A practical studio workflow
Client Gallery Data Portability: Plan Your Exit Before Buying
Identify which files and records you would need if you changed platforms.
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The practical answer
Identify which files and records you would need if you changed platforms. Photos, selections, comments and published links are separate migration items.
A studio can recover its JPEGs but cannot immediately reconstruct which images a client approved. The file archive and the client record need separate attention.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Keep independent copies of final images
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Record selection and approval information
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Inventory public and private gallery links
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
For one test gallery, list the photos, selection record, client instructions and links embedded in your website. Check how you would preserve each item. Treat any unsupported export as a manual migration task, not an invisible assumption.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Gallery, original files saved, picks recorded, comments needed, old links, replacement owner.
Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.
Download the CSV worksheet ↓Product fit
Where clientgallery.io fits
ClientGallery is built around branded galleries, client proofing and delivery, with a Lightroom Classic workflow. Review the current plan and optional storage services separately. If print fulfillment or a complete business-management suite is central to your studio, test those requirements explicitly.
Product reference: the existing clientgallery.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.
Make the next step concrete
Test it with one real project.
Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.