Everything you do in Light Blue, with nothing to install: enquiries, quotes, contracts, invoices, payments, plus your photo galleries. In euros, with invoicing that follows European rules.
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Light Blue has supported many photographers for years, and plenty of them are loyal to it: the software is complete and stable, and it covers studio management from the first enquiry all the way to payment.
But Light Blue is British software that you install on your computer, in English and billed in pounds sterling. It doesn't include photo galleries, and its invoicing isn't built around European rules: invoices that can't be altered, electronic invoicing, copyright transfers. These points matter more and more for a photographer working in Europe.
Let's be honest: if you're using it today, there's a good reason.
Installation, updates, syncing between your devices, a limit of 5 devices on the basic subscription: with an online tool, you log in and everything is there.
Electronic invoicing, mandatory invoice details, VAT, invoices that can't be altered or deleted: Light Blue isn't built around these rules.
The subscription is billed in pounds, and to deliver your photos you need a second tool, such as Pic-Time or ShootProof.
Several European countries require invoicing software to guarantee that an issued invoice can't be altered or deleted. In France, for example, the anti-VAT-fraud law sets 4 conditions: data must be unalterable, secured, retained and archived. These are the rules checked by the NF525 certification. Light Blue makes no guarantee on these points: a sale can be moved to the trash and then deleted. Fotostudio applies these rules to every one of your invoices.
As soon as an invoice is finalised, its content is locked: lines, amounts, VAT, mandatory details and contact information no longer change. To correct it, you issue a credit note.
A finalised invoice can't be deleted, and the numbering runs on without a single gap.
Sensitive operations are recorded in an event log, and daily, monthly and yearly closings lock your totals.
Your tax archives are generated and electronically signed. In case of an audit, anyone can check that they have never been altered.
Fotostudio is not NF525 certified: instead of the certificate, French law accepts an individual statement from the software publisher, which we provide on request.
| Feature | Light Blue | Fotostudio |
|---|---|---|
| Enquiries and client tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes and contracts | Yes | Yes, with e-signature |
| Invoices and online payments | Yes, via Stripe and PayPal | Yes |
| Online bookings and mini sessions | Yes | Yes |
| Automated workflows | Yes | Yes |
| Tamper-proof invoices | Nothing stated, sales can be deleted | Locked invoices, closings and signed archives |
| European electronic invoicing | File export (in beta), no sending or receiving | Included in every plan |
| Client galleries | No, via Pic-Time or ShootProof | Yes, 30 to 300 GB depending on your plan |
| Photo and print sales | No, via the gallery platform | Yes, files, prints and packages |
| Copyright transfers | No | Calculation, invoicing and renewal |
| Website | No | Yes, website builder included |
| Newsletters | Bulk emails | Included, 100 to 5,000 emails/month |
| Access | Software to install, 5 devices on the basic subscription | Online, on computer, tablet and phone |
| Billed in euros | No, in pounds sterling | Yes |
| AI connector (Claude) | No | Yes, run your business from Claude |
| Price | £30/month incl. UK VAT, paid monthly, no galleries | €18 to €41/month incl. tax paid yearly, galleries included |
| Free trial | 30-day trial | 2-month trial, no credit card |
Public prices checked in October 2026. Dollar plans are shown excluding tax. Prices change, so check them on each provider's website before you choose.
Log in from any computer, tablet or phone. No updates to run, no syncing to keep an eye on.
Delivery, favourites selection and photo sales, linked to the client's project. No more second subscription.
Mandatory details, VAT, European electronic invoicing and tamper-proof invoices are all handled for you.
Our support team answers by chat and email, during your working hours.
Fotostudio imports your contacts, sessions, invoices and payments from your Light Blue exports. Your past invoices are added to your revenue, with their number, date, amount and payment, without affecting the numbering of your new invoices.
Still tied into a contract with another tool? We'll give you free months to match the time you have left. Tell us about your situation and we'll see what we can do.
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