As professional event photographers, we’re always looking for new and better ways to deliver our service. That’s where Honcho comes in, with event photography software that maximizes the impact of your photos—and helps you generate more leads and close more high-value deals.
The concept behind Honcho is simple but powerful. The best way to maximize the impact of your photos is to share them instantly—when people are the most excited to receive them. By allowing anyone to find their own photos with AI-powered face recognition, you share the right photos to the right people.
In summary, you distribute your photos to everyone in a personalized way, without delay. And all of this happens automatically, since the event photography software is doing the heavy lifting for you.
When you start using Honcho in your business, you will see the impact on your bottom line:
- You get to charge higher prices because you’re offering a value-added service.
- You stand out from the competition, making it easy for your clients to choose you instead of them.
- You generate loads of leads while you’re shooting your events, because guests are coming up to you to ask about your service.
In this article, we show you how to use Honcho to elevate your photography business. You can also create a free account and get started right away.
Upload Photos Instantly, From Camera to Cloud
Honcho lets you upload photos in real time as you take them, automatically creating an online gallery that’s easy to share with clients and guests.
It works by tethering your camera to your smartphone via the Honcho app (available on iOS and Android), which detects the camera automatically. As soon as a photo is taken, it’s instantly transferred to the app and uploaded to the cloud.
Once in the cloud, the images can be accessed from any device—whether it’s a phone or a laptop—via the mobile or web app.
Honcho uses wired tethering for fast and reliable performance, and it’s compatible with any standard data cable. High-resolution images typically transfer and upload in about five seconds.
You can also select the upload resolution, ranging from full-quality images to compressed versions at 640px on the longest side. Smaller files, such as the 640px versions, upload almost instantly.
What sets Honcho apart is that it doesn’t require any additional hardware. Unlike other tethering solutions, like CamRanger, which often require extra equipment to extend connection range, Honcho only needs your camera and phone, and gives you virtually unlimited range. This allows you to move freely around a venue without worrying about losing connection.
Upload Post-Processed Photos After the Event
In addition to enabling real-time photo uploads, Honcho also offers the flexibility to upload images after the event. Many photographers opt for a combination of both—sharing photos instantly during the event for immediate client and guest access, followed by uploading edited, final images later as polished deliverables.
By uploading edited photos to Honcho, clients and guests can take advantage of the face recognition feature, making it easy for them to find their own pictures. This simplifies the process of delivering the right photos to the right people, since it’s all handled by the event photography software.
Uploading edited photos is straightforward—just drag and drop the files onto the Honcho website. The platform efficiently processes large batches of images, and with flexible cloud storage plans, you can scale up as your needs grow.
You can also customize download options, offering both high-resolution and web-sized images. Web-sized photos are perfect for quick sharing on social media or messaging platforms.
As an event photographer, you’ve likely experienced the frustration of your photos not reaching the guests.
We understand that our primary responsibility is to the client—whether it’s an event planner or a wedding couple—and it’s ultimately up to them when and how the photos are shared.
However, clients often delay sharing photos, or sometimes don’t share them at all. This can lead to guests contacting you directly after the event, hoping to get their images.
We believe the photos we capture hold value not just for the client but for everyone who attended the event. These moments are meaningful for the guests too, and they deserve access to those memories.
This isn’t about blaming the clients—they usually have other priorities, and distributing photos might not be top of mind.
The real issue is the lack of a simple, efficient way to share event photos. There wasn’t any event photography software that could help with that—until Honcho stepped in.
With Honcho, guests can instantly view and download photos from an online gallery. Since images are uploaded in real-time, guests can access them while the event is still fresh in their minds.
While guests love seeing all the event photos, they want a quick way to find their own. In the past, they had to scroll through the entire gallery, which could be time-consuming.
Honcho solves this with a smart feature: guests upload a selfie, and the app’s face recognition finds their photos, creating a personalized gallery. Each guest receives a curated collection featuring only the images they appear in, making the experience effortless and tailored.
One of the main reasons clients hesitate to share photos with guests is due to privacy concerns. For example, wedding couples may want to keep certain intimate moments private, and event planners often avoid publicly sharing guest photos to respect their privacy.
As a result, many photos go unshared, losing their impact and value over time.
Honcho tackles this issue with advanced privacy features.
One option is to password-protect the online gallery, restricting access to a specific group, which works well for sharing photos with a select audience.
However, password protection can be limiting if the goal is to share photos with all event attendees.
This is where Honcho’s innovative, guest-friendly approach comes in: blurring all the photos in the gallery. Only images identified through facial recognition are unblurred, allowing each guest to view only the photos they appear in.
This way, you can share the full gallery with everyone while ensuring each guest can access only their own photos. Honcho provides a unique solution that balances widespread photo sharing with privacy protection.
Play Live Slideshows to Engage the Audience
We believe photography should go beyond simply capturing moments at an event or wedding—it should be an immersive experience. Every feature we’ve discussed is designed to elevate your photography services into something more impactful.
One of the best ways to create that immersive experience is through live slideshows. There’s something captivating about seeing your photos displayed on a big screen—it energizes the crowd, sparks conversations, and enhances the overall vibe of the event.
It’s also a great way to showcase your work to a live audience. And when someone in the crowd needs a photographer in the future, who do you think they’ll remember?
Honcho makes setting up a live slideshow incredibly easy. Just open the online gallery, click “More,” and select “Slideshow.” No extra software is required.
You can also moderate the slideshow from the mobile app or any device. For example, an assistant can moderate it from a laptop, viewing your photos in real-time without manual file transfers. You can decide whether to automatically publish new photos or keep them unpublished until you’re ready, depending on your workflow.
Print On-Site Without Manually Transferring Files
The features we’ve discussed not only elevate your photography services but also open up opportunities for upselling, enabling you to charge higher rates and increase your earnings per booking. One popular way to boost revenue is by offering instant on-site prints.
There’s something uniquely special about receiving a physical print, and many clients love the idea of providing personalized keepsakes for their guests. These prints can serve as meaningful, customized alternatives to traditional party or wedding favors.
Typically, on-site printing can be cumbersome, involving manual file transfers from your camera to a laptop, which can be difficult to manage during a busy event. Honcho streamlines this by allowing wireless printing from any device, eliminating the need for manual transfers.
It also provides flexibility in managing prints. You can print directly from the mobile app, or an assistant can handle printing from a laptop. Since photos are uploaded to the cloud in real-time, your assistant can instantly access and print them, making the process smooth and efficient.
Conclusion
As event photographers, we have to change the way we deliver photos today. The usual approach of sharing the photos days or weeks after an event or wedding is causing so many missed opportunities—to create impact and excitement, to add to the event experience and ultimately, to grow our businesses. Sharing photos instantly during the event creates a far greater impact.
That said, Honcho offers powerful event photography software that goes beyond instant photo sharing. With features like face recognition, guests can privately receive their own images. You can also run live slideshows and print photos wirelessly on-site, enhancing the overall event experience.
As photographers, we need to think beyond simply documenting events. Events are about creating unforgettable experiences. If we limit ourselves to just capturing moments, we risk becoming less relevant—especially in a world where everyone has access to high-quality cameras on their phones.
It’s time to redefine how photography can elevate weddings and events. By delivering more value to your clients, you can not only grow your business but also stand out from the competition.
Sign up for a free Honcho account today and see how it can transform your photography business.
