Photo galleries with a Lightroom plugin: publish without extra export steps

📤 Can you send photographs directly from Lightroom?

Yes. The Pelli plugin for Lightroom Classic connects your export to your account and galleries. Your catalogue remains the starting point for choosing finished images instead of finding the right folder again in an upload window.

Think of the plugin as a delivery destination. Editing, image choices and output settings remain the photographer’s decisions. This distinction creates a clear process even when you already use several export methods for other recipients.

Prepare the account and destination

The Pelli plugin for Lightroom Classic installs through the Plug-in Manager. Keep its folder in a permanent location on your computer. It is intended for Lightroom Classic: check your application before looking for the export destination.

When connecting, you authorise access to your Pelli account in the browser. This makes your galleries available in the export workflow. Choose a recognisable gallery name to distinguish two sessions for the same person.

For a client photographed in spring and autumn, the date and session type offer useful clues. “Professional portrait — October” is clearer than an internal folder number. Your organisation becomes easier to understand when choosing a destination.

🎛️ Which settings should you check before sending?

Before exporting, check the selected images, destination and output settings appropriate to the assignment. A gallery receiving finished files needs a different welcome message from one used to choose images before retouching.

Keep file names consistent between your catalogue and client communications. If someone points out a detail in a photograph, you can find the right image without interpreting an approximate description. This is a working convention you establish yourself.

Start with a small representative set when preparing the process for the first time. Then open the gallery to inspect the client’s view. This check connects the uploaded file to its actual use: viewing, choosing or downloading.

An example: delivering professional portraits

You finish twelve portraits for a consultant. In Lightroom Classic, gather the approved images and export to her Pelli gallery. The gallery name identifies the session so you do not confuse it with an earlier assignment.

In Pelli, prepare the message accompanying the photographs and the download options. Your client receives a space with your branding and a simple instruction for retrieving files. The catalogue remains your preparation tool; the gallery becomes her delivery access point.

When another session is arranged months later, use the same organisation with a separate destination. This consistency makes work easier without mixing deliveries made on different dates for the same person.

🔗 Turn the final click into a complete delivery

Uploading prepares the content; sharing opens the client journey. On Pelli, you configure gallery protection, downloads and useful interactions. You can then send a link leading directly to the images in your visual identity.

Our guide to professional photo delivery explores the importance of the message and clear expectations. The plugin brings you closer to this stage, but your instructions explain what the client receives.