A practical studio workflow
Lightroom Metadata for Client Exports: Review What Leaves the Studio
Choose the metadata included in proofs and finals intentionally.
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The practical answer
Choose the metadata included in proofs and finals intentionally. Check for information the client needs and details that should not travel with the file.
A photographer wants copyright and contact information in delivery files but does not want location information copied into every public-facing image.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Review the export metadata options
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Inspect a resulting file
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Use different presets when proof and public-delivery needs differ
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Export one sample using the proposed preset and inspect its metadata outside Lightroom. Check copyright, contact and location fields against the intended use. Keep a separate public-delivery preset when private client files need different details.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Export preset, copyright field, contact field, location fields, inspected file.
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.