There’s nothing like making a bride wait six months for her wedding album. Thanks to technology, today’s newlyweds can relive their Big Night through Facebook friends’ photos.
Now photographers can beat that with DigiLabs Pro digital workflow software, which allows brides to pick and choose their favorite photos to be printed on calendars, coffee table books, cards, and more.
Chicago Marriage Examiner chats with Stephanie Weber, general manager for DigiLabs Pro, based in Palo Alto, Calif., to find out how this software works and how Chicagoland photographers can get in on the action.
Chicago Marriage Examiner: What is StudioShare?
Stephanie Weber: StudioShare is a free studio-branded application that allows clients of professional photographers using DigiLabs Pro web galleries to access their photos and the ability to place orders anytime, anywhere from their iPhone or iPod touch. It greatly enhances the speed with which photo clients can view their images and in which photographers can secure orders. For example, newlyweds can view their wedding photos and purchase photos while on their honeymoon, and have their order waiting for them when they return home.
Chicago Marriage Examiner: What do wedding photographers need to do to create a wedding gallery? Weber: DigiLabs offers wedding photographers several subscription options for hosting their galleries, from monthly options with unlimited numbers of photos and galleries to yearly subscription plans. All a wedding photographer would need to do is sign up for their desired subscription, download the software and within minutes, they could begin uploading photos to their gallery.
They can also design their gallery to mimic their own unique branding so clients never feel as if they’re dealing with a third-party vendor. Photographers can share the galleries on their studio website or by sending a link through e-mail. Additionally, customers can access the galleries using StudioShare with their iPhone or iPod touch devices.
Chicago Marriage Examiner: Aside from the wedding album, what other services does DigiLabs provide for photographers and newlywed couples?
Weber: For wedding photographers, finding more meaningful ways to capture and preserve their clients’ memories is often a challenge, especially when trying to balance a schedule of multiple shoots with timely delivery of the finished products. DigiLabs offers enhanced software called DigiLabs Pro which streamlines the workflow process to give photographers more time to do what they do best -- taking photos. DigiLabs Pro provides an easy way to view, edit and create custom photo products. With an easy-to-use wizard, some projects that would have taken days, if not weeks, can be completed in minutes.
Working with DigiLabs, wedding photographers can use the photos in their online galleries to easily create coffee table books, calendars, gallery wraps and more. DigiLabs’ goal is to provide affordable and convenient options for enhancing the way photos can be displayed without breaking the bank. Most products can even be created and shipped in the same week.
For brides, when a photographer uses DigiLabs, you have access to easy-to-use web galleries to place orders, share your images with friends and family and a convenient place for them to order professional quality prints.
Plus, with our new StudioShare iPhone app, you can share your wedding pictures from the ease of your iPhone. If someone wants to place an order, they can do so quickly and easily directly from the app.
Chicago Marriage Examiner: How could a married couple celebrating a special event or milestone use DigiLabs’ services to create a special gift for their spouse?
Weber: For many couples, special events like renewing their vows, having an anniversary celebration, welcoming a grandchild to the family or celebrating a graduation can warrant hiring a photographer to document the ceremonies as they unfold or to capture milestone portraits. As soon as the photos have been successfully uploaded by any photographer to a DigiLabs online gallery hosting, the final proofs can be converted within minutes to a gift that will last a lifetime.
Popular products for couples celebrating an important milestone include coffee table books and flush-mount photo albums that offer a variety of sizes, designs and covers to choose from. Impressive details include hand-sewn binding (coffee table books) and animal-friendly covers (photo albums).
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