Built by a photographer, for photographers

Scout the spot. Send the guide.
Show up ready.

Tired of screenshots? Tired of rebuilding the same guide every time? So I built Goldenly.

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Lina, founder of Goldenly and Lxclusives Photography
Founder
Lina ยท Lxclusives Photography LLC
Why I Built This
โ€œI was tired of scouting a location, forgetting the details, and starting over.โ€

I'd scout a location, make a mental note of where the sun was and what time the light turned golden โ€” then forget it all by the next week. I needed one place to save the light, the time, the feeling. Then add my real session photos after the shoot and send it to the right client as a proper guide.

That's exactly what Goldenly is.

What's Inside

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Built around how photographers actually work โ€” not how someone who's never held a camera thinks we work.

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Location Boards

Pin 2โ€“4 locations for a specific client, add a personal note, and send one shareable link with an expiry date. They browse their options, pick their favorite, leave you a note โ€” and you get notified the moment they respond. No more back-and-forth texting screenshots.

Client Experience
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Scout Mode

You're at a location. Open Goldenly, paste your Google Maps or Apple Maps link, snap photos, log the golden hour times, and record your field notes โ€” right there on the spot. Save as a draft, polish it at home, then publish it to your library when it's ready.

On Location
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Seasonal Photos & Light Window

Attach different photos per season โ€” spring, summer, fall, winter. Set the exact golden hour window for each (e.g. 7:00pm โ€“ 8:30pm in summer). Clients always see the right images for the right time of year. Never send a summer photo for a winter booking again.

Seasonal Intelligence
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Travel Fee Calculator

Set your home base and hourly rate once. Goldenly calculates your exact travel fee for every location using the IRS mileage rate plus your drive time โ€” then saves it directly to that location. No more guessing. No more undercharging for a 45-minute drive.

Know Your Worth
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Mileage Log & Tax Export

Every client session automatically creates a mileage log entry. At tax time export your full mileage report as a CSV or PDF โ€” date, client, destination, miles, and deductible amount all in one place. The backup you wish you had when you forgot to swipe in MileIQ.

Tax Time Sorted
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Cost of Doing Business Calculator

Enter your monthly expenses and income goal. Goldenly calculates your minimum session price, recommended rate, and effective hourly rate โ€” then tells you if you're undercharging. Because most photographers are, and now you'll know exactly by how much.

Business Tools
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AI Style Guide

Stop rebuilding your client style guide from scratch every time. Goldenly generates a personalized one for each session โ€” color palette matched to the location and season, outfit tips specific to the session type, and a light window reminder. Or upload your own branded PDF and it attaches automatically to every board you send.

Business Tools
The Light Window

Know exactly when
the light is perfect.

Every location has its own golden window โ€” the specific time of day when the light is just right. In summer at Antelope Island that's 7:00pmโ€“8:30pm. At Provo Canyon in fall it's 7:30amโ€“9:30am. Goldenly lets you record the exact window for every season at every location so you and your clients always show up at the right time.

๐ŸŒ‡Sunrise & Sunset windows per season
๐ŸŒ‡ Sunset Window ยท Antelope Island ยท Summer
7:00pm โ€“ 8:30pm
5am7:00pm8:30pm9pm
โ€œRichest golden hour of the year โ€” arrive 30 minutes early and bring your reflector.โ€
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You are here
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GPS Captured
40.7608ยฐ N, 111.8910ยฐ W
Salt Lake City, UT ยท Detected automatically
โ€œLight hits from the west here โ€” incredible at 7pm. The upper trail has the most open view.โ€
Scout Mode

Capture locations
while you're there.

Your best location notes happen on location โ€” not two days later when you're trying to remember which trail had the good light. Scout Mode drops a GPS pin automatically, lets you capture photos, record a field note, and log your light window right on the spot. Save as a draft and publish to your library when you're ready.

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Founding Members

Be first in.
Help shape what Goldenly becomes.

Goldenly is currently in development and not yet publicly priced. Photographers who join the waitlist today become founding members โ€” you'll get exclusive early access and a special launch rate as a thank you for believing in Goldenly before it existed.

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Early Access
You get in before anyone else โ€” before we launch publicly and open the doors.
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Founder Rate
A special launch rate as a thank you for believing in Goldenly before it existed.
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Annual Savings
Pay yearly and save two months free. Annual billing is available exclusively to founding members at launch.
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Direct Access to the Founder
As a founding member you get direct access to the founder. Your feedback shapes every feature we build next.
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Priced so it pays for itself the first time you send a client board.
Early Access

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Founding Spots Are Limited
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