Aftershoot was built to help photographers with everything that comes “after the shoot;” culling, editing, retouching. The gallery is simply the next step in that same mission to give photographers time back.
Because if you’ve ever thought you were done and then spent another hour on:
“can you resend the link,”
“my mom can’t download,”
“where do I pick favorites,”
“can we get the video too,”
you already know this is another of those supposedly small tasks that add up quickly.
So we built Aftershoot Galleries. An online photo and video delivery tool built to sit inside the Aftershoot ecosystem. It’s in closed beta right now, starting with founders.”
How does Aftershoot Galleries work?
Galleries is for
- delivering photos and videos to clients cleanly,
- getting selections without chaos, and
- selling prints if you want to.
It’s a simple, high-utility tool that simplifies the delivery experience for everybody.
Curate what matters, preview, publish
Create an album and upload photos and videos you’ve decided to deliver from your last shoot. You see this simple screen to pick the photos and videos you want to showcase, reorder them to tell the story you want, and set a cover image.
For videos, you can upload 4K/long form videos too, or embed YouTube links when that makes sense.
Then adjust layout and grid to match your style and see how it looks on mobile and desktop. You can change fonts too.
Clients see all highlights, or find just their photos
Curated Highlights help clients start in the right place. And if they’re sharing the gallery with friends and family (they will), those people can filter down to just the photos they’re in.
We said “no shiny features.” We may have lied. 😛
My Photos is built for the most common client request: “can I just see the ones with me?”
Additionally, there’s also Face Gating which enables you to share only photos in which that particular client is present as a curated gallery using unique links!
Clients (or their friends) take a quick photo of themselves, and Galleries filters down to their photos. Less treasure hunting for them. Less back-and-forth for you.
And the basics are where clients expect them: slideshow, downloads, share, and ♥️ favorites.
Get insights into your gallery and store interactions
The Analytics tab offers a clean activity log with image name, email ID, action performed (view / download / favorite), and when it happened. You can search it, filter it, and export it.
If someone hasn’t opened the gallery, you don’t need to send “just checking in 🙂” every two days. If they have opened it, you can follow up with a simple “Did you find everything / want any swaps?” and close the loop cleanly.
And if a client favorites a set of images, you know what they care about immediately. Over time you’ll see patterns in what clients in a genre actually love. You could use that information to enhance your portfolio, or marketing assets.
If you sell prints, the activity log helps you spot which images get attention early, and which ones might actually convert, without stalking your clients or guessing. We’ll talk more about print in a minute.
And if you ever need to pull it out of Galleries, export is right there.
Let them pick favorites to print, right from the gallery
There’s a built-in Print Store too. If you sell prints, it’s right there in the delivery flow. If you don’t, ignore it and use Galleries purely for delivery. WHCC is already a print vendor for those of you in the US. We’ll add more labs, and you’ll be able to request vendors too. There’s self-fulfillment too!
In beta, you connect payments, toggle the Store on, and set it up with your vendor and margin preferences. Then clients can order without you sending them somewhere else.
Hopefully, you’ll love this ridiculously effective Gallery!
We can’t wait for Aftershoot Galleries to just become an invisible part of your workflow.
If it’s doing its job, you won’t spend time thinking about delivery. You’ll send the gallery, clients will get what they need without confusion, and you won’t be pulled back in for link support and follow-ups.
And if it doesn’t feel that simple yet, we’ll keep tightening it until it does.
What’s next for the Aftershoot Galleries?
Currently, Aftershoot Galleries is only open for Founders. We’re still building.
- Paid digital downloads are next,
- then more print labs,
- self-fulfillment, print + product packages,
- and more store customization.
We’ll keep building awesome features to make photography post processing easy, you keep being awesome at your craft.
See you after the shoot!
