Client galleries
Deliver private online galleries with a polished experience for clients.
Learn moreBuilt for real photography workflows.
FolioDen is designed for photographers who want their galleries to look polished, work smoothly and support the business around their images.
View pricingUseful for
- clients.yourstudio.co.uk
- galleries.yourstudio.co.uk
- art.yourstudio.co.uk
- A branded photography delivery portal
Custom domain galleries
Put your photography galleries on a domain that belongs to your brand.
FolioDen Elite supports custom domains and subdomains for photographers who want their gallery experience to feel more closely connected to their own photography business.
Instead of asking clients to think about the gallery platform behind the service, a custom domain can keep the photographer's own business identity at the front of the experience.
Use your own domain or subdomain
A FolioDen Elite photographer can request a custom-domain setup using their own domain or a suitable subdomain for gallery areas.
Examples could include destinations such as clients.yourstudio.co.uk, galleries.yourstudio.co.uk or art.yourstudio.co.uk.
Keep your photography business visible
Clients may spend a significant amount of time inside a gallery while choosing, viewing or receiving photographs.
Using a domain associated with your own business helps that part of the journey feel connected to the photographer rather than like a separate third-party destination.
Use one branded destination for gallery areas
Custom domains can be connected to client galleries, art galleries or a photographer homepage within the supported FolioDen setup.
That gives photographers more flexibility over how their public and client-facing gallery areas fit into their wider brand.
Custom domains fit into the wider client gallery experience.
A domain alone does not create a professional delivery experience. It works best alongside organised galleries, consistent branding and a client journey that is easy to understand.
1. Build the gallery experience
Create the client or art gallery that will act as the destination for your photography.
FolioDen's client gallery software supports viewing, proofing, delivery and photo sales workflows.
2. Decide how the domain should represent your business
Choose a domain or subdomain structure that makes sense alongside the rest of your photography website and client communication.
A clear gallery destination is usually easier for clients to recognise and remember than a collection of unrelated URLs.
3. Request the Custom Domain setup
Elite photographers can use the managed request flow from their FolioDen settings area to request custom-domain setup.
4. Keep using the same wider FolioDen workflow
The purpose of the custom domain is to make the gallery experience more closely aligned with the photographer's brand while retaining the wider FolioDen gallery workflow.
Custom domains for different photography gallery areas.
Different photographers may want their own domain to lead into different parts of their FolioDen presence.
Client gallery domains
A client-focused subdomain can give wedding, portrait, event or commercial clients a recognisable destination for their gallery experience.
This can help keep proofing and photo delivery connected to the photographer's wider identity.
Art gallery domains
Photographers presenting creative work publicly can connect an art gallery area to a domain structure that reflects their own business or creative brand.
Explore FolioDen art galleries.
A photographer homepage
The supported custom-domain setup can also include a photographer homepage, helping create a more coherent public gallery destination.
Why photographers use their own domain for galleries.
Create a more recognisable client destination
Clients are more likely to recognise a gallery address that clearly relates to the photography business they already know.
That continuity can make the journey from photographer website to gallery feel less fragmented.
Keep the photographer's brand front and centre
A custom domain reduces the visual disconnect that can happen when a client leaves the photographer's main website and suddenly sees an unrelated address.
For the wider presentation strategy, see branded online galleries.
Create more professional gallery links
Gallery links appear in emails, messages and client communication. A branded domain can make those links feel like part of the same photography service.
Keep client galleries inside the wider brand experience.
A photography website may introduce the photographer and secure the booking, but the gallery often becomes the client's main destination after the shoot.
That makes the gallery experience an important extension of the photography brand rather than simply a technical place to store files.
Before the gallery
Clients interact with your website, emails and photography business before they ever receive their photographs.
Inside the gallery
They may then proof photographs, choose favourites, revisit images, download completed work or make purchases.
After delivery
A consistent gallery destination makes it easier for the photographer to maintain the same brand relationship throughout those later interactions.
Custom domains work alongside branding, not instead of it.
The domain is one part of the client experience. Gallery presentation, cover images, organisation and the photographer's wider identity still influence how professional the finished result feels.
Use consistent naming
Choose gallery names and destinations that clients can understand rather than creating unnecessarily complicated URL structures.
Make gallery delivery feel deliberate
The strongest experience feels as though the gallery belongs to the photographer's workflow rather than being something bolted on after the shoot.
Keep the visual experience consistent too
A branded URL is strongest when the gallery itself also feels consistent with the photography business.
See how to make online galleries match your photography brand .
Custom domains are available with FolioDen Elite.
The Custom Domain feature is part of FolioDen Elite. Elite photographers can request setup from their FolioDen settings area and use their own supported domain or subdomain for gallery areas.
See the current FolioDen plans and pricing for the wider differences between plans.
Bring your FolioDen galleries closer to your photography brand.
Build your gallery experience with FolioDen and use Custom Domains on Elite when you want a branded domain or subdomain for your gallery areas.
Explore more FolioDen features
Build a stronger gallery workflow with the tools that matter most to photographers.
Proofing
Let clients choose favourites and keep selections organised.
Learn morePhoto sales
Sell digital photography directly from your galleries.
Learn moreCommon questions about custom domains
Helpful answers for photographers considering FolioDen.
Can I start with a free FolioDen account?
Yes. New photographers start with a free Launch account by default and can upgrade later from account settings.
Can I use FolioDen for client galleries?
Yes. FolioDen is built for client galleries, art galleries, proofing, downloads, branding and photo sales.
Can I sell photos through FolioDen?
Yes. FolioDen supports online gallery sales. Launch Free includes FolioDen commission on paid sales, while Pro and Elite remove FolioDen sales commission.
Can I use my own branding?
Yes. FolioDen includes branding options, and Elite Creative supports custom domains for a more professional gallery experience.