What software or workflow works best for selling event prints on site?

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I photograph events and want a faster way to sell prints on site. Right now I use one computer with Adobe Bridge and Photoshop, but the main bottleneck is helping customers find their photos while other people are waiting in line.

I’m interested in software or a workflow that supports viewing kiosks plus a main printing computer, ideally manageable by one staff member. What options work well for speeding up image selection and ordering at events?

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Depending on what you're looking for, here's a few ideas.

  1. Have some sort of a display showing your images separate from the purchasing computer. It could be a laptop that's just showing pictures in some kind of a screensaver mode, a DVD player with a USB port that is cycling through pictures, or any other mechanism you can come up with, there's a bunch of them.
  2. Pre-print thumbnails of the photos you are selling, get them laminated or something similar, and hand them to the people who are next in line, so they can take a look at them quickly. Make sure to have some kind of numbering system so that you can find it quickly in the computer.

Neither of these is a software solution per say, but they should both help with your biggest bottleneck, and at low cost.

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Yes—there are dedicated event-sales packages made for this. Two options mentioned were Express Digital Darkroom and the Krasbit Chameleon series; Express Digital Darkroom was noted as a major player in this space.

That said, your biggest bottleneck may be workflow rather than editing software. A few practical ways to speed things up:

  • Use a separate display or kiosk that continuously shows images so customers can browse without tying up the print station.
  • Pre-print thumbnail sheets/contact sheets with clear image numbers so people can decide before reaching the counter.
  • Keep a simple numbering system so staff can quickly retrieve the selected file on the main computer.

If budget allows, a custom touchscreen kiosk could add a smoother self-service experience, but that’s likely a higher-cost solution.

So the best answer is: use event-specific sales software if you need integrated viewing/ordering, but also redesign the customer flow with a separate browsing station and numbered thumbnails to remove the queue bottleneck.

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