ProofingDesk — Client Proofing Studio for Photographers

Client Proofing Studio · Est. 2026

Client proofing,
done beautifully.

A calm, elegant home for client approval. Share galleries, collect favorites and comments, and close each project with a timestamped sign-off — without the clutter of generic tools. Made for photographers by photographers.

Free plan available · Pro & Elite invite-only

A dark ProofingDesk review gallery showing a grid of black-and-white editorial wedding proofs. One proof is highlighted with a gold border, a three-star rating badge, and a comment indicator — demonstrating the in-browser rating, comments, and selection workflow.
Your proofs, presented with the care they deserve.

How it works

Three steps, start to sign-off.

  1. 01

    Upload your gallery

    Drag in a folder of proofs. We render crisp thumbnails and a distraction-free full-size view — watermark-optional, with a passcode if you want one.

  2. 02

    Share a private link

    Your client sees a branded, password-protected gallery with your masthead — not ours. No accounts. No app downloads.

  3. 03

    Collect favorites & selections

    Clients favorite, comment, and submit their picks. You get a single clean list — plus a timestamped contact-sheet PDF and a ZIP of the approved frames.

Features

Built for the way you actually work.

ProofingDesk lightbox view with a red freehand arrow drawn directly on the photo and a client comment reading "can you make hand nicer?" — pen, arrow and eraser tools visible in the side panel.

Draw right on the photo

More demanding clients can grab a pen, pick a color, and mark up the frame itself — circle a stray strand of hair, arrow to a retouch spot, tap the hand they want softened. Every stroke is saved alongside the comment, so your notes arrive with pictures, not just words.

A lightbox with a 4-star rating and heart-favorite on one editorial frame, a speech bubble from the client reading "love these — please keep all three from this sequence", and a side rail showing "7 favorites, 3 with comments".

Favorites & comments

Clients tap to rate, heart their keepers, and leave notes on individual frames — every reaction lands beside the photo it belongs to, so nothing gets lost in email.

Two side-by-side gallery previews of the same app — one branded "Novembra Studio" with a blush accent, the other branded "Ash & Oak" with a forest-green accent — demonstrating per-studio theming.

Branded client experience

Your logo and signature accent colour on every gallery. The CTAs, the favorite dots, even the project badge take on your studio’s palette — so clients feel your studio, not our software.

The client review page behind a dark password gate over a blurred wedding photo. The card shows the Proofing Desk logo, the project title "Wedding show highlights," a prompt to enter the password, a text field, and an amber ACCESS REVIEW button.

Passcode-protected links

Every gallery is private by default. Each project gets a passcode your client enters once to unlock the review — plus an expiry date you choose, so links quietly close themselves when the work is done.

A cream contact-sheet PDF titled "Proofing Desk · Contact Sheet" for the project Wedding show highlights, showing an eight-frame grid with star ratings, a thumbs-down on one frame, and yellow comment markers on three others.

Contact-sheet PDF

Every submission becomes a printable, timestamped PDF — thumbnails, star ratings, and inline comments laid out at a glance. The kind of page you can hand to a retoucher or file with the wedding.

A closed project view titled "Wedding show highlights", with a green CLOSED pill, a strip of six approved frames each with a green check, a large "Download ZIP" panel showing 7 files at 2,483 MB, and a recent-activity log.

Approved ZIP export

Once selections are in, one click downloads a single ZIP of just the approved frames at original file names — plus a contact-sheet PDF and the timestamped sign-off, all bundled for your records.

A dark lightbox preview of a black-and-white equestrian photograph overlaid with a diagonal repeating "Novembra Studio · Preview" watermark and a "WATERMARK: ON" toggle pill in the top-right corner.

Watermark on the fly

Flip a text watermark on per project — your studio name set on a soft diagonal — to deter screen-captures until your client has committed. Discreet enough to live with; present enough to discourage screenshots.

A three-step diagram titled "Your masters never live on our server" — step 1 uploads a 45 MB RAW file, step 2 generates a 2,500-pixel JPEG proxy, step 3 shows the original wiped with a red X across it.

Your masters never live on our server

Upload full-resolution JPEGs or RAW files straight from the card. We generate a 2500 px JPEG proxy for the lightbox, thumbnails, and approved-ZIP export — and then the original is wiped. Your clients get a crisp proofing copy; your real high-res masters stay on your drives, not ours.

A client proofing studio should feel like the rest of your studio — quiet, refined, considered.

The ProofingDesk ethos

Pricing

Simple plans. Built for Photographers and Studios of all levels.

Start free. Upgrade when your archive grows or your team does. Pro and Elite are invite-only during beta — create a Free account and reach out when you're ready for more.

Free

Studio Starter

$0 /month

Everything you need to start proofing with clients.

  • 4 GB photo storage (photos only)
  • Unlimited client galleries
  • Favorites, comments & submissions
  • Contact-sheet PDF + approved-ZIP export
  • Passcode protection & link expiry
  • Your logo & accent color on every gallery
  • 50 MB per file · 500 MB per batch
  • Video proofs — Pro & Elite only
Create free account

Most popular

Pro

$9 /month

For working studios shipping client galleries every week.

  • 15 GB storage
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Custom subdomain (proofs.yourstudio.com)
  • Branded sender email (from your address)
  • 200 MB per file · 2 GB per batch
  • Video proofs up to 4K
  • Priority email support · 1-business-day
Request Pro invite

Invite only

Elite

$22 /month

For high-volume studios and agencies with teams.

  • 1 TB storage
  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Up to 5 team seats with roles & permissions
  • White-label client emails (no ProofingDesk mention)
  • 1 GB per file · 10 GB per batch
  • RAW archive option (keep originals, not just previews)
  • API access + Zapier / Make integration
  • Dedicated onboarding & named support contact
Request Elite invite

Pro and Elite are invite-only during beta. Create a Free account today and reach out when you're ready for more — we'll upgrade your account to the plan you want.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Do my clients need to create an account?

No. Clients open a private link, optionally with a passcode. No app, no signup — just a clean gallery.

What file types are supported?

JPEG and PNG images, plus GIF, WebP, and SVG. Video proofs in MP4, MOV, WebM, M4V, and Ogg.

You can also upload straight from your card in RAW — Canon (CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF, NRW), Sony (ARW, SR2), Adobe (DNG), Fujifilm (RAF), Olympus (ORF), Panasonic (RW2), Pentax (PEF), and Samsung (SRW). On arrival we extract the camera's embedded full-size JPEG preview and store only that — your RAW never touches our disk. In practice a 40 MB CR2 becomes a ≈500 KB JPEG that's still plenty sharp for client review, so a full wedding card dump fits comfortably inside your quota. Each uploaded photo shows a small RAW badge in your dashboard; hover it to see the original RAW size next to the stored JPEG size.

Every upload — RAW or JPEG — gets a fast thumbnail and a 1600 px web preview generated automatically.

How much can I upload?

Every free account includes 4 GB of storage for your original photos and videos — plenty for dozens of client galleries. Individual files cap at 50 MB, and each upload batch at 500 MB. If you're approaching the limit, archive finished projects or reach out and we'll raise it.

How does client submission work?

Clients favorite the frames they want, leave comments if they like, and press Submit. You get an email notification, a contact-sheet PDF of their picks and notes, and a ZIP of the approved images — all with a timestamp on record.

Can I brand the gallery with my studio?

Yes. Set your logo and accent color in the dashboard and every client gallery picks them up automatically. Each project can also carry its own passcode, watermark, and expiry date.

Is ProofingDesk open to new studios?

We're currently in invite-only beta while we sand the edges with a small group of early photographers. Create an account and we'll be in touch.

Ready to give your clients
a studio-grade experience?

Create an account in under a minute. Your first gallery can be live in the time it takes to cull a wedding.

Free plan available · Pro & Elite invite-only