ShootCal Help

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Getting started with ShootCal ​

ShootCal is a scheduling and client-management app built by a working photographer. It runs on your own Google Calendar (your events stay yours) and adds the photography layer: golden-hour timing, deposits, online booking, contracts, professional invoicing, clients, and delivery through ShootCal Galleries.

1. Sign in ​

Download ShootCal from the App Store (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch) or from Google Play (Android), and sign in with the Google account whose calendar you use for bookings. In the web app, sign in with your ShootCal email and password or continue with that Google account. One ShootCal account also works in Galleries and Lightroom; see Account, sign-in & permissions.

2. Set your location and session types ​

Your location drives sunset and golden-hour math. Session types (Wedding, Family, Engagement…) carry the defaults (duration, golden-hour vs studio hours, booking rules, calendar invites), so creating an event is two taps.

3. Book your first session ​

Pick a day, pick a type, type the client's name. ShootCal computes the start time around the light, tracks the deposit, and saves the client to your list automatically. From there, explore:

When the shoot is done ​

Deliver the photos with ShootCal Galleries. The gallery can be created right from the booking, and a Lightroom publish with the client's name uploads straight into it.

Find your way around the web app ​

The sidebar keeps Calendar, Clients & Booking, and Payments one click away. Use the area menu at its top to open Galleries, Website, or Settings. Each area’s tools appear underneath. On a phone, tap the navigation button to open the sidebar.

Use Appearance near the bottom of the sidebar to choose Light, Dark, or System. Light is the default. Your choice stays in this browser and follows you between the Web app and Galleries owner tools; it does not change the photos or website design your clients see.

A calendar day opens its schedule in a dialog. Select an event for details, then use Back to day to return to that day’s list. New Event remains available from the day schedule.

Stuck? Ask the ShootCal Assistant ​

The ShootCal Assistant is built into the web app, Galleries, and the website builder. Ask it a question in your own words and it answers from these help docs.