File Sharing & Delivery
Send photos, videos, and creatives without losing a pixel. Tools, workflows, and pro tricks for fast, secure delivery.
FAQs
File sharing is one-way delivery for download; online proofing adds markup, version compare, and approvals on top of that shared file.
Instead of clunky zip files, clients scroll a clean visual grid that mirrors your style, select favorites in one click, and pay for extras—all in the same interface.
Most services let you set destruction after X days or downloads—ideal for NDA work or large campaigns.
Yes. Tools like Picflow logs timestamp and file names, allowing you to track every download and client hand-off.
A 100 Mbps connection moves a 1-GB file in roughly 80 seconds. Fiber up-links slash that further.
Password gates, expiring links, and optional watermark overlays ensure only invited viewers see the work.
Offer originals and resized versions: web-sized JPEG for quick proofing and full-res originals. Picflow does automatically resize images for you.
In most cases 3–12 months. After that, galleries are usually archived to save storage space.
Some platforms connect to labs so prints ship automatically once a client purchases. This is mostly used by wedding photographers so they can earn an additional buck by selling prints.