proof PDFs and stills with pinned comments and guest sign-off.

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Client Approvals

Client approvals tied to exact file versions, not links or emails. See status at a glance and maintain a complete audit trail that protects both parties.

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