Tired of screenshots? Tired of rebuilding the same guide every time? So I built Goldenly.
“I was tired of scouting a location, forgetting the details, and starting over.”
I'd scout a location, make a mental note of where the sun was and what time the light turned golden — 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.
Built around how photographers actually work — not how someone who's never held a camera thinks we work.
Pin 2–4 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 — and you get notified the moment they respond. No more back-and-forth texting screenshots.
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 — right there on the spot. Save as a draft, polish it at home, then publish it to your library when it's ready.
Attach different photos per season — spring, summer, fall, winter. Set the exact golden hour window for each (e.g. 7:00pm – 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.
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 — then saves it directly to that location. No more guessing. No more undercharging for a 45-minute drive.
Every client session automatically creates a mileage log entry. At tax time export your full mileage report as a CSV or PDF — date, client, destination, miles, and deductible amount all in one place. The backup you wish you had when you forgot to swipe in MileIQ.
Enter your monthly expenses and income goal. Goldenly calculates your minimum session price, recommended rate, and effective hourly rate — then tells you if you're undercharging. Because most photographers are, and now you'll know exactly by how much.
Stop rebuilding your client style guide from scratch every time. Goldenly generates a personalized one for each session — 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.
Every location has its own golden window — the specific time of day when the light is just right. In summer at Antelope Island that's 7:00pm–8:30pm. At Provo Canyon in fall it's 7:30am–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.
Your best location notes happen on location — 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.
Join Waitlist to Get AccessGoldenly is currently in development and not yet publicly priced. Photographers who join the waitlist today become founding members — 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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