Deliver photo sets and get paid before clients download

The photographer's payment problem

Most photographers have a story about sending a gallery link and then waiting weeks for payment. Or worse, sending low-res proofs over email, getting approval, sending the finals, and then hearing nothing.

The problem isn't your clients being bad people. It's that once they have the photos, paying becomes something they'll "get to later." And later turns into never.

How it works for photographers

Upload your edited photos to FileCheckout. We automatically generate watermarked previews. Not a tiny overlay that someone can crop out. A real watermark baked into the image.

Your client opens the link and scrolls through every photo in full quality (minus the watermark). They can see exactly what they're getting. Composition, color grading, everything. They just can't download or use the photos until they pay.

Payment goes through Stripe directly to your account. Client gets a "Download All as ZIP" button. Done.

Common photography deliveries

• Wedding photo sets (50-500+ photos)
• Event photography packages
• Product photography for ecommerce
• Portrait and headshot sessions
• Real estate photography
• Food and restaurant photography

Why not just use a gallery platform?

Gallery platforms like Pixieset or ShootProof are designed for client galleries with print ordering. They're great for weddings where clients buy individual prints.

But if you're delivering a commercial shoot where the client pays a flat fee for all photos, you don't need print ordering or album design tools. You need one thing: payment before download. That's FileCheckout.

Frequently asked questions

Can I upload hundreds of photos at once?

Yes. Drag them all in. Each one gets a watermarked preview automatically. Your client sees the full gallery.

How does the watermark work?

We use Sharp to bake the watermark directly into the preview image on the server. It's not CSS or JavaScript. Someone can't right-click, inspect element, and remove it. The watermark is part of the pixel data.

Do clients get the original full-resolution files?

Yes. After payment, they download exactly what you uploaded. No compression, no resizing. The originals.

Can I use this for wedding photography?

Absolutely. Upload the edited set, set the delivery price (or final balance), share the link. Client previews, pays, downloads. If you need print ordering or album proofing, you'd want a dedicated gallery platform. But for the file delivery and payment part, this is faster.