TinyX for photographers: client galleries that expire on delivery

You've spent 14 hours editing a wedding. Two thousand frames down to 400 keepers — colour-graded, retouched, exported. Then you drop everything into WeTransfer, hit send, and three days later the client messages you: "The link expired. Can you resend?"

That's not a rare edge case. That's Tuesday.

File delivery is one of those invisible taxes photographers pay — chasing expired links, repeating yourself, wondering whether the client actually downloaded the files or just opened the email. TinyX clears the whole mess in one place.

Tired of WeTransfer expiry anxiety on client galleries?

WeTransfer's free tier gives you a few days. Their paid tier costs more than it should for what you actually get. And neither tells you whether anyone actually clicked.

With TinyX, you create a folder link — upload your full gallery (RAW or JPEG, your call) and share one short URL. The client gets everything as a downloadable package. You set the expiry yourself: 30 days, 60 days, or a specific date. Click-based expiry is available too — useful if you want the link to die after five downloads so it doesn't circulate freely.

Every TinyX link comes with a QR code auto-generated as SVG — infinitely scalable, prints on a USB card, a thank-you envelope, or a studio delivery note without going blurry.

For a deeper look at how TinyX compares on privacy, expiry, and day-to-day delivery, see our TinyX vs WeTransfer breakdown — and a wider roundup of WeTransfer alternatives built for professional handoffs.

How do you password-protect a gallery so only your client can open it?

Social media screenshots travel fast. The last thing you need is a client's wedding gallery making the rounds before they've had a chance to see it first.

Set a password on any TinyX link in two clicks. The client enters the password, the gallery opens. No account needed on their end — just the password you gave them. Combine this with a time-based expiry and you have a gallery that self-destructs once the handover period ends.

Can clients send you files without another email chain?

The other half of the delivery problem is the intake side. Clients uploading photos to you — raw files, reference shots, venue photos they've collected, photos they want retouched — usually ends up as a string of emails with "oops forgot this one" in the subject line.

TinyX's upload drop fixes this without requiring your client to create an account or install anything. You create a drop link and send it. They open it, drag their files in, hit upload. Everything lands in your TinyX storage, AES-256-GCM encrypted, and you get an instant notification via webhook — Slack, Discord, or a JSON ping to your system of choice.

You never have to chase them for the files. They never have to figure out a new platform.

Did the client actually open the gallery?

"Did you get the gallery?" — you've sent that message. You shouldn't have to.

TinyX gives you real-time analytics on every link: who opened it (by country, device, browser), when, and how many times. For photographer use, this means:

• You know the gallery was opened before you follow up for a testimonial
• You know if the link is bouncing (wrong address, expired, etc.) before the client complains
• You can see whether the QR code on your packaging was scanned

This isn't vanity data. It's knowing whether your delivery actually landed.

Why put QR codes on print deliverables?

You print a thank-you card. You send a USB. You hand over a product box. Put a TinyX QR code on it and that printed piece becomes a live link — to the gallery, to a behind-the-scenes video, to your booking page. If your destination URL ever changes, you update the TinyX link and the QR code still works. No reprinting.

FAQ

Can my clients download the full gallery without creating a TinyX account? Yes. Recipients never need a TinyX account. They open the link (and enter the password if you've set one) and download directly. No friction on their end.

What's the maximum file size I can upload? Current plans (subject to change on tinyx.co): Free allows up to 150MB per file with 10GB storage; Pro ($9/mo) goes to 1GB per file with 100GB storage; Max ($29/mo) allows 5GB per file with 300GB storage. For large RAW galleries, check the live plan cards on the homepage before you commit.

Can I use TinyX for client intake — getting files FROM clients? Yes — upload drops are built for exactly this. You share a short link, the client uploads without an account, you get notified instantly. Files are encrypted client-side before they ever reach storage.

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Photographers deal with enough complexity between the camera and the invoice. File delivery shouldn't be part of it.

Explore the photographer use case, or try TinyX free and send your next gallery with a password, an expiry you control, and analytics that tell you it landed.