Events · 5 min read · Savina Bansal
Album selection without the WhatsApp screenshots
The couple hearts their album photos and adds notes; the studio pastes the list into Lightroom. How Ohanvi’s Album selection link replaces the screenshot chain.
Building the platform this article is about
Every studio knows the album selection chain. The couple scrolls the gallery, screenshots the photos they like, sends a string of screenshots on WhatsApp with “this one but brighter”, and someone at the studio matches each screenshot to a file name by eye.
The Events module has a link for exactly this step, and it ends with a list Lightroom can read.
What the couple does
Send them the event’s Album selection link. They see the gallery with a heart on each photo: tap it to add the photo to their picks. Any pick can carry a note for the studio, such as “crop closer” or “brighten this one”, up to 300 characters.
If the album has a fixed number of photos, the link can set a maximum. The page shows the count as they go, and stops them at the limit with a message to remove one before adding another.
When they are done, they tap “Send picks to the studio”. That locks the selection on their side. If they need a change after that, they ask the studio; the selection does not move under you.
What the studio sees
The event’s Selection tab shows the picks as they come in, with each note beside its photo, and says whether the couple is still choosing or has submitted, and when.
Straight into Lightroom
Export the selection in one of two ways.
Lightroom filter: a copied list of the picked file names. In Lightroom Classic, open Library Filter → Text → Filename → Contains and paste it. The catalogue now shows only the couple’s picks.
CSV file: one row per pick, with the file name, folder, note, and when it was picked and submitted. Open it in a spreadsheet to work through the notes.
Why it matters
File names, not screenshots, are what the editor needs. The notes stay attached to the right photo. And because the selection locks on submit, the album you design is the album the couple chose, with a date to show for it.
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Questions this answers
- How can a couple select photos for their wedding album online?
- With the Album selection link in Ohanvi’s Events module. They tap a heart on each photo they want, add notes if they like, and send the picks to the studio, which locks the selection.
- Can I import a client’s photo selection into Lightroom?
- Yes. The Selection tab copies the picked file names as a Lightroom filter. Paste it into Library Filter → Text → Filename → Contains in Lightroom Classic. A CSV export is also available.
