While there is not a general search function for ShootProof galleries, there is an EXIF search feature that can be turned on in your ShootProof account. You can use this feature if you add keywords or descriptions to the EXIF data of your photos in Lightroom, Aperture, or any other EXIF editor of your choice. That data is stored by ShootProof when you upload those photos.
If you'd like this EXIF search feature enabled for your account, reach out to our Support team at support@shootproof.com.
Set up EXIF Search
- Contact ShootProof Support (support@shootproof.com) to have the feature turned on in your account
- Once enabled, go to Galleries > All Galleries > the specific Gallery you'd like to use the search feature in
- Click on Settings > Advanced > EXIF Search Label
- Name your search box (for example, BIB Number, Student ID, Race Number, etc.)
After naming an EXIF Search on a particular gallery, a search icon will appear in the client view of that gallery. A client can search for the appropriate text and only images with matching data in the keyword or description field of the EXIF data will show.
Advanced Tools
Each keyword in an EXIF-enabled gallery has its own URL. You can use this tool if you need to send a link to a client that will show only a specific group of photos related to one keyword:
YourUsername.shootproof.com/event/GalleryNumber/search?q=Keyword
For example, for a studio named DemoStudio, if the gallery number was 123456 and the keyword was "preschool" then the URL demostudio.shootproof.com/event/123456/search?q=preschool would take a visitor straight to all of the photos from gallery 123456 that contained the keyword "preschool".
Keep in mind that the EXIF data search functionality can only index the first 250 characters assigned in the metadata of the image. Any characters that exceed the initial 250 characters will not have any search results within the gallery.