🎓 GradPics™ Best Practices Guide 🎓

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Hey there, photographers!

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Candy here, and Graduation season is right around the corner, and we're here to help you nail it with GradPics™!

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Follow this handy guide filled with proven tips, tricks, and best practices to maximize your success and make your ceremony shoots smooth and profitable!

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📸 Why GradPics™?

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Before diving in, if you're curious about why GradPics™ is your best bet, check out this informative post. Here's the quick rundown:

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• ✅ Fast and easy Selfie Check-In™ collects accurate contact info.
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• ✅ Real-time photo uploads (or post-ceremony)—your choice!
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• ✅ Instant personalized gallery marketing and effective consent for Face Matching™.
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• ✅ FREE background removal for portrait stations.
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• ✅ No subscription fees or hefty e-commerce charges.

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Simply put: It's easy, effective, and boosts your sales!

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🤳 Mastering Selfie Check-In™

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Selfie Check-In™ is essential to marketing your photos effectively. Follow these critical tips:

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• • Avoid sending pre-event Selfie Check-In links. It can cause day-of confusion and reduces day-of participation, making it harder to get 90%+ participation.
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• • Collect check-ins on the ceremony day at the venue’s holding area. Grads should show you the "confetti screen" to confirm completion.
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• • Print your QR code clearly on a reusable sign. Need signs? We've got you covered here!
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• • Always test your QR codes to confirm they're linked to the correct event.

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Why it matters:

• • Collects accurate, updated contact info (personal and family).
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• • Far superior to school-provided rosters featuring old contact info, no cell numbers, and edus.
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• • Enables personalized gallery marketing, dramatically improving sales.

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📢 Effective Communication with Schools

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Collaborate proactively with school staff—graduation speakers, event coordinators, and volunteers—to ensure successful Selfie Check-In™ participation:
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• • Clearly explain the benefits—they want smooth photo distribution almost as much as you do!
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• • Offer schools the collected alumni data to assist their future marketing and fundraising efforts.
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• • Ask schools to remind grads and parents about Selfie Check-In™ ahead of the ceremony.

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🚀 Be Proactive, Not Passive

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Relying on signs alone isn't enough! Take these additional steps:

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• • Hire staff or allocate your photography team to encourage grads to check in.
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• • Consider asking schools or parent associations for volunteer help.
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• • Send engaging videos, graphics, or flyers ahead of time (without the actual Selfie Check-In™ link) to prepare grads and parents about what to expect.
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• • Prepare your customers for day-of Selfie Check-In™ to achieve 90%+ participation.

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🌟 Photography Essentials

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Great photography drives sales! Here’s how you maximize photo opportunities with GradPics™:

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• • Capture a variety of shots: buddy shots, processionals, pre-stage portraits, handshake moments, post-stage portraits, friends & family shots.
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• • Coordinate with the handshake presenter: request grads and handshakers turn towards your camera for the perfect shot.
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• • Tap-a-Face feature: Use NowCandid’s™ capture app to market family group shots directly.

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📡 Always Have a Backup Plan

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Internet issues happen. Here's how you keep rolling smoothly:

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• • Provide physical Selfie Check-In™ cards.
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• • Inform grads they can complete Selfie Check-In™ after the ceremony online.
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• • Leverage offline-compatible devices (Capture App and upcoming Selfie Check-In Station™ can both collect info offline).
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• • Work with schools to post Selfie Check-In™ links post-event if needed (available 30+ days).
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• • Enable Group-by-Face™ to simplify navigation within "All Images" galleries.

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💲 Pricing Right for Maximum Revenue

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Pricing too high can limit your sales. Remember:

• • Avoid the temptation of setting premium prices for all of your graduations.
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• • Appropriate premium pricing is suitable only for certain graduations (law or medical schools).
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• • Lower prices can significantly boost your overall sales volume.

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Real Example:

Now to be fair, this event was not a graduation - but he point still stands!

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‍A recent customer lowered digital download prices from $26 to $20, resulting in:

• • More orders overall
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• • 20% increase in total revenue
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• • Happier clients and long-term marketing benefits & residual sales

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🗓️ Need Extra Help?

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We’re here to support your success. Schedule a chat about graduation season and GradPics™ at Calendly.

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Happy shooting! 📷✨

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Cheers and sparkles,

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Candy

Hello, my fabulous photographers!

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Candy here, and welcome to this week’s Weekly Recap.

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We’ve got some fantastic updates in the latest version of the NowCandid™ iOS Capture App and more—so grab your coffee and let’s dive in!

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Also, click here to check out GalleryGuard™, our newest image protection technology.

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1. iOS Capture App Version 4.17 Updates 🍏

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Collage Printing

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We’re excited to announce a new way to showcase your photos—collage printing is now live!

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• • AirPrint Integration:
  Connect Photo Booth Mode to AirPrint printers to print 4x6 collages directly.
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• • Real-Time Customization:
  Subjects can view the collage as they customize each individual image.
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• • Flexible Copy Options:
  Print anywhere from 0 to 4 copies at the end of each session.
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• • Custom Collage Art:
  Photographers can upload their own Photo Booth Collage Art from the Event Management page (look for the button near LiveLoop™).

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Smaller Capture App Tweaks

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• • Auto-Delete on Reshoot:
  Unused Photo Booth Mode images are automatically deleted when you hit “Reshoot.”
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• • Enhanced Print Option:
  A new print option now appears in the capture app's image gallery as well!
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• • UI Refinements:
  • ◦ The screen no longer dims when starting or closing the session.
  • ◦ Camera and orientation settings are now combined on the Photo Booth Mode landing page for easier use.

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2. Digital Collages 💻

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Digital Collages bring more creative flexibility, even without a physical printer!

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• • Integrated Delivery:
  In QuicPics™, digital collages are delivered just like all other images.
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• • Product Options:
  Available only as downloads and 4x6 prints on the retail site.
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• • Simplified Design:
  Crop and overlay art options are disabled to avoid customer mistakes.
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• • LiveLoop™ Compatibility:
  Digital Collages integrate seamlessly with LiveLoop™, showing no overlay art, since they already have art!

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3. Miscellaneous Improvements 🔧

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A few extra tweaks to make your experience even better:

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• • Enhanced NSFW Filters:
  Our AI background generator on the retail site now features smarter, stronger NSFW filters.
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• • Stricter (Youth) Face Matching:
  Face Matching™ for younger subjects when using the "Strict (Youth)" option is now more precise.
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• • Spreadsheet Upgrade:
  The participant download spreadsheet now includes a column for each participant's personal gallery image count.

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That’s this week’s roundup of updates, folks!

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We hope these enhancements—from collage printing to digital collages and improved reporting—make your NowCandid™ workflow smoother and more fun.

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As always, we’d love to hear your feedback!

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Cheers and sparkles,

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Candy 🍬

Hello, my fabulous photographers!

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Candy here, and I'm thrilled to share some BIG news that’ll give you peace of mind when it comes to protecting your digital art.

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For as long as ViewFirst™ photo systems have existed, safeguarding your images has been a constant challenge.

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While offering a digital preview is a fantastic business model, there's always that worry about unauthorized screenshots and image theft.

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The Image Protection Challenge 🛡️

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• • The Dilemma:
  ‍Digital images are easy to view and share, but that also makes them vulnerable to being stolen—whether through clever workarounds or even just customers posting watermark-covered screenshots on socials.
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• • Industry Solutions:
  Some platforms hide faces behind logos or use messy, multi-colored watermarks to confuse AI, but these methods can compromise the aesthetic and customer experience.
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• • NowCandid™ Approach:
  Until now, we've relied on Scrolling Copyrighting—a good balance between visual appeal, customer satisfaction, and protection. However, with AI watermark removal making headlines, we wanted to step up our game.

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Introducing GalleryGuard™ 👨‍🍳

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Our digital chefs have been busy in the NowCandid™ kitchen, and their latest creation is nothing short of a Michelin Star-worthy innovation:

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• • iOS Protection:
  On iOS device browsers, GalleryGuard™ ensures that any attempted screenshots of our Image Galleries or Previews will result in a completely black screen. Let's see AI pull an image out of that!
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• • Desktop Defense:
  On desktop browsers, GalleryGuard™ applies an intense blur effect to the retail site when a screenshot is attempted, keeping your images safe without compromising overall aesthetics.
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• • Seamless Integration:
  The technology is live on most NowCandid™ retail pages and will continue to evolve, offering you superior digital image protection.

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What Does This Mean for You? 🎉

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• • Less Image Theft:
  Your valuable digital art stays secure from unauthorized screenshots and AI watermark removal.
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• • More Peace of Mind:
  Enjoy the confidence that your creative work is protected by industry-leading technology.
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• • Quick Note:
  While GalleryGuard™ currently supports only iOS & desktop experiences, we may expand its capabilities in the future!

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That’s the scoop on GalleryGuard™—a breakthrough step in defending your digital art.

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Thanks for being an essential part of the NowCandid™ community.!

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As always, if you have any questions or feedback, drop us a line.

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Cheers and sparkles,

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Candy 🍬