For stock photographers who shoot with models

Plan a stock shoot in ten minutes, not an evening.

Shootsmith turns a theme and your cast into a shoot-ready plan: concepts buyers actually search for, a call time for every model, wardrobe in exact colors, and a props list you can shop from.

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Built on real studio shoots Works on phone, tablet and desktop Model contacts never go to AI

Family budgeting at home · Tue 14 Oct · 3 models

18 / 22 shot

Call times09:00 – 15:00

Maya

K1–K9

Look 2

Leo

K3–K14

Nora

K8–K22

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Couple reviewing monthly bills at the kitchen table, laptop open

Maya, Leo · kitchen, window light · 12 photos + 3 clips

★ Hero

family financesbudgetpaying billscouplehome officeauthentic

Wardrobewall: sage

Maya · L1

Leo · L1

Nora · L1

Props9 / 14

Laptop, no logoK3 K7
Paper bills, calculatorK7
Piggy bankK11
Fresh flowersK1 K9

The problem

You already plan with ChatGPT and a spreadsheet. It breaks on shoot day.

Ideas, but no schedule

A chat gives you thirty concepts. It doesn't tell you who has to be on set when, in what order to shoot, or how many hours you're paying each model to wait.

Wardrobe is a guess

“Something neutral” isn't a plan. Two models in the same grey, or green against your green wall, shows up in the edit — not on set, when you could still fix it.

Props get forgotten

The list is scattered across twenty concept descriptions. You find out the calculator is missing at ten in the morning, with two models on the clock.

How it works

From a theme to a set that runs itself — in three steps.

Step 01

Theme & cast

Pick a theme — or let Shootsmith suggest what sells in the next three months — then your models, location, hours and budget.

Seasonal theme research
Your studio remembered: walls, sofa, shelves, wardrobe

Step 02

Get the plan

Concepts with shot lists and keywords, ordered so models change while others shoot. A call time for every person, wardrobe per look, props grouped by buy, bring or borrow.

Hero shots and spare concepts
Edit anything, swap a model, regenerate a part

Step 03

Run the set

Focus view on your phone, tick shots off as you go, send every model their call time with a calendar link, print a PDF for the crew.

Progress across phones in real time
Keywords per concept exported for upload

What's inside

Everything a shoot with models needs, in one plan.

Concepts that sell

Built around what buyers look for — real people, real situations, real diversity. Hero shots are flagged, keywords come with every concept, and spare concepts are ready if you finish early.

A call time for every model

Each person arrives when their first shot starts and leaves after their last. You pay for shooting, not waiting.

Changes without waiting

Wardrobe changes are scheduled during shots the model isn't in.

Wardrobe in exact colors

A visual lineup of every look, checked against your wall, your sofa and each other.

One props list

Pulled from every concept, de-duplicated and grouped: buy, at home, borrow, print.

A message for each model

Theme, call time, role and what to bring — with a one-tap calendar link.

After the shoot

Titles, descriptions and keywords per concept, exported as CSV for your upload tool.

On the roadmap

Learns from what sold

Import your agency sales reports and Shootsmith plans more of what earns — and less of what doesn't. Plus model and property release tracking, and set profitability.

On the roadmap

Visual references, legally

Quick AI sketches of each frame so models and assistants see the shot before you call it — no scraped agency images.

Why not just ChatGPT?

A chat writes ideas. Shootsmith runs the day.

You can get concepts from any chatbot. Turning them into a schedule, a wardrobe and a shopping list is the part that takes your evening.

	ChatGPT + sheet	Shootsmith
Concept ideas with keywords
Call time per model, from the actual shot order	by hand
Wardrobe changes planned around other shots
Exact colors, checked against wall & sofa
One props list from every concept	by hand
On-set checklist, synced across phones
Remembers your studio, models and wardrobe	re-explain every time
Keyword export per concept	copy-paste

“I built it because planning took longer than shooting. Now it's the first thing I open before every set.”

— The stock photographer behind Shootsmith

Made on real sets

Not a demo. A working tool, opened up.

Shootsmith started as a private planner for one studio shooting lifestyle stock with models every week. Every feature exists because a real shoot needed it — the wardrobe checks because of a green-on-green day, the change schedule because models were waiting around.

10 minfrom theme to full plan

20+concepts per shoot day

0models waiting to change

Planned pricing

Less than one sold license a week.

Prices may change before launch. Joining the waitlist is free and commits you to nothing.

Starter

€15 / month

For occasional shoots.

4 plans a month
Call times, wardrobe, props, on-set mode
Keyword export

Pro

€29 / month

For contributors shooting every week.

10 plans a month
Our most capable AI model
Seasonal theme research
Visual frame sketches

Studio

€59 / month

For small teams and agencies.

Everything in Pro
2–5 team members
Shared plans, models and wardrobe

Yearly plans: two months free. Extra plans available as add-ons.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can I use Shootsmith today?

Not yet. We're opening early access to a small group first, so we can work closely with them. People on the waitlist are invited first, in the order they signed up.

Do I need to be good at writing AI prompts?

No. You fill in a short form — theme, models, hours, location — and Shootsmith does the rest. You can edit any part of the plan by hand afterwards.

Which agencies does it work with?

Plans aren't tied to one agency. The concepts follow what buyers look for across the big microstock and macrostock libraries, and the keyword export is a plain CSV that works with any upload workflow.

What happens with my models' data?

Only first names, age range and role are used for planning. Phone numbers, social handles and notes stay in your account and are never sent to an AI model.

I make UGC or brand content, not stock. Is this for me?

Possibly — shoots with talent, wardrobe and props have the same problems. Choose “UGC / brand content” in the form so we know how many of you there are.

What will you do with my email?

Use it for the waitlist and early-access news only. No newsletters, no selling, no sharing. Every email has a link that deletes your data. Details in our privacy policy.