A practical studio workflow
Client Photo Crop Approval: Review the Actual Placement
Ask clients to approve the crop for its intended use, not just the uncropped photograph.
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The practical answer
Ask clients to approve the crop for its intended use, not just the uncropped photograph. Layout changes can remove important content or leave no space for text.
A headshot approved as a full portrait is later used in a narrow website banner. The face position and copy space need a different check.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Collect destination ratios or layouts
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Prepare representative crop proofs
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Record which crop belongs to each final use
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Provide a portrait crop and a banner crop of the same selected frame. Ask the designer to check face position and copy space in the real layout. Name the approved outputs by destination, not simply “final.”
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Source frame, destination, ratio, crop reference, text space, approver.
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 offers a Lightroom Classic workflow; the integration should be evaluated in your actual catalog. Other editing tools can use a deliberate export and filename handoff without implying a native integration. Keep source catalogs and originals under your own recovery plan.
Explore the Lightroom workflow →
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.