Watch Folder

Keep your editing workflow.
Add instant delivery.

Shoot with Capture One, Lightroom, or any tethering app you love. Auto-export to a Watch Folder and every photo is branded and delivered to guests within seconds — without changing how you work.

Capture One
Export
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Edit

Shoot and edit in Capture One, Lightroom, or any app you love.

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Watch Folder
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Watching...
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Watch

Photos land in the Watch Folder and are picked up automatically.

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Branded
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Brand

Overlays, logos, and watermarks applied automatically to every photo.

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Your photos are ready3 new photos
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Deliver

Guests get branded photos on their phone. You never left your editor.

Your editing workflow stays exactly the same

Export from Capture One or Lightroom like you always do. BrandStudio picks up each photo and gets it to guests within seconds.

  • Works with any app that exports to a folder
  • Nothing new to learn or configure
  • Originals always preserved unbranded
Your Workflow
ShootCapture with your camera
EditCapture One or Lightroom
ExportTo your usual folder
BrandStudio picks it upBranded + delivered automatically

Photos arrive branded and ready to share

Your client's logo and branding are applied the moment a photo hits the Watch Folder. Guests receive polished, on-brand images without you lifting a finger.

  • Branding applied automatically on import
  • Different look per event using Brand Kits
  • Branded photos feed the gallery, slideshow, and notifications
Branding Pipeline
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IMG_4201_branded.jpgLogo + watermark applied
Done

Capture One users get a hands-free shortcut

Our free Auto Export app connects Capture One directly to the Watch Folder. You shoot and edit — delivery happens in the background.

  • Free Mac app, no subscription
  • Runs silently alongside Capture One
  • Removes the manual export step entirely
Auto ExportFree
Capture OneConnected
LightroomManual export
exports to
Watch Folder~/Events/Gala-2026/exports

Guests get their photos without you doing anything

Face recognition, personal galleries, SMS notifications, and slideshow updates all trigger automatically. You focus on shooting.

  • Face match links photos to the right guests
  • Notifications go out via SMS and email
  • Slideshow and gallery update in real time
Auto DeliveryLive
Face matched → Sarah Chen1s ago
Gallery updated with 3 new photos2s ago
SMS sent to Sarah Chen3s ago
Slideshow updated3s ago

How photographers use it

Tethered headshots with Capture One

Guests receive their edited headshot before they even leave the booth.

Live edits at galas

Quick-edit in Lightroom and the gallery updates within seconds — your creative eye stays in the loop.

High-volume conference coverage

Badge scan, shoot, edit, export — guests have their branded photos before they walk away.

Any tethering app you prefer

If photos land in a folder on your Mac, BrandStudio handles everything from there.

Guests get photos faster. You do less work.

Your favorite editing tools, paired with automatic branding and delivery. No post-event sorting, no manual sends.

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