The PhotoDeck blog: Photo business

Using our integration with WHCC, One Vision Imaging or Picto?

A little but significant change to increase large format sales

Up until now, for pricing profiles connected to our partner labs, your website didn't offer for sale prints of less than 150 ppi density (considering your files resolution vs print size...

Private galleries workflow improvement + lightboxes redesign part 1

Yeah, another free upgrade! And quite a significant one at that...

Sending galleries to customers

We've streamlined the workflow to give access rights to specific clients and send them a private gallery.

Before:

1. Create gallery and upload images

Selling whole galleries

It's here! We've now added the possibility to sell full galleries:

So now, with PhotoDeck, you can sell both full galleries and individual images/videos, potentially at different prices within the same gallery. As far as we know this flexibility...

New size option on low-res "comp" downloads

We've just introduced a new size option to the free low-res "comp" downloads:

This allows you to offer downloads to your clients in sizes larger than 800x600 px. So that the download can be started in a single click, the alternative size is the...

New: easier customer order download

Today's upgrade is an improvement for your customers: it allows them to download the digital files they've ordered, one by one.

This is especially useful on mobiles devices, where dealing with a Zip archive can be messy. Here's a typical download...

Workflow improvement for orders and lightboxes

To kick off what promises to be an intense 2017, we've just rolled out an improvement designed to make your life easier: now, orders and lightboxes can be managed directly in the same space as your galleries.

Providing your customers with legal invoices

In Europe, it is required you provide your customers with invoices for their purchase, and these invoices must include specific information. In the UK, VAT invoices for VAT-registered businesses must for example show the VAT rate and amounts.

Enters...

New: limited use coupons and price display including taxes

Today's e-commerce update brings often requested features

Limited use coupons

It is now possible to limit the number of times a coupon code can be used, so you don't have to manually disable limited coupons anymore.

For example, you can create...

New feature: advanced EU cookies law compliance

PhotoDeck turned 5 today! What better way to celebrate than introducing a great new feature?

The EU Cookie law requires that websites get consent from their visitors before using cookies. If you're based in the EU and use Google Analytics or embed...

Tips for an effective (portfolio) photography website

Zoe Whishaw is an independent commercial photography consultant and mentor. She works with photographers on a one-to-one basis and runs seminars and workshops in and around London.

Your website is your greatest marketing tool. It should be a reflection...

Selling downloads / stock to EU consumers after Jan 1. 2015

On Jan 1, changes in the EU VAT law comes into effect: regardless of whether you are VAT-registered or not, for digital services (e.g. image/video downloads) sold to consumers, VAT applies and the VAT rate is the customer's country's rate. Previously...

Turn your client meetings into jobs - the ultimate checklist

Zoe Whishaw is an independent commercial photography consultant and mentor. She works with photographers on a one-to-one basis and runs seminars and workshops in and around London.

If you read my last posting on creating a portfolio of images, you...

Your (almost) perfect portfolio in 11 steps

Zoe Whishaw is a independent commercial photography consultant and mentor. She works with photographers on a one-to-one basis and runs seminars and workshops in and around London.

Marketing your work needs a variety of approaches. Depending on who...

Featured Photographer: Léo-Paul Ridet

Leo-Paul is a photographer working in his native Paris, who loves nothing more than traveling through France and the world for his work.

In this interview, Léo-Paul gives us great insights about his work. Don't miss his PhotoDeck website : www.leoridet...

The importance of Personal Work

Tricia Scott is the owner of MergeLeft Artist Agents, an agency representing amazing photographers for 20 years in New York City.

The first time you took a photograph and said, “I love this, I want to do this for the rest of my life” was probably...

Describing your Personal Vision

Zoe Whishaw is a independent commercial photography consultant and mentor. She works with photographers on a one-to-one basis and runs seminars and workshops in and around London.

How you describe your work and vision as a photographer to a stranger...

The importance of partners

Tricia Scott is the owner of MergeLeft Artist Agents, an agency representing amazing photographers for 20 years in New York City.

Recently, my photographer Dustin was on a podcast called Full Time Photographer. Josh Rossi interviews photographers...

What’s your specialism? Styles and Signposts

Zoe Whishaw is a independent commercial photography consultant and mentor. She works with photographers on a one-to-one basis and runs seminars and workshops in and around London.

Aside from being functionally efficient, those looking to commission...

Negotiation 101 for photographers

Tricia Scott is the owner of MergeLeft Artist Agents, an agency representing amazing photographers for 20 years in New York City.

As an agent, one of the top reasons a photographer comes to me is to help them negotiate with clients. A negotiation...

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