StudioBuddy
StudioBuddy
The complete photography business platform
Studio Buddy is a polished, fully-brandable platform for photographers: a stunning public portfolio, private client galleries, in-browser photo editing, print ordering and online payments — plus flexible payment plans, a booking calendar and a simple admin dashboard. And when you want something unique, we build custom design for you at an affordable price.
Built and ready to go — from the first impression on your homepage to the moment a client pays for their prints.
A striking public homepage you control: site name, hero image, category carousels, an About section, contact details and social links — all editable, no code.
Each client gets their own secure, login-protected gallery with large-file uploads and access-expiry control — share finished work without it going public.
Clients can sort their photos into named albums and search their gallery, keeping large shoots tidy and easy to browse.
A built-in editor lets clients crop, rotate, flip and adjust brightness, contrast and saturation — and save their own edited copy, originals untouched. Switch it on or off per client whenever you like.
Sell prints through a Prodigi-powered catalogue (plus your own custom products). Set a markup per item and let clients order per-photo or as albums.
A clean basket and checkout flow with quantities and live totals. Prices are always re-checked on the server, so they can never be tampered with.
Clients pay for their gallery print orders online with PayPal, out of the box — server-verified against the order total. Want Stripe, cards or another provider? We can integrate it (see below).
Split a client's total into weekly or monthly instalments in a click. Studio Buddy spreads the cost, sets each due date and rolls any rounding into the final payment — or save a single up-front amount.
Keep a running record of payments you've taken — however the client pays you — by marking instalments paid or logging ad-hoc amounts, with the outstanding balance updating live. A record-keeping tool, not an online collection service.
A colour-coded calendar of your shoots and events, with categories you control. Add an event automatically when you create a client, and see at a glance which clients have a payment due in the next few days.
See every order in the admin dashboard, expand line items, and move orders through statuses (Pending → Paid → Shipped → Delivered) as you fulfil them.
A public contact form feeds an admin inbox with read/unread tracking — every enquiry captured in one place, nothing lost in a personal mailbox.
Create and manage clients, set gallery permissions and expiry, reset passwords, edit your site and run the shop — all from one role-protected control panel.
Hashed passwords, rate-limited logins, session-based access, role separation and parameterised database queries are built in from the start.
Runs on Node.js with a MariaDB/MySQL database and ships with a step-by-step guide to host it cheaply with automatic HTTPS on a small server — or let us handle the deployment for you at an affordable cost.
The platform looks great as-is, but your brand isn't a template. We tailor the frontend to you — layouts, colours, typography, new sections and bespoke touches — and we keep it genuinely affordable. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll quote a fair, low price.
Get a custom quoteFrontend changes tailored to your studio, priced to be affordable for independent photographers.
PayPal is built in and ready. Prefer cards, Stripe, or something specific to your country? We can wire it up for you.
Clients pay securely with PayPal when ordering prints from their gallery. Every payment is verified on the server against the order total before it's marked paid, so amounts can't be manipulated.
Want to accept cards directly, use Stripe, or a regional provider? We can integrate additional payment methods into the same checkout — just tell us what you use.
A print-on-demand catalogue powered by Prodigi, with your own markup and custom products. Clients browse and order prints straight from their gallery.
The platform is yours to grow. New features, third-party services and bespoke workflows can be added as your business changes — at an affordable rate.
Tell us about your studio and what you need — a ready-to-go setup, a custom design, or extra integrations. We'll reply with honest advice and a fair price.
Prefer email? hello@studiobuddy.co.uk