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title: Getting Started with Photo and Video Galleries
description: Create, upload, and share your first branded client photo and video gallery with ShootCal Galleries.
url: "https://shootcal.com/docs/getting-started-2/"
updated: "2026-11-13"
category: ShootCal Galleries / Start here
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# Getting Started with Photo and Video Galleries

# Getting Started with Photo and Video Galleries

ShootCal Galleries gives photographers and videographers one branded place to deliver full-resolution photos and video originals. Photos support favorites, notes, and Lightroom Classic publishing; videos appear separately with gallery playback up to 1080p. Gallery delivery and print ordering are live, and White House Custom Colour (WHCC) produces and drop-ships print-store orders under your brand after you complete the store setup.

## 1. Create your ShootCal account

[Sign up once with ShootCal](https://app.shootcal.com/app/?signup=1&return=galleries). Enter your photographer and studio names, verify your email, choose the ShootCal URL clients will see, and accept the Galleries terms. ShootCal creates the Free Galleries studio under the same stable account identity. A verified Google or Microsoft sign-in does not require a separate Galleries password or a calendar connection. There is no second Galleries registration. If you already have a Galleries studio, it is linked without losing galleries, settings, its permanent address, or its current plan. Galleries keeps its own studio terms and product data. After signup you manage Galleries inside ShootCal at [app.shootcal.com](https://app.shootcal.com/app/galleries): choose **Galleries** at the top. See [Using one account for the app and Galleries](/docs/galleries/shootcal-app-integration).

## 2. Create a gallery

In ShootCal, choose **Galleries** at the top, then **New gallery**. Choose a saved client in the **Client** field to connect the gallery to that client. Existing contacts are marked **Galleries only**. **New gallery contact** saves a contact for Galleries; choose a saved Client Hub client when you want the Client Hub connection. The optional **Gallery name** lets you use a title such as Wedding Gallery; leave it blank to use the selected client’s name. Galleries are never created automatically. New galleries use your studio’s visibility default. Check **Visibility** and choose **Unlisted** if you want access through a private share link.

## 3. Add and organize photos and videos

Open the gallery and choose **Choose photos or videos** on the Add photos or videos card, or drop JPEG photos onto it. You can also install the Lightroom Classic publish plugin. On Plus and Pro, the same button takes MP4, MOV, or WebM videos. 4K originals remain available to download while gallery playback adapts up to 1080p. Photos and videos appear separately in the client gallery. See [Upload, organize, and manage photos and video](/docs/galleries/manage-photos-and-gallery-settings).

## 4. Send the gallery

Open the gallery and use **Send & Share** to copy the client link and PIN or send a template-based delivery email. When downloads are enabled, clients receive the original JPEG photographs and the full-resolution video originals. See [Sharing galleries, downloads, and delivery email](/docs/galleries/sharing-downloads-and-delivery-email).

## 5. Collect favorites

Clients heart photographs, add per-photo notes and an overall message, and send the selection without creating an account. Their picks appear under **Galleries** > **Favorites** in ShootCal, where you can copy the file names back into Lightroom. See [Client favorites and proofing](/docs/galleries/favorites-and-proofing).

## Continue setting up

- [Publish from Lightroom Classic](/docs/galleries/lightroom-plugin).
- [Branding, privacy, and the studio page](/docs/galleries/branding-visibility-and-studio-page).
- [Build and publish your photography website](/docs/galleries/website-builder).
- [Set up a custom domain](/docs/galleries/custom-domain) on Pro.
- [Review plans, storage, and billing](/docs/galleries/plans-storage-and-billing).
- [Set up the live print store](/docs/galleries/print-store).

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