Lumara for photographers
Delivering photos and video in one client gallery
Use one gallery when the photographs and video belong to the same client story. Prepare web-suitable video, label it clearly, test playback on mobile and keep the download message accurate for each media type.
Choose the right moments
Short films, speeches, interviews and behind-the-scenes clips can deepen a gallery. Raw working footage and unrelated exports usually make the delivery harder to understand. Include video because it belongs in the experience, not only because the platform accepts it.
Prepare and place video
- Use a supported, web-suitable export.
- Give the video a recognisable title or caption.
- Place it near the photography sequence it supports.
- Provide a poster or visual context where possible.
- Avoid auto-playing sound.
Plan transfer and storage
Video can dominate the size of a mixed gallery. Include it in upload estimates and storage calculations, and leave enough time for processing. A progress bar reaching 100 percent does not prove that every client device can play the result.
Test the client experience
- Start and pause playback on a phone.
- Check portrait and landscape orientation.
- Confirm the gallery remains navigable on a slower connection.
- Verify whether video downloads are available and described correctly.
- Provide a separate route only when the client genuinely needs original production files.
A better workflow for large event galleries
Large galleries need operational structure before visual polish: stable exports, resumable uploads, useful grouping and a client view that remains easy to browse.
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.
The complete client gallery guide for photographers
A client gallery is more than somewhere to store files. It is the final room in the client experience: the place where the work is first seen, shared, selected and downloaded.
Photography gallery storage calculator
Model the working set you expect to keep online; do not confuse gallery storage with your complete archive.
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.