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Export to a watched folder on your Mac and each photo gets your branding, finds its guests with Face Match, and goes out by text. Your edit is the one that ships.
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Nothing exported yet.
Watching 1 folder
Waiting for new photos — drop files into the folder to upload them
Manage FoldersThe Mac windows are rebuilt in HTML from the app. The photos are real frames from NASCAR San Diego (NASCAR, 321 photos) and carry that event’s own overlay; the Finder window’s timestamps and file sizes are samples.
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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
- Point the desktop app at the folder once
- Originals always preserved unbranded
Photos arrive branded and ready to share
Your client’s logo and branding are applied within seconds of a photo landing in the Watch Folder. Guests receive polished, on-brand images without you lifting a finger.
- Branding applied automatically on import
- Re-export the same file with a new edit and the gallery updates
- Branded photos feed the gallery, slideshow, and notifications
Capture One and Lightroom, set up once
Set a Capture One export recipe to the Watch Folder. You shoot and edit; every processed frame drops in and goes out branded.
- Capture One: an export recipe pointed at the folder
- Lightroom: an export preset pointed at the folder
- No plugin to install in your editor
Guests get their photos without you doing anything
With Face Match on, every export routes to the right guests — personal galleries, SMS notifications, and slideshow updates all trigger automatically. You focus on shooting.
- Face Match links photos to the right guests
- Exports land in the active session, so session tagging works too
- Slideshow and gallery update in real time
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 or short video land in a folder on your Mac, BrandStudio handles everything from there.
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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.
Common questions
How does Watch Folder work with Capture One or Lightroom?
Set your tether export in Capture One or Lightroom to a local folder. Point BrandStudio's Watch Folder at that same folder. Every JPEG the photographer exports — after their color, crop, and retouch — gets branded, uploaded, and delivered to the gallery automatically. Zero extra steps in the photographer's workflow.
Does Watch Folder upload raw files or just the JPEGs I export?
Whatever lands in the folder. JPEG exports are the common workflow, but Watch Folder also picks up RAW (CR2, CR3, NEF, ARW, and more), HEIC, TIFF, PNG, and short video files. Most photographers export edited JPEGs and keep raws in their library — but if a raw lands in the folder, it goes up too.
Can I use Watch Folder with photographers who don't use Capture One or Lightroom?
Yes. Watch Folder is a simple "any file that lands in this folder gets processed" system. Photographers using Photo Mechanic, Bridge, or even a shared drop folder all work. As long as JPEGs end up in the watched folder, BrandStudio picks them up and handles the rest.
What happens to photos that were in the folder before I pointed BrandStudio at it?
Historical files are ignored by default — only new files landing in the folder after Watch Folder starts get processed. This prevents accidentally re-uploading an entire archive. If you do want to backfill a batch of existing photos, drop them into the folder fresh or use the bulk upload tool in the portal instead.