Plan Contact Sheets Without Splitting a Shoot — Free
Contact sheets are easier to review when each shoot starts on a fresh sheet. Count pages with that separation intact, rather than pooling leftover thumbnail cells between unrelated shoots.
The proof surface
Photo briefs decide what to capture. This plans review-sheet pagination after selection, without analyzing images or claiming a thumbnail size suitable for every reviewer.
Why the flat version breaks
Pooling leftover cells
A new shoot deliberately starts on a fresh page.
Ignoring caption height
Filenames can reduce the usable thumbnail rows.
Using the count as a print specification
Margins and image readability still need a physical test.
How to work the proofing folio
Count only the images intended for this review round, not the entire memory card. Duplicates consume cells even when their filenames look similar.
Set columns per shoot and a common row count that works with your paper, margins and labels. This tool does not calculate physical thumbnail size.
Four columns by five rows hold twenty images. Seventy-three portraits need four pages; the forty-two objects at fifteen per sheet need three more.
Ensure the reviewer can identify the original file from the sheet. Keep client or personal images in your own workflow; the local tool needs counts and generic shoot labels only.
What the proofing folio replaces
| Question | Before | Visible working |
|---|---|---|
| Pooling leftover cells | A new shoot deliberately starts on a fresh page. | Choose readable thumbnail geometry |
| Ignoring caption height | Filenames can reduce the usable thumbnail rows. | Round pages per shoot |
| Using the count as a print specification | Margins and image readability still need a physical test. | Check filenames in a printed sample |
A local arithmetic aid replaces hand calculation, not expert review. No paid AI service is needed.
Run it on the samples, right here
FIRST-LOAD
Input is processed locally and a draft is saved automatically in this browser profile when storage is available. Reset to sample clears that draft; Pro history has its own clear button. A state link encodes your inputs in its URL: share only non-sensitive rows. Browser history, clipboard and anyone receiving the link may retain it. Optional AI use below leaves this device; it is not required.
Pagination only. No images are uploaded or inspected, and no print-quality or privacy clearance is implied.
Data note: Everything runs in this browser tab on the proofing folio: your shoot | selected photos | thumbnail columns stays on this device, nothing is uploaded, and the reading is rebuilt only when you press run.
Go deeper: the companion app files the same reading as a stapled evidence packet
The article demo above runs without limits. The companion app keeps a local history, exports the rows as CSV, prints the proofing folio reading, and holds your drafts on this device — one free run, then $ 4 one-time for the layer that keeps filing.
The proofing folio reading is complete for free. The optional $4 layer adds print, row CSV and the last five local reading summaries; it does not add hidden answers. Checkout is not configured yet; the article demo remains unlimited.
Open the plan contact sheets without splitting a shoot companionBoundary
Pagination only. No images are uploaded or inspected, and no print-quality or privacy clearance is implied.
What this is built on
- Method: Four columns by five rows hold twenty images. Seventy-three portraits need four pages; the forty-two objects at fifteen per sheet need three more.
- All sample records are invented examples. The app does not fetch measurements, policies, files or personal records.
- Google’s official pricing page, fetched 2026-09-27, lists free-tier access including AI Studio. Optional formatting only; limits and availability can change. Free-tier content may be used to improve products. Never paste private records there.
Before: A new shoot deliberately starts on a fresh page. After: the proofing folio shows the working beside each named row so the reader can change the assumption and inspect the consequence.
Optional AI formatting, not calculation
For this proofing folio, use the free AI Studio interface only if available to you, with no paid API key. Manual entry completes the same workflow for free. Supply only fictional or non-sensitive notes. Review its output against the source; never paste unresolved questions into the numeric rows.
Format my non-sensitive notes for a proofing folio. Return plain rows only: shoot | selected photos | thumbnail columns. Preserve supplied quantities exactly. Do not guess missing values; list questions separately. Do not calculate or add advice. I will check every row before pasting into the local tool.
Accepted schema: shoot | selected photos | thumbnail columns. No AI response is executed as code.