The album is yours.
The photographer just fills it.
Pixieset's Client Mobile Gallery, redone. The Host Album lives under your account, outlives the photographer's subscription, and shares to family in two taps. Yours forever, on your own account.
How it works
You own it. We host it. They fill it.
01
Photographer fills the box
Your photographer uploads to your Pixbox. You see the photos arrive in real time, in your account. They never have to hand you a pen drive.
02
Your album, on your phone
Open your Host Album in any mobile browser. Photos load fast, gestures feel native, downloads work without an app install.
03
Keep it forever
The album is under your login — keep one small album free, or add a storage box from $5/mo for more room. The photographer can cancel, change services, retire — your album stays.
Use cases
Every event you'd want to remember
Weddings
The couple owns the album. Invite both families, set granular per-photo visibility, no more group-text chaos a week after the ceremony.
Birthdays + anniversaries
One Host Album per celebration. Family members find themselves with a selfie, download what they want, no group chats.
Newborn + family shoots
The family owns the photos. Grandparents get access, friends get a curated subset, full-res downloads for whoever's making prints.
Reunions + milestones
Class reunions, retirements, milestone events. The organizer owns the album and shares it with attendees in two taps.
The photographer can leave. Your album stays.
Pixieset, Pic-Time, ShootProof — every "gallery" you've used is a viewing window into the photographer's account. The photographer stops paying, the album disappears.
Host Album flips that. Your account holds the album — yours to keep, on your own plan. Your photographer can retire, switch tools, or move countries — the photos of your wedding day stay with you.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Who owns the Host Album?
The host. The photographer fills the Pixbox, but the album lives under the host's account. The host keeps permanent access on their own account — independent of the photographer's subscription. The album doesn't disappear when the photographer stops paying.
How is this different from Pixieset's Client Mobile Gallery?
Pixieset's mobile gallery is a viewing wrapper around the photographer's account — if the photographer cancels, the host loses the album. Pixbox flips that: the host is the legal owner, the photographer is invited to fill the box. Forever access is the default, not an add-on.
Can the host share with family?
Yes. The host invites family members with granular per-photo controls — public for guests, private for family, no downloads for one cousin, full access for another. Every family member finds their photos with a selfie.
Your wedding day, your wedding album.
Yours, on your own account. No commitment. The photographer's app is theirs — the album is yours.