A practical studio workflow
Lightroom Virtual Copies in Client Proofing: Identify the Treatment
Label alternate treatments so the client can choose both the frame and the intended look.
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The practical answer
Label alternate treatments so the client can choose both the frame and the intended look. Two exports of one source need distinct identities.
A photographer offers a color and monochrome treatment of the same portrait. A client says they love image 42 without indicating the version.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Give each treatment a unique export name
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Explain whether the client is choosing frame or treatment
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Record the selected treatment before final export
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Publish Frame018_Color and Frame018_BW as distinct proof names. Ask whether the client wants one treatment or both. Record the selected treatment, not merely the source frame number, in the final export list.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Source frame, treatment, export name, client choice, final output.
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.
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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.