Gallery Editor & Cover Image

Your images deserve more than a download link.

Client galleries in your style: design worlds, cover images, custom title layout — with image selection, downloads, and image sales. Directly in CreatorDesk.

Individual designs · Image selection · Image sales · all in CreatorDesk

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Gallery Editor & Cover Image — CreatorDesk
What happens in the video
  1. Photographer? Still just sending a ZIP link?
  2. Client: "Is the gallery ready yet?" – Photographer: "Yes! Here's the download link." – Client: "Oh, a ZIP file … How do I open it on my phone?" – Photographer: "Best to unzip it on a computer." – Client: "That's a shame, the photos are so beautiful."
  3. Your photos are special. Is your gallery? It can be so much more.
  4. One click, a whole new look: Editorial Collection · Hero types · Design worlds
  5. Customize your cover image: Photos · Text · Instant image · Decorations
  6. Color palettes for every season: Autumn · Winter · Christmas · Spring
  7. How your clients see it: on desktop and on mobile
  8. Your gallery. Your style. – Editorial Collection · Custom cover layout · Seasonal color palettes · Videos in the cover image · Custom mobile version · Share layouts
  9. Your photos. Your gallery. Design worlds, cover images, and custom cover layouts. No code.

Here's how it works

  1. Choose design
    1

    Choose design

    Editorial Collection, hero types, or ready-made design worlds — one click, and the entire gallery has a new look.

  2. Design cover image
    2

    Design cover image

    Drag images, add text, instant image or decorations — one version for desktop, one for mobile.

  3. Family selects, downloads, buys
    3

    Family selects, downloads, buys

    Your clients mark favorites, download images, and order prints — no ZIP file, no app.

Perfect for the Christmas season

Christmas in every gallery.

Four Christmas worlds, snow-flurry title image, fir-tree green color palette and winter motifs — perfect for your Christmas shootings, applied with one click.

Image selection & proofing

Customers mark images with color codes (yes/maybe/no/final) directly in the gallery. Comments per image, finalize selection with one click.

  • ✓ Color markings (red/orange/green/final)
  • ✓ Comments from customers + photographer
  • ✓ Audit log: Who marked what and when
  • ✓ E-mail notification on completion

Cover Image Layouts & Looks

13 cover image layouts, 4 multi-image templates, and ready-made quick-start looks for image presentation. Colors, fonts, image spacing, and cover image individually customizable.

  • ✓ Full screen, split, collage, scrapbook, torn edge, and more.
  • ✓ 6 color worlds, 3 image grids (uniform, masonry, flexible)
  • ✓ Columns (2-5), edge-to-edge or centered
  • ✓ Live preview in the design editor

Dark & Light Mode

Professional dark background for maximum image impact or classic light display — configurable per gallery.

  • ✓ Dark mode: images look more brilliant
  • ✓ Light Mode: Warm, classic design
  • ✓ Switchable per gallery
  • ✓ CSS variables for consistent theming

Watermark

Automatic watermark on all preview images. Originals remain protected. One click activates or deactivates it for the entire gallery.

  • ✓ Own text or photographer's name
  • ✓ Deckkraft von 5% bis 80%
  • ✓ Process all images at once
  • ✓ Originals always protected

Event QR codes

For daycare, school and event photography: QR codes per participant, automatic gallery assignment during batch upload.

  • ✓ QR code with booking confirmation
  • ✓ Printable PDFs (A4/A5)
  • ✓ Batch upload with QR recognition
  • ✓ Automatic gallery per participant

Downloads & Shipping

Single images or ZIP archives. Send gallery link directly to the customer by e-mail or WhatsApp. Password protection and expiration date.

  • ✓ Single image + ZIP download
  • ✓ Email and WhatsApp dispatch
  • ✓ Password protection + expiration date
  • ✓ Reminders before expiry
Dual mode

Two views. A link.

Your customers can switch between image selection and presentation with a click. You decide which view is shown first.

Selection mode

Wedding Müller 2026 24 pictures
Markings
All pictures 24
Yes 8
Perhaps 4
No 2
Final 3
Finalize selection

Presentation mode

Wedding Müller Photography: Max Mustermann
To the picture selection
Select images Download all
Dashboard

Everything in view. Everything is controllable.

Images, selections, comments, design and statistics — clearly organized in tabs.

Wedding Müller 2026 Published
Send Status Edit
24
Images
142
Calls
3
Selections
1.2 MB
Memory
Images Selection Comments (5) Design Statistics Watermark
Drag pictures here or
Select files
Daycare photography spring 2026 Active
Confirmed bookings
Emma Schneider
15.04.2026 09:00
QR code Gallery
Lukas Weber
15.04.2026 09:30
QR code Gallery
Mia Fischer
15.04.2026 10:00
QR code Gallery
Print QR codes
PDF A4 / A5
Batch upload
QR recognition
Event integration

Automatic. With every booking.

For shooting events (daycare centers, schools, companies), a QR code and a personal gallery are automatically created for each participant when a booking is confirmed.

1

Confirm booking — QR code + gallery are created automatically

2

Print QR codes — PDF with name + date, A4 or A5

3

Photography — Take a photo of the QR code in front of each participant

4

Batch upload — Upload all images, QR codes are recognized, images are automatically assigned

Lightroom integration

Directly from Lightroom. Without detours.

Export your edited images directly from Adobe Lightroom Classic to your CreatorDesk galleries — including gallery settings, customer assignment and automatic e-mail dispatch. No browser required.

Create or select a gallery — directly in the export dialog, with duplicate detection for the same title

Assign customer & project — Select CRM customers and projects directly in the plugin

All settings configurable — Theme, layout, password, downloads, watermark, presentation mode

Automatic e-mail dispatch — Send access data (link + password) directly to the customer after uploading

Duplicate handling — Images with the same file name are automatically replaced, selections are retained

Export — CreatorDesk Gallery
CreatorDesk Gallery
Server URL:
https://creatordesk.de
API token:
••••••••••••
New gallery:
Title:
Wedding Müller 2026
Gallery settings Dark, Grid, Watermark
Apply gallery settings
Status:
Published
Password:
•••••
Color scheme:
Dark
Layout:
Grid (standard)
Columns:
4
Downloads: Single download ZIP
Watermark: Activated 30%
Customer & Project Project assigned
Customer:
Lisa Müller ([email protected])
Project:
Wedding Müller (2026-06-15)
Send access data to customers by e-mail
Cancel Export
Select color scheme Configure layout Password protection Control downloads Watermark Presentation mode Customer assignment Car shipping Duplicate detection Export presets
Lightroom Workflow

From processing to the customer. One click.

Edit your images in Lightroom and transfer them directly to your customer with all settings — without any intermediate steps.

1

Select images

Mark edited images in Lightroom

2
CreatorDesk Gallery
Customer:Miller
Theme:Dark
Shipping:✓
Export

Settings & Export

Configure customer, gallery settings and shipping

3
Upload successful!
24 of 24 images uploaded.
Access data sent to [email protected].

Customer receives e-mail

Link + password automatically via e-mail template

Optional from Galerie Solo

Monetize your galleries

Sell individual images, packages, or the complete gallery — clients choose directly in the gallery, see the final price instantly, and order in three clicks.

creatordesk.de/g/anna-lukas/

3 Images selected · Premium package

5 of 15 included · Final price 199 EUR

Live Price

For every selection, the included quota + extra image surcharge is calculated instantly.

Retouching Value-Add

For premium packages you retouch after payment — the client automatically receives the final versions.

Delivery via download link

Clients enter their email address, receive the link, and download the images — no account, no password required.

And the best part: Your gallery is just the beginning.

In CreatorDesk, everything is connected — from the first inquiry to the finished post on Instagram.

  1. Gallery
  2. Clients & Projects
  3. Offer
  4. Contract
  5. Invoice
  6. Social Media

Which plan?

Free of charge
3 galleries and 2 GB storage — in every CreatorDesk account, including the free plan. Design worlds, image selection, and downloads included.
Galerie Solo
15 galleries and 15 GB storage for regular shootings.
Galerie Studio
Unlimited galleries, 200 GB storage, custom title layout, and Lightroom plugin.
Galerie Agentur
Everything in Studio, 500 GB storage, and videos in the cover image.

Image sales with packages and prints are included in CreatorDesk Pro and Business.

Your next gallery will look different.

Sign up for free, upload photos, choose a design. 3 galleries are permanently free.