For portrait and family studios
Portrait studios run many short sessions, not a few long ones. They have busy seasons, and a mix of part-time shooters and helpers. The work is in the diary and the repeat clients. The same families come back every year. A mini-session day packs a dozen bookings into one date. Staffing a peak weekend looks nothing like a normal one. bckendIQ handles the bookings and the people who staff those days in one app.
What eats your time
Busy seasons need staff you do not usually have
Autumn mini-sessions may need three times your usual shooters for six weekends. Then none.
A dozen bookings on one date
A mini-session day makes many client records against one shoot day. You staff the day, not each booking.
The same family comes back every year
Their history should be one client record with several sessions. Not several bookings that know nothing about each other.
Part-time shooters with odd hours
Someone who works six weekends a year still needs their hours recorded and their pay worked out right.
Booking to payslip, for portrait studios
One chain, from the moment the client says yes to the moment everyone is paid.
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Sessions are booked against a date
Many client bookings can sit on one shoot day. That is how mini-session days work.
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The day is staffed once
Crew slots cover the whole day, not each single booking.
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Hours are recorded per shooter
Real hours per person, even when one day holds a dozen sessions.
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Each family gets its own gallery
Each family gets their own gallery from one shared shoot day.
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Client history stays put
One client record that gathers sessions year after year.
Questions from portrait studios
Can several client bookings share one shoot day?
Yes. Mini-session days are the normal case. Many bookings sit on a single day, which you staff once. Each client still gets their own gallery and delivery.
Do returning clients keep their history?
Yes. A returning client is one client record with many sessions over time. Not a new record each year.
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