How FindMe Photo works
Everything FindMe Photo does, and exactly how to use it — from creating an album to guests finding their own photos with a selfie.
Create an album
From your dashboard, click New album, give it a name, choose sell or just share, and you're in.
Once you click Create, you're taken straight to the album admin page. From there you can upload photos, customize settings, and grab the QR code.
Every album gets a unique 6-character access code (like TQ8J9L) that guests use to enter. This is generated automatically.
Upload your photos
Drag and drop your entire shoot. Photos are resized automatically to your current setting selection — no prep work needed.
Drag and drop Drag and drop files from your computer, or click the upload area to browse. You can select hundreds of photos at once.
After upload, two things happen automatically:
- Thumbnails are generated for fast gallery loading
- AI face indexing runs on every photo — this is what powers selfie search later
You'll see a progress modal during upload. Keep the tab open until it finishes.
Three ways guests can enter your album:
Scan the QR code
Display it on a screen, print it, put it on a table card — guests scan with their phone camera
Type the access code
Guests go to findme.photo/find-my-photos and type the 6-character code
Click the direct link
Copy the gallery link and send it via text, email, or WhatsApp
Guests don't need an account or an app. The QR code gets them in. Works on any phone, any browser.
Guests find themselves with a selfie
No scrolling through thousands of photos. A guest snaps a selfie and AI returns every shot they're in — in under two seconds.
Here's the exact flow from a guest's perspective:
Tap "Selfie Search"
The blue button at the top of every album. Opens the selfie camera.
Take a selfie (or upload a photo)
The browser asks for camera permission. Guest takes a quick selfie — no filters needed, just a clear shot of their face.
AI matches in ~2 seconds
Face recognition compares the selfie against every indexed face in the album. Matching photos are shown instantly.
Browse and download
Only the guest's photos are shown. They can tap "Show All" to go back to the full album anytime.
Add second shooters to one album
Flip one switch and second shooters, assistants, or a photo-booth operator can upload straight into the same album.
How to enable it:
- Open your album's admin page
- Toggle "Make Album Collaborative" to on
- An invite link appears — copy and send it to your collaborators
- They click the link, sign in, and can start uploading immediately
What collaborators can do:
✓ Upload their own photos and videos
✓ Delete photos they uploaded
✓ View the album in admin mode
✕ Edit event name or settings
✕ Delete other people's photos
✕ Turn collaboration off
Quality and downloads, your call
Set the photo quality when you create the album, then turn guest downloads on or off whenever you like.
Two settings in the album dashboard control what guests can save:
Album quality
Chosen when you create the album — 4000px on most plans, up to original quality on Pro. You can change it later from the album settings; photos already uploaded keep their quality, new uploads use the new setting.
Allow downloads
On: guests save full-quality photos to their device. Off: they can still view and selfie-search, but there's no download button.
Batch download
Guests can select several photos and save them at once — a single ZIP on desktop, the native share sheet on phones.
Selling albums work differently — guests get free 800px previews and buy the full-resolution files. More on that next.
Sell your photos
Turn an album into a storefront — guests buy digital downloads at your prices, and you keep up to 99%.
Decided when you create the album. The New album dialog asks "Will you sell photos from this album?" Choose Yes to make it a selling album. This choice is permanent — a selling album can't be switched back to free sharing, and a free album can't be turned into a selling one. Pick the right mode up front.
On a selling album, downloads change automatically: guests can grab a free 800px preview to share, but the high-resolution original is never served for free — it's purchase-only. You set the prices in Store Settings.
Connect your Stripe payout account on the Store Settings page so guests can complete purchases and the money lands in your account directly. FindMe takes a small per-sale fee that shrinks as your plan grows.
What you unlock on each plan
A breakdown of the features that scale with your plan — from branding to unlimited storage.
Custom Branding
Your studio name replaces "FindMe Photo" in the navigation. Choose from five color schemes: Classic, Warm Ivory, Midnight, Sage Garden, or Rose Gold. Guests also get a branded album URL (yourstudio.findme.photo). Available on Growth and Pro plans.
Upload Quality
Free+, Studio, and Growth: 4000px high-res. Pro: original quality, up to 15 MB per file — ideal for print-ready deliverables.
Unlimited Photos Per Album
Free and Studio plans have a 1,000 photo-per-album limit. Growth and Pro plans support unlimited photos per album — upload as many as your event needs.
Traffic Analytics
Pro includes a dashboard showing views, unique visitors, and downloads per album. Monthly performance reports help you understand which events get the most engagement.
Video Duration
Video length depends on your plan — from 90 seconds on the free plan up to 5 minutes per video on Pro. Check the plans above for your exact limit.
Google Drive Import
Connect a Google Drive folder and photos sync directly into your album — no downloading, no re-uploading. Photographers already shooting into Drive save hours on every event. Available on Growth and Pro plans.
What the analytics show you
- Total views and unique visitors per album
- Downloads — how many photos guests actually saved
- Traffic over time, so you can spot your busiest days
- A breakdown per album across all your events
Make it your studio, not ours
Put your studio name, colors, and a branded URL on every album — guests see your brand, not FindMe.
Branding is set once in your account and applies everywhere automatically:
Your studio name
Replaces "FindMe Photo" in the navigation and across every guest gallery.
A color scheme
Pick from five looks — Classic, Warm Ivory, Midnight, Sage Garden, or Rose Gold — and it themes the whole experience.
A branded URL
Your galleries live at yourstudio.findme.photo instead of a generic link.
How to set it up:
- Go to Profile and open the Studio branding section.
- Type your studio name and pick a color scheme — you'll see a live preview.
- Hit Save. Every album, old and new, updates instantly.
Run FindMe from your AI assistant
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to FindMe and create albums, upload photos, import from Drive, and pull analytics — just by asking.
FindMe runs a hosted connector (an MCP server) that lets an AI assistant operate your account safely. There are two ways to connect, depending on what you use:
Web assistants — ChatGPT & Claude
No install, no key. Add the connector once and sign in with OAuth. Best for managing events, checking usage, and uploading via a tap-to-upload link.
Coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex…
These install the connector themselves. You create an API key, store it where the agent keeps secrets, and it can upload photos straight from your computer.
How to connect (web assistant):
- In your AI app, open its connector settings (e.g. ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors, or claude.ai → Customize → Connectors).
- Add a custom connector and paste the FindMe server URL: findme.photo/api/mcp
- Choose OAuth and sign in — the assistant is now linked to your account.
Export straight from Lightroom Classic
Deliver galleries without leaving your editing workflow — FindMe shows up right in Lightroom's Export menu.
Our plugin adds FindMe Photo to File → Export in Lightroom Classic. Selected photos upload directly into an event, and face indexing starts automatically — no browser step.
How to set it up:
- Download the plugin from Profile → Lightroom Classic, unzip it, and add it via Lightroom's Plug-in Manager.
- Create an API key in Profile → API Keys, paste it into the plugin, and click Test connection.
- Select your photos, choose File → Export → FindMe Photo, pick or create an event, and click Export.
What happens when you delete photos
Deletion is permanent. There's no trash bin or undo.
On the admin page, check the boxes on photos you want to remove, then click delete. You can select up to 10 at a time.
When you delete a photo, everything related to it is removed:
- The photo file itself (original + thumbnail)
- All face data associated with that photo
- The photo won't appear in selfie search results anymore
Collaborator permissions
If your album is collaborative, each person can only delete photos they uploaded. The album owner can delete any photo. If you try to delete someone else's photo as a collaborator, you'll see a permission error.
Things people ask
Quick answers to the stuff that actually trips people up.
Pricing
Free+ — premium features unlocked for 6 months, then free forever.
10 events, 10 GB, selfie search included. No card. When you're ready to grow, plans start at $6.67/month.
Questions? Contact us