Adding professional photographer shots
Mark photographer-uploaded shots so they surface in their own filter chip alongside the guest stream.
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Your professional photographer can upload their photos directly into the same PixVenu gallery as your guests. There's no separate "pro" gallery to maintain — everything lives together, and the photographer's shots get a special treatment so guests can find them easily.
When you (or the photographer) upload a photo on behalf of a professional, mark it as a "Pro upload" from the host lightbox controls. Photos with this flag get a small Pro badge on their tile in the grid, and a dedicated "Pro shots" filter chip appears on the guest view so anyone can narrow the grid to just the photographer's work. Guests can switch back to the full grid or pick any other filter at any time.
This is also the right pattern for second photographers, videographers, or any contributor whose shots you want viewers to recognize as authoritative. Use the photographer's name (or business name) in the uploader field so the lightbox attribution makes it clear who took the shot.
A note on copyright: make sure your photographer has agreed that the images can be uploaded to a private gallery your guests can view. If you've enabled per-photo download for guests, also confirm the photographer is comfortable with that. You can turn off guest downloads from the gallery settings while leaving the photographer's photos visible — viewing and downloading are independent controls.
Most professional photographers prefer to upload their full delivery via desktop after the event. PixVenu's web uploader runs on macOS and Windows browsers exactly the same way it runs on mobile, so they can drag-and-drop a finished folder of selects without any per-file fiddling.
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