Let's download your gorgeous images
I found Pixieset.com in 2020 and that has been the home to my client galleries ever since. In fact, I love it so much that I am moving my website to Pixieset too - but more about that in another post. The great thing about Pixieset is that it's not only gorgeous, modern, and easy to use, it's also perfect for viewing, downloading, and ordering professional prints and canvas. And it can all be down from the comfort of your personal computer. (*Downloading on your phone or tablet is not available just yet. But viewing, sharing, and ordering are!)
Even though Pixieset makes life really easy, it's still technology and may be a tiny bit tricky at first. So I thought a quick post about the downloading process could be handy for my clients.
Step by step:
Step 1: Go to your Pixieset gallery - link in your email. Easy-peasy.
Step 2: Click on the Download icon. It's the one between the heart (favorite) button and the Share button. It looks like a downward pointing arrow on a rectangle.
Step 3: Enter your email address and the four digit PIN that was sent to you. This way you can download the full gallery.
The technical stuff
Step 4: Choose what size you'd like the images to download in. You have the option to Download your images through the Gallery in High Resolution (3600px or Original resolution), or Web Size (2048px, 1024px, or 640px). All resolutions are available for both Single Photo Download, and Gallery Download.
Web Size
Web Size versions of the image are available in 3 resolutions: 640px, 1024px, and 2048px on the width. The Web Size files are much smaller and therefore are faster to download and upload. They are ideal for sharing on Social Media or for quick viewing. If your client will be sharing their photos on Facebook, the 2048px is the optimum resolution as it is the widest pixel width that Facebook will allow.
High Resolution
High Resolution photos are available in 3600px or Original resolution.
The 3600px files are 3600px on the long edge, which can typically be used to print photos up to poster size canvases (though this will depend on the original file size), and are more than sufficient for web use.
The Original images are, as the name suggests, the original files exactly as you uploaded them. This will provide you with the full resolution files you have uploaded, without any compression or resizing. These files take up more space, and will take longer to download. This is the option I'd recommend.
Regardless of the image size you choose above, your original files are always safely stored with me and can be accessed at any time as long as they have not been deleted. (Your gallery is available on my site for 6 months.)
almost done
Step 5: Once your photos are finished downloading, they will be in your Downloads folder. For this particular folder, it will likely be named “Highlights”.
Additional Help: Sometimes the download will say that the files are corrupt. I’m not exactly sure why this happens, but simply download again and that should fix the problem. Be sure to delete the corrupted files. If you need any additional help, feel free to email me and let me know what’s going on. If used properly, Pixieset is a wonderful tool for viewing, sharing, downloading, and ordering!
I hope this was helpful! Enjoy your photos!
