Paper Proofing gives high-volume photographers a way to create customized proof sheets using the photographs and subject information already organized within Snapizzi.
But the original implementation had an important limitation: the number of photographs that could appear on each proof sheet.
An early Snapizzi update changed that, giving photographers significantly more flexibility when creating custom paper proofs.
Before this update, Snapizzi Paper Proofing was limited to a single row of photographs on each custom proof sheet.
The update removed that single-row limitation, allowing photographers to create proof sheets with as many as six rows and up to 18 photographs.
That gave studios much more flexibility in how they designed their proofs and how many images they could present on a single page.
For photographers capturing multiple poses, expressions, backgrounds, or other variations, the expanded layouts made it possible to show a much broader selection of images while still using the studio's custom proof-sheet design.
The expanded image layouts continued to work with Snapizzi's customizable Paper Proofing workflow.
Photographers could combine the proof information generated by Snapizzi with their own blank proof-sheet design, allowing the finished proof to maintain the studio's branding, pricing, ordering information, and other elements.
Snapizzi handled the repetitive part of the process—placing the appropriate photographs and subject information into the proof—while the photographer retained control over the overall design.
That combination made it possible to automate proof creation without forcing every studio into the same generic proof-sheet layout.
Paper ordering may be traditional, but producing those proofs doesn't have to be a manual process.
Expanding Paper Proofing from a single-row layout to as many as six rows and 18 photographs made the feature practical for a wider range of high-volume photography workflows.
It also established a foundation that Snapizzi has continued to build on.
Today, Paper Proofing provides photographers with additional options for creating customized proofs using individual subject photographs, group photographs, project data, and other information already organized within Snapizzi.
For studios that still use printed proofs, the goal remains the same: use the organization already happening inside Snapizzi to reduce the manual work required to produce them.
Learn more about how Paper Proofing fits into a complete high-volume photography workflow, from subject data and image organization through proofing and delivery.
Editor's Note: This Paper Proofing enhancement was originally announced as part of a January 2017 Snapizzi product update alongside improvements to Paperless Camera Cards. This article has been updated and expanded from that original announcement while preserving its historical context.
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