Public product guide

Understand what MyPhotoLog brings to your studio

A concise overview of the Apple app and web app capabilities, written for photographers evaluating MyPhotoLog for session logging, studio organization, creative planning, and gallery delivery.

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Platforms

Field capture and studio management, connected

MyPhotoLog is presented through a native Apple experience and an authenticated web workspace. Each surface is tailored to where photographers do that part of the job.

Native Apple app

A SwiftUI companion for photographers working on set or on location, with fast access to sessions, film rolls, locations, tools, and reference material.

Log film and digital sessions with dates, locations, notes, gear, and related contacts.
Track projects, film rolls, frame details, moodboards, and location scouting notes from the field.
Use practical shooting tools such as light meter, depth of field, sun position, and posing guide views.

Authenticated web app

A browser-based studio workspace for organizing operations, reviewing work, and delivering client-facing galleries from a larger screen.

Manage sessions, projects, contacts, gear, galleries, moodboards, calendar views, messages, and studio profile settings.
Share galleries with role-aware access and delivery controls for clients, models, and collaborators.
Use the same Microsoft Entra-backed account model as the Apple app so studio data stays aligned across platforms.

Feature documentation

What photographers can manage in MyPhotoLog

These summaries document the public-facing product areas reflected in the current app experiences and supporting platform architecture.

Workflow

A complete record of every shoot

MyPhotoLog helps photographers move from loose notes and spreadsheets to an organized studio record. Sessions can connect the practical details of a shoot with the people, projects, gear, locations, and galleries that follow from it.

Create project records for assignments, campaigns, personal series, and client work.
Capture session metadata including dates, locations, notes, gear, contacts, and film or digital context.
Review recent activity from the web dashboard or the Apple app home experience.

Analog and digital

Film, frame, and gear tracking

The product is designed for hybrid photographers. Film workflows can live beside digital sessions, while the gear inventory keeps cameras, lenses, lights, and related equipment connected to the work where they were used.

Track film stocks, rolls, sizes, development details, scans, and per-frame exposure notes where available.
Maintain a gear inventory for cameras, lenses, lights, accessories, and other working equipment.
Connect gear and film details back to sessions for a reliable creative and technical archive.

People

Contacts, collaborators, and messages

Photographers can keep client, model, assistant, and collaborator details close to the work itself. Contact records and messaging support the operational side of a studio without separating it from the creative archive.

Maintain contact records with roles and related session history.
Support project collaboration and role-aware access patterns for shared work.
Use messaging features for project conversations and direct communication where enabled.

Delivery

Galleries and client review

The web app includes gallery workflows for presenting finished or in-progress work. Delivery controls help photographers share the right images with the right audience while keeping the studio record intact.

Create and organize galleries tied to studio work.
Provide role-aware gallery access for clients, models, and collaborators.
Manage delivery-oriented controls such as download availability and access expectations from the web app.

Planning

Moodboards, locations, and shooting tools

MyPhotoLog supports preparation as well as post-shoot organization. Moodboards, location scouting, and field tools help photographers carry intent from planning through capture.

Build moodboards and visual references for concepts, projects, and client conversations.
Save location details and scouting notes for future sessions.
Use Apple app tools including light meter, depth of field, sun position, and posing guide references.

Foundation

Secure account access and platform parity

The product uses Microsoft Entra authentication across clients and is backed by a shared API. Public-facing experiences should describe the same core capabilities whether a photographer starts in the Apple app or the web app.

Authenticate with Microsoft Entra-backed sign-in flows across supported clients.
Keep core studio entities aligned across Apple and web experiences through the backend API.
Protect direct messages with end-to-end encryption where direct messaging is enabled.

Documentation standards

Clear, courteous, and grounded in the product

This public guide is intended to help photographers understand the product without exaggeration. It summarizes what the Apple app and web app are designed to support and points readers toward support when they need more detail.

Editorial principles

Professional, courteous language for public-facing readers.
Clear separation between Apple app field workflows and web app studio workflows.
Feature descriptions grounded in implemented product areas rather than speculative promises.

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