Proofing built for headshot photographers

Client proofing your headshot clients finish in one sitting.

Send one clean gallery. They star the contenders and crown the one they'll actually use — and the select comes back to you ready to retouch, no email tag.

No credit card · Your clients never sign up · Set up your first gallery in minutes

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8 starred★ 2 crowned as the selects

Built by a working portrait photographer — not a software company. Every feature exists because a real shoot needed it.

After the shoot

Picking the one shouldn't take a week of emails.

The shoot was the easy part. Here's what usually goes wrong between the gallery and the final select — and what happens instead.

“I think I like number 4? Or 7?”

One gallery, one tap.

Clients browse a clean, branded gallery and star contenders directly — no screenshots, no frame numbers, no guesswork on your end.

A shortlist of eight, but which goes on LinkedIn?

Crowns mark the select.

A star says “maybe.” A crown says “this is the one.” You get both tiers back, so the final pick is unmistakable.

Chasing fifteen colleagues for their picks.

Selections land back with you.

One client or a whole team — every star and crown is waiting in your studio view, organized by person and ready to retouch.

Client galleries

A gallery that looks like your studio, not a stock template.

Your studio name and the shoot title sit right at the top, the client's headshots fill the screen, and a password you set keeps it private. Send the link and they're in — nothing to download, works on any phone.

Star & crown selection

Two taps that tell you everything.

Star a frame to shortlist it. Once it's starred, a crown appears for the select — the one headed to LinkedIn, the website, the reel. It's the difference between “these three are close” and “this is the one” — captured without a single email.

Click to star the favourites
Click to crown the finalists
Send to client

From “ready” to “in their inbox” in one click.

Hit send and your client gets the gallery link, the password, and a short note in your words — with your contact line at the bottom. Edit the default message once and reuse it for every booking.

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Fast uploads

A full shoot, loaded for proofing in minutes.

Photos are optimized for screen as they upload, so even a big team shoot opens instantly for your clients — and you skip the export-a-web-sized-copy step entirely. Originals stay untouched on your drive.

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Optimized on upload · originals never altered
Made for people photography

Whatever you shoot, the selection part is the same headache.

Proofing Studio works for any photographer whose clients need to pick favorites. Find the version built around your workflow.

Questions photographers ask

Do my clients need an account? +

No. You send a link and a password — they open the gallery in any browser and start picking. Nothing to install, no sign-up, no friction between them and the photos.

How do clients choose their headshot? +

They tap a star to shortlist the contenders, and a crown on the select — the one they'll actually use. You get both tiers back, so the final pick is unmistakable.

Does it work for team or corporate shoots? +

Yes. A whole team can pick from one gallery, and every star and crown comes back organized so you can retouch each person's select without the email chase.

Can I brand and password-protect the gallery? +

Every gallery carries your studio name and the shoot title, and is locked behind a password you set before sending.

Send your next headshot gallery the better way.

Set up your studio, upload a set, and see how it feels to get selections back already organized.