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# What is the Viewing module? Present your photos live to your clients

**The Viewing module is a full-screen interface, independent from the rest of Fotostudio, designed to be used with your client right in front of you** (at the studio, on a projector, or via video call). It lets you present your photos, sort through them with your client, place products in context, and sell (digital files, prints, albums, collections) without switching tools: everything stays linked to Fotostudio, all the way to the final quote.

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## Viewing session vs gallery

An online gallery lets the client choose on their own, at their own pace. A viewing session flips the logic: you present a selection you've already worked on, and you guide the choice live.

Photographers who use this format give three main reasons:

* **A higher average basket**: presenting products (prints, albums, collections) at the moment of decision makes upselling easier, rather than offering it afterward by email.
* **Real client support**: you witness their reactions live and help them decide, rather than receiving a fixed selection without context.
* **Less dependence on an open gallery**: photos are only shown in your presence, which reduces (without eliminating) the risk of unauthorized file retrieval.

## 100% linked to Fotostudio, and usable offline

Your photos are never uploaded: they're read directly from your computer throughout the session, which lets you work even without a stable connection.
Everything you do (rating, basket, composed collections) saves automatically in the background.
At the end of the session, the generated quote is a real Fotostudio quote, linked to the relevant contact and session, in your colors, viewable in the client space just like any of your quotes.

## Working with the Viewing module

* [**Enable and configure the Viewing module**](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/article/configure-the-viewing-module-and-collections-163kq69/) — activation, default settings, framed products, sold collections
* [**Start a viewing session and sort with your client**](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/article/start-a-viewing-session-and-sort-with-your-client-1k3pjnd/) — photo import, slideshow, rating, comparison
* [**Sell during the viewing session**](https://help.fotostudio.io/en/article/sell-during-the-viewing-session-19qagyi/) — full-size products, room view, collections, basket and quote