Image Selection Gallery - Photo gallery with rating and selection functionality
Description
Many photographers want to present images originated from shootings to their models or clients, so that they can choose the best photos from the respective shooting. Especially when there are many photos to choose from it is not easy to pick out the best images.
In order to simplify this selection process I have developed the Image Selection Gallery which I provide here free of charge for other photographers who have the same problem and are looking for a simple solution for their models and clients. The selection process is simplified by assigning stars and color marks to the individual photos. Subsequently the images can be filtered according to these criteria and so the selection is constantly reduced until the best images are chosen (like the workflow in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom). The ratings and color marks are stored in the database. Therefore the selection can be interrupted at any time and continued later. As soon as the model or customer is ready with selection and rating the result will be sent to the photographer by email. Then the photographer can start further processing like image editing or printing the selected photos. In order to make the operation for the client/model as convenient as possible the gallery can be operated for the most part by the keyboard, consequently offering a simple and fast inspection, rating and selection.
The Image Selection Gallery offers the possibility to set up as many galleries and users as you like. Access to the galleries is only possible after log on by authorized users. Each user is assigned to one gallery and only this gallery is accessible for this user.
In order to operate the Image Selection Gallery a web server or web space with PHP and MySQL support is required. The gallery runs totally independent from an already existing website.
Screenshots of the Image Selection Gallery
The appearance of the gallery can easily be customized to own needs and preferences. Colors, fonts, layout, banner and links can be changed/replaced for example. Following there are two screenshots from the gallery which shows how I use it. The first screenshot shows the thumbnails overview with the filter possibilities:
The second screenshot presents the single image view with the possibility to assign stars, color marks and remarks to the photo:
The images can also be viewed with an automatic slideshow.
Additional screenshotsTest account
You can test the image gallery in action. For this I have set up a test account. The user name is test and the password ist kennwort (German for password :))
Download of the Image Selection Gallery
Image Selection Gallery V1.3.1 from 13 Feb. 2012
(Downloads up to now: 192)
If you don't dare to install the software on you web server as well as doing customizations I can do this for you. Write me and I will make you an offer.