Lumara for photographers
Photography gallery storage calculator
Enter galleries per month, photographs per gallery, average image size and optional video. The calculator estimates monthly and annual uploaded originals before derivative previews, retention policies or duplicate archives.
What the estimate includes
The calculator multiplies gallery volume by average image count and file size, then adds optional video. The annual number assumes every month has the same volume and every original remains online for the full year.
Platforms may also create previews and thumbnails. Billing and quota treatment differs, so compare the estimate with the plan’s actual definition of storage.
Use a retention scenario
- Measure three recent galleries rather than guessing.
- Separate busy-season and quiet-season volumes.
- Model how many months galleries remain active.
- Include video only where it is genuinely delivered.
- Keep a separate backup and archive plan.
Photo gallery upload time calculator
Use your measured upload speed—not the download speed printed on the broadband package.
How to upload a large photography gallery reliably
A reliable upload is planned around the real connection, the final export and recovery from individual failures.
Client gallery vs Google Drive or Dropbox
Cloud storage is excellent at moving and retaining files. A client gallery is designed to make those files feel like a finished photography delivery.
How to create a branded client gallery
A branded gallery should feel like the final chapter of the shoot, while keeping access and downloads easy to understand.
Choosing a photography client gallery layout
The right gallery layout supports the photographs and the client’s purpose instead of forcing every shoot into the same grid.
Designing a client gallery header that helps the photographs
A gallery header sets the tone in seconds; it should orient the client and then get out of the photographs’ way.