A practical studio workflow
Client Galleries for Retouching Studios: Evaluate the Markup Handoff
Choose proofing around unambiguous filenames, image-specific notes and a controlled final selection.
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The practical answer
Choose proofing around unambiguous filenames, image-specific notes and a controlled final selection. A retoucher needs precise instructions rather than a pile of screenshots.
An agency submits product images with retouch requests from several people. Conflicting instructions must be consolidated before production starts.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Keep stable image identifiers
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Ask for one decision owner and image-specific notes
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Return revisions with an explicit version convention
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Label the brief: “Select the final frame, then describe surface cleanup on that image. Send one consolidated instruction for disputed changes.” Include a reference file where a verbal instruction could be interpreted several ways.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Image ID, requested change, reference, decision owner, revision, acceptance.
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.