Edited gallery delivery
Upload final JPEGs, edited sets, or client-ready galleries. Keep the finished photo package protected until the handoff is paid.
Photographers
Get paid before your final photos leave
FileDue locks edited galleries, RAW files, ZIP archives, and final photo sets until your client pays. One link, paid before download.
Photographers lose leverage the moment the final gallery leaves
Most freelance photographers eventually hit the same handoff moment: the shoot is edited, the selects are approved, and the client asks for the final files.
Once the edited gallery, RAW files, high-resolution exports, or full ZIP archive leaves your hands, the payment step becomes optional.
That’s where projects start turning into follow-ups: “just checking in,” “with accounting,” “can you resend the invoice?” The photos are finished, but you are still spending time getting paid for them.
FileDue changes that handoff. Instead of sending the final photo files first and hoping payment follows, you send one delivery link. The files unlock only after the client pays.
Use the same photography workflow you already have, but move payment before delivery
Edit the shoot, approve the selects, export the final files, then send a payment-locked delivery link instead of an open gallery folder or ZIP attachment. The client can see what is included and the price before paying. The final files only unlock after payment.
RAW file handoff
Send RAW files and full-resolution exports as a controlled delivery, not an open download folder.
Event or shoot package
Package wedding, event, portrait, product, or commercial shoot files into one paid delivery link so the full shoot does not leave before payment.
Revision-based delivery
Package each approved edit set or final photo batch as its own delivery. Scope, approvals, and payment stay tied together through the end of the project.
Answers for photographers before you send the final files
Can I deliver edited galleries through FileDue?
Yes. Upload your exported gallery files, edited photo sets, ZIP archives, or final client-ready images. The client can see the delivery details, but the files only unlock after payment.
Can I send RAW files through FileDue?
Yes. FileDue works for RAW files, full-resolution exports, source archives, and large photo packages. If the files are ready to hand over, you can deliver them through a paid link.
Can the client preview photos before paying?
Use your normal proofing or approval workflow before final delivery. FileDue is for the final handoff: once the images are approved and ready to download, payment happens before the files unlock.
Do clients need an account to download the files?
No. Your client opens the link, sees the delivery, pays by card through Stripe, and downloads the unlocked files. They do not need a FileDue account.
Is FileDue a replacement for contracts, deposits, or proofing galleries?
No. You should still use contracts, deposits, proofing galleries, and usage/licensing terms where they make sense. FileDue protects the final delivery step by making payment happen before the files unlock.
When should I use FileDue as a photographer?
Use it when the shoot is edited, approved, and ready to deliver: edited galleries, RAW files, high-resolution exports, photo ZIPs, or any final image package you do not want to hand over before payment.
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Send your next photo handoff without losing leverage
If the photos are approved and ready to go, the safest time to get paid is before the edited gallery, RAW files, or high-resolution exports leave your control.