Build a better business. Live a better life.
Studio Lifesaver is a business platform built by photographers, for photographers — with social posting, auto-tagging, sales tax calculations, and multi-session packages built in, so you can spend evenings with your family, not slogging through admin. Built by a 20-year pro who used to engineer banking software.
No credit card required · Free 14-day trial · Free data migration
Photography probably isn’t what keeps you working until midnight. It’s the emails. The invoices. The scheduling. The social media. The contracts. The endless little tasks that pile up until running your business starts taking more time than creating the work you love.
That’s why we called it Studio Lifesaver.
Our goal isn’t just to organize your business — it’s to give you your life back. By automating repetitive tasks, streamlining your workflow, and bringing everything into one place, Studio Lifesaver helps you spend less time behind a screen and more time behind your camera, with your family, or simply enjoying the freedom that inspired you to become your own boss in the first place.
Because your business should support your life — not take it over.
Built around the way photographers actually work
Every one of these came from a real conversation with a photographer who needed it.
Automatically calculates sales tax
Powered by TaxJar, every invoice calculates the correct sales tax based on your client's location. If you shoot in states with dozens of tax jurisdictions, this alone can save you hours every month — time you'd rather spend behind the camera.
Posts to social media — and auto-tags everyone
Social posting is built around your sessions, just like your real workflow. Clients, vendors, and locations are tagged automatically — no more hunting for handles. AI writes your captions too — based on learning your unique voice.
Manages your whole team
Invite second shooters and assistants to jobs, set their rates, and simplify billing and payment — so payday isn't its own project.
Sells multi-session packages
Bundle multiple shoots, products, and consultations into one package. Perfect for newborns, milestones, or any series. Give clients their own portal to see their current package, schedule sessions, and make payments.
Everything you need to build a business that supports your life
The systems and support to help you spend more time creating — and less time managing.
Switching CRMs? We'll do the heavy lifting.
Moving from HoneyBook, Dubsado, Sprout Studio, or anywhere else? Our team will migrate your workflows, templates, and data for free. No downtime, no headaches.
Janet Howard
Founder · Photographer · Engineer
I ran my own six-figure studio on this for six months before I showed it to a soul.
For 20 years I’ve made my living behind the camera — weddings, newborns, and families I’ve photographed through every season of their lives. But before I ever picked up a camera, I built software for a living: online banking systems for a major bank, and infrastructure for The Weather Channel.
So when no tool fit the way photographers actually work, I built my own — and ran my entire business on it for six months before telling anyone it existed. This isn’t a tech company’s guess at what you need. It’s the system I use every day.
Read the full story
Ever thought, “I wish my CRM could just…”? Now you can tell the person who builds it.
If you’ve bounced between CRMs, you know the feeling — a dozen little things you wish worked differently, and a support queue that never really listens. Founding members get something no big competitor can offer: a straight line to me, the founder. Tell me what your business actually needs, and watch it land in the product. This is your chance to stop bending your business around the software and help shape a tool that finally fits.
- A direct line to the founder — your wishlist becomes the roadmap
- A private founding-members group
- A real vote on what gets built next
- Up to 40% off — locked in for life
Lock in up to 40% off — for life
Social
Social media management for photographers
Founding Member price — locked for life
- Unlimited social media accounts
- Unlimited posts per month
- AI-powered caption generation
- Post scheduling
- Multi-platform support
- Content calendar
14-day free trial included
Starter
Everything you need to run your studio — built for lighter schedules.
Founding Member price — locked for life
- Full client & contact management (CRM)
- Online booking with sales tax calculations (TaxJar)
- Proposals, contracts & e-signatures
- Invoicing, payment plans & Stripe payments
- QuickBooks integration for bookkeeping
- Multi-session packages with client portal
- Workflows & AI-powered automation
- Team management for second shooters & assistants
- Client galleries with print & album ordering (WHCC)
- Website builder for your studio
Limits
- Up to 10 active client galleries
- 50 GB gallery storage
Best if you shoot a handful of sessions a month and want to get organized.
14-day free trial included
Pro
For full-time studios who keep clients for years.
Founding Member price — locked for life
Everything in Starter — with no limits.
Every client’s full history stays with you forever. Never expire or delete a gallery to make room for the next family.
- Unlimited client galleries
- Unlimited gallery storage
- Unlimited connected social accounts
- Priority support
Built for photographers shooting at volume.
14-day free trial included
Not sure which to pick? If you shoot a few sessions a month and just want to get organized, start with Starter. If you’re full-time, shoot at volume, and want every client’s history in one place for good, Pro is built for you.
All plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required. Rate locked for life as long as your subscription stays active.
Less admin. More time behind the lens.
Join the 75 founding photographers shaping the future of studio management — and locking in lifetime pricing while they do it. One tool for your clients, invoices, social media, and team.
No credit card required · Free migration from any CRM