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Task-first guides for sending, delivering and downloading photos — the answer up top, the details where you need them.
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How to deliver wedding sneak peeks before the weekend endsSame-night or next-morning sneak peeks: a small set, one link the couple can forward, and the full gallery later. The exact play, step by step.Delivery vs proofing: which workflow fits your shoot?Deliver straight, proof first, or both on one link? The three workflows explained, plus how client favorites with max picks work on shoots.page.Download a gallery on your MacGot a gallery link from your photographer? Here's how to download the ZIP on a Mac — where Safari often unzips it for you before you even look.Download a gallery on WindowsGot a gallery link from your photographer? Here's how to download the ZIP on Windows, extract it with File Explorer, and find your photos.Download a gallery ZIP on your AndroidGot a gallery link from your photographer? Here's how to download the full ZIP on Android, extract it in the Files app, and find the photos on your phone.Download a gallery ZIP on your iPhoneGot a gallery link from your photographer? Here's how to download the full ZIP on an iPhone, unzip it in Files, and save the photos to your camera roll.Gallery delivery vs backup: why delivery is never an archiveDelivery galleries expire and can be deleted — they're a handoff, not an archive. What real backup looks like (3-2-1) and where delivery fits.JPEG vs PNG for photo deliveryJPEG or PNG for delivered photos? What each format does to file size and quality, why PNG rarely helps photos, and what your client actually receives.Lightroom export for delivery: recommended settingsThe Lightroom Classic export setup for client delivery: JPEG, sRGB, full resolution, screen sharpening, and filename templates that keep sets tidy.Name client photo files that survive deliveryClient, date, zero-padded sequence — a filename convention that survives ZIP extraction on any device and still makes sense years later.Preview vs original: what did I download?Browsing shows a 2,000 px preview; downloading gets the original file. How to tell which one you have, when each is enough, and how to verify a copy.Photos too large for email: four ways to send them anywayEmail caps attachments around 25 MB. Resize, ZIP, cloud link or gallery link — when each escape works, and the fastest route for a full set.Prepare HEIC photos for deliveryiPhones shoot HEIC, and shoots.page takes JPEG, PNG or RAW. Switch your camera to JPEG or convert existing shots in under a minute — here's how.How to send many photos at onceHundreds of photos won't fit in an email. Prep the set, upload once, and share one gallery link that paginates cleanly at 60 photos per page.How to send photos to clients, step by stepCompare email, transfer links, cloud drives and galleries, then follow the full delivery workflow — originals intact, no client accounts.Share iPhone photos without wrecking the qualityAirDrop, Mail, iCloud Links, Messages, WhatsApp — which iPhone sharing methods keep full photo quality, which shrink your photos, and what to use when.Share photos without losing quality: send the exact bytesMessaging apps and email shrink or cap your photos. See what original quality means, how to deliver byte-for-byte files, and how to verify them.