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Let me start by saying, there are soooo many awesome programs out there right now…
I mean honestly, what an amazing time to be a photographer. I remember the days in college when I was first starting out and I spent countless nights in the darkroom developing film. All my developed film still sits nice and tidy in a binder on a bookshelf in my room, hopefully not collecting too much dust.
I’ve had countless hard drives, servers and online cloud accounts to back up my photos over the years and have sent files to clients a million different ways. In the past few years I finally created a system using Shootproof to help store my files and deliver my clients’ photos seamlessly.
To start, I love having tools that allow for consistent branding.
While the given fonts may not match my branding exactly, I’m happy to still be able to adjust the color scheme of the galleries to match my website. You can also directly upload your logo so it appears in the client galleries along with contracts and invoices.
Easy to navigate Dashboard
Something else I love about this program is that everything is clearly laid out on the dashboard. You can easily see who has visited their galleries, downloaded photos, favorited photos, and who purchased photos! It even shows how many times the clients visited the gallery.
managing your workflow
Shootproof is not just for storing photos and sending them off to clients. It is a program designed to make your workflow manageable. When I first started using Shootproof I utilized the entire program, meaning I used the address book, sent clients contracts and invoices, and sold image packages using their sales tools. Today I use a program called Session to manage my bookings, contracts, invoices and questionnaires, but the best part is that it works as a plug-in with Shootproof! So once my clients book their sessions Shootproof immediately creates a gallery for their images.
Tons of resources
These guys really think of everything. Especially with the way the world is now, it is SO important to have a good contract. When I went to set up my contract in Shootproof I was totally lost. Luckily they have a link directly going to the Lawtog’s website where you can download contracts and they will be stored in your shootproof account. Once the contracts are sent out to the clients they can easily sign digitally and you will be notified immediately to countersign. No more mailing out or scanning contracts again!
P.S. If you have never heard of the Lawtog you are missing out! Not only can you purchase contracts through them but they have so many tools to help your business such as Trademark and Copyright kits, Release contracts, and Business Planning tools.
You can also easily add “variables” such as contract date, due dates and fillable fields with long text or short text.
Make online sales super easy
I rarely use the pricing sheets and print fulfillment through Shootproof because I primarily do IPS, but if your not ready to get on that bandwagon and want to increase your sales they have a lot of tools to help you get setup.
You can create digital file packages that will appear when your client views their galleries by clicking on the images. They also work with many different labs for print fulfillment. The best part is that the order is submitted directly to the lab so you can literally make money while your sleeping!
Now of course the best part, STORAGE!!!
This is primarily what I use Shootproof for. I have the unlimited plan that way I don’t have to worry about going in and deleting any past galleries. I definitely recommend if you can to sign up for the year to save some money! Take a look below to see what’s included in the paid plans.
There are so many settings for the galleries that you can change for your clients such as adding passwords, requiring e-mail addresses upon login (which I highly recommend) adding watermarks to the images and what size they are allowed to download.
If you only do online sales something I would definitely recommend is to purchase their music plan so when clients go to their galleries they can watch a slideshow of the images to music! It’s a really nice added touch and helps your clients emotionally connect to the images they are seeing.
These are just a few things that I love about Shootproof and use to help my overall workflow. You can see a full list of all their features by clicking here!
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