Sharing event photos with one QR code, from setup to the last guest

When an event ends, the slowest part of a photographer's job is often not editing. It is delivery: sending photos chat by chat, answering who is in which shot, and sending again to whoever asks later.

A QR code gallery turns this around. Instead of the photographer sending photos to guests, guests open the event gallery themselves from a single QR code.

Before the event: set up the event and QR code

1. Create the event and pick a Google Drive folder. Name it the way guests know it, then pick the folder that will hold its photos. Photos in that folder sync to the gallery. See Creating an Event for the full steps.
2. Style the QR code to fit the event. Set the code color, background, margin and a center logo. A code that looks like part of the event gets scanned more than one that looks out of place.
3. Download the PNG and prepare signs. Use it for table signs, standees or screens.

Where to put the sign

• Registration or the entrance, so guests see it before they go in
• Food or guest tables, where guests have a moment to take out their phone
• On screen during breaks or at the end, which suits seminars and corporate events
• In a post or message after the event, sharing the same link with anyone who missed the sign

Keep the sign text short and about what guests get, such as "Scan for event photos", rather than an explanation of the system.

During the event: the gallery fills itself

If photos are added to the Google Drive folder during the event, they appear in the gallery. Guests who already scanned open the same link and see new photos. To get photos in while the event runs, see Camera to gallery during the event.

For guests: browse and save

Guests need no app or account. The gallery opens in the browser, in grid or list view. They tap a photo to view it large and save it. With large events, guests can use Face Search to see only their own photos.

Gallery privacy

GN Collage has no public event listing or search. Each gallery opens only for people with its QR code or link. To keep your credit on photos that get shared on, turn on a watermark for the event.

Summary

1. Create the event and link a Google Drive folder
2. Style the QR code and download the PNG
3. Place signs where guests have time to scan
4. Add photos to the folder and the gallery updates itself