> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shootbin.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get started with Shootbin

> Create your Shootbin account, set up your first project and album, upload photos, invite a client as approver, and send for review in minutes.

This guide walks you through the complete setup for a new shoot: from creating your account to having a client ready to review photos. By the end you will have a live project with at least one album, photos uploaded, and an approver invited.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Go to [shootbin.com](https://shootbin.com) and sign up. You can register with an email address and password or sign in with a supported OAuth provider.

    Once you log in for the first time, Shootbin creates your account on the **Hobby** plan. You can upgrade to Studio or Agency at any time from the **Subscriptions** page in the sidebar.

    <Tip>
      If you received an invitation link from another photographer, use that link to join their project directly rather than registering from the homepage.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first project">
    A project is the container for a single client engagement or shoot. You need at least one project before you can upload photos.

    1. From the dashboard, click **New project**.
    2. Enter a project name, for example, the client name or shoot date.
    3. Click **Create project**.

    Shootbin sets you as the **Owner** of the project, which gives you full access to manage albums, photos, members, and settings.

    <Info>
      Hobby accounts can have up to 2 active projects. Studio and Agency plans support 10 or unlimited active projects respectively.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an album">
    Albums group photos within a project. You might create one album per look, location, or shooting day.

    1. Open your project from the dashboard.
    2. Click **New album**.
    3. Give the album a name and an optional description.
    4. Click **Create**.

    <Info>
      Hobby accounts are limited to 2 albums per project. Studio and Agency plans have no album limit per project.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload photos">
    With an album created, you can upload your proofing images.

    1. Open the album.
    2. Click **Upload photos** (or drag and drop files into the upload area).
    3. Select the image files from your computer and confirm.

    Shootbin stores the originals and generates optimized web variants for proofing. If you have watermarking configured in your profile settings, it is applied to the web variants automatically, your original files are never modified.

    <Tip>
      You can upload multiple photos at once. Reorder them by dragging thumbnails within the album view after the upload completes.
    </Tip>

    <Danger>
      Because Shootbin manages your entire flow, from shoot to delivery, it's important that you upload your files from the start in the quality and size you would send to the client. At the end of the flow, these are also the photos your client can download.
    </Danger>

    <Warning>
      Hobby accounts are limited to 100 photos per project. Studio and Agency plans raise this to 400 and unlimited respectively.
    </Warning>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite a client as an approver">
    Approvers can review photos, leave annotations, and approve or reject selects. This is the role you assign to your client.

    1. Open your project and go to **Settings** (or the **Members** tab).
    2. Click **Invite member**.
    3. Enter your client's email address.
    4. Set their role to **Approver**.
    5. Click **Send invitation**.

    Your client receives an email with a signed invitation link. When they accept, they are added to the project and can immediately start reviewing.

    <Info>
      If you want to share view-only access without allowing annotations or approvals, invite the person as a **Guest** instead.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send the project for review">
    Once your photos are uploaded and your client is a member, you send the project for review. This notifies the approver that the gallery is ready.

    1. From the project page, click **Send for review**.
    2. Confirm the action.

    Shootbin sends a notification to all approvers. The project enters a review round, your client can now open the gallery, leave annotations on individual photos, and mark photos as approved or rejected.

    When your client has finished reviewing, they click **Send back** to return the project to you with their feedback. You can then upload revisions, resolve annotations, and start a new review round if needed.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's next

Now that your first project is live, explore what you can do with it:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Review workflow" icon="check-circle" href="/guides/review-workflow">
    Understand review rounds, how clients interact with galleries, and how to track approval progress.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Annotations" icon="message-square" href="/guides/annotations">
    See how pinned comments work and how to resolve client feedback.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Revisions" icon="refresh-cw" href="/guides/revisions">
    Upload updated versions of a photo and manage revision history.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delivery" icon="package" href="/guides/delivery">
    Generate a secure download package and send final images to your client.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>