Are you a live performance photographer looking for a French platform that truly fits your line of work? MesGaleries.com offers a complete professional tool designed around the specifics of live performance: one gallery for the artist, another for the fans, fast high-definition delivery, automated print sales, and support based in France that replies in under 18 minutes. All your data stays stored in France, in compliance with the GDPR.
This page explains how MesGaleries meets your practical needs, from the first client meeting to the last print sale.
The specific challenges of live performance photographers
The dominant tools (Pixieset, ShootProof, Pic-Time) treat galleries as a simple file repository and do nothing about the practical friction points of live performance. Here are the problems you run into regularly, and to which MesGaleries offers a suitable answer:
- Live performance imposes tough lighting constraints and fast delivery: agencies and artists expect the photos within 24 to 48 hours for their social media and communications.
- You deal with several rights holders for the same photos: artist, agency, organizer, venue, sometimes sponsors. Each wants their own access within seconds.
- Fans want their souvenirs, but the artist wants to control what circulates. The usual compromise is to publish a compressed selection for social media and keep the HD files for professionals.
- Festivals bring together several artists on several stages. Organizing several hundred photos per evening and per stage is a headache without proper structure.
One gallery for the artist, another for the fans
Live performance means handling several distinct audiences for the same photos: the artist and their agency want private high-definition access for their communications, organizers want a royalty-free selection for promotion, and fans simply want their souvenir of the concert. MesGaleries lets you create several galleries derived from a single shoot, with separate permissions: private artist gallery, pro gallery for the press, public gallery for the audience, each with its own quality level and rights. Your photos gain value across every segment.
A gallery that respects your visual identity
The work of a live performance photographer is above all artistic: the gallery should step back and let your images speak. MesGaleries offers a clean, professional design by default, fully customizable to match your studio's visual identity: colors, typography, logo, custom subdomain (your-studio.mesgaleries.com), tailor-made welcome banner.
Above all, the platform learns from the way you work. After a few galleries, MesGaleries automatically suggests your usual chapters, your export quality preferences and your protection settings. You save time where your peers lose it.
Key features for live performance photographers
- Several galleries derived from a single shoot (private for the artist, pro for the press, public for fans)
- Permissions and download quality configurable per gallery
- Custom subdomain per festival or recurring tour promoter
- Collaborative gallery to collect photos from fans/audience members
- Built-in video hosting (excerpts from recorded performances) with a secure link
Smooth delivery, in high definition
Your clients collect their photos through a permanent gallery, secured by password or by face recognition, accessible 24/7. No more expired WeTransfer links, no more full Google Drive, no more lost files.
- Individual or batch download, at the resolution you choose (compressed preview for public sharing, full HD for clients).
- No time limit, no file size limit.
- Detailed download statistics.
- No ads, no ad tracking.
Sell your prints without handling the logistics
Print sales are a regular source of additional income for live performance photographers. MesGaleries automates everything: your clients order directly from the gallery, you set your commission on each sale, and the partner lab Negatif+ prints, packs and ships the prints.
You collect your commission without ever handling a single box. Negatif+ quality is our benchmark: no parcel arrives damaged.
The live performance photographer's workflow from A to Z
Here is how a live performance photographer actually uses MesGaleries, from the start of the assignment to the last print sale:
- Before the show, you talk with the organizer or the artist to define the delivery requirements.
- During the show, you shoot without interruption. No technical constraints in the field.
- Back home, you upload the edited photos and create the derived galleries: private for the artist, pro for the press, public for fans.
- You send the links to each audience with the appropriate permissions (agency in HD, press in medium resolution, fans in preview).
- You track download statistics and enable print sales to fans to generate additional income.
MesGaleries vs Pixieset, ShootProof, Pic-Time
The international solutions are solid, but built for the North American market. For a live performance photographer in Europe, here is what changes:
- Interface available in English, as well as in French, Spanish and German.
- Billing in euros with French VAT, compliant invoices for your accounting.
- Data hosted in France, GDPR compliant with no additional contract.
- Support based in France, average response time under 18 minutes, weekends included.
- Extensive customization of the design (colors, fonts, subdomain).
- Eco-friendly hosting: refurbished servers powered 100% by solar energy produced on site.
International competitors do not think of the gallery as a multi-audience tool. MesGaleries is the only one to offer this fine-grained rights management by segment.
Pricing and getting started
The Standard plan at €15/month covers the needs of a live performance photographer who is starting out (10 active galleries, 80 GB of storage). The Gold plan at €28/month takes you up to 40 active galleries and unlocks the customizable commission on sales as well as face recognition protection. The Premium plan at €50/month removes any limit on published galleries.
The Free plan remains usable indefinitely and lets you test the platform on two galleries, with no time limit whatsoever.
See all plans and their detailed comparison →
Frequently asked questions from live performance photographers
A few answers to the questions you ask yourself most often before trying the platform.
- How do you quickly deliver concert photos to the artist and their agency? You create a private gallery dedicated to the artist, upload your edited photos and send the secure link. The agency downloads in high definition in 1 click. The gallery remains accessible for future promotional use.
- Can you create several galleries for the same show (artist, press, fans)? Yes, MesGaleries lets you create several galleries from the same photos with different permissions: private HD for the artist, a medium-resolution version for the press, a compressed preview for fans with the option to buy prints.
- How do you handle photography for a festival with several artists and several stages? You structure the gallery into chapters (by stage, by artist, by evening). The festival's custom subdomain lets all rights holders easily find their content, season after season.
- How do you collect the photos taken by the audience during a concert? With the collaborative gallery and a QR code handed out in the venue, fans upload their own photos in high definition. You moderate the contributions, and the best ones can join the official gallery.
You will find more answers in our general FAQ.
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