Run the workshop.
Not the paperwork.
Shutter Host is a suite of tools for photographers running workshops: track loan gear, price your courses, take bookings and payments, and publish kit lists. One subscription to the Hub covers all of it, WordPress plugins included. Running a multi-day event with sessions and attendees? EventHost is a separate plan on top.
The toolkit
One hub. Every tool for running a workshop.
Subscribe once and reach the whole suite: hosted apps you open straight from the Hub, plus WordPress plugins you drop into your own site. Here's what's inside.
Hosted apps
Open from the Hub · one login
LiveGearHost
AppLoan out camera bodies, lenses and accessories at any workshop and always know who has what, even through constant swaps.
- Scan a QR sticker to assign, swap or return in one tap
- Live view of every item that's out right now
- Full audit history per item: nothing goes missing
LiveCalcHost
AppThe workshop calculator. Price your workshops with confidence: cover venue, gear, staff and margin, see your break-even instantly, and track who has paid.
- Model attendees, costs and margin in seconds
- Instant break-even and profit-per-head
- Bring in payments from OnboardHost
LiveMenuHost
AppFind any setting on a Sony Alpha, ZV or FX camera. Search in plain words and get the exact tab, group number, item number and steps.
- Search "eye AF" or "silent shutter" and land on Sony's name for it
- Group and item numbers that match the camera's screen
- 17 cameras, from the a7 IV to the FX3
LiveBioHost
AppOne short link for your Instagram bio: your socials, links, YouTube videos and upcoming workshops on a page at bio.shutterhost.com.au, in one of seven themes.
- Your own address: bio.shutterhost.com.au/yourname
- Upcoming workshops that drop off once they've run
- No tracking: no scripts, no cookies, just a click count
LiveShotListHost
AppShot lists for weddings and any shoot. Tick shots off on the day, and send a family member a link to round up and tick off the group photos.
- Templates for weddings and more, or save your own
- A helper link or QR code for the family groups, no login
- Every group combination, and a flag when someone's missing
LiveOnboardHost
AppSend each client one link to read the event details, sign the waiver, fill in their pre-event form and pay the balance by bank transfer. No card fees: you confirm payments as they land.
- One personal link per client, no login or app
- Direct deposit only: no gateway and no fees
- Payment reports, and paid clients sent on to EventHost
LiveEventHost
AppSeparate planRun multi-day events end to end: daily schedules, capacity-based workshop allocation, attendee chat, a shared photo gallery and self check-in. Each host runs their own, themed to match.
- Schedule keynotes, workshops & experiences
- Attendees pick sessions: first-come or you allocate
- Chat, photo gallery, ID cards & QR self check-in
WordPress plugins
Customisable to your brandShutter Host Tours
WordPress plugin CustomisableRun your photography tours end to end on your own WordPress site: details, costing, itinerary, stays and enquiries in one plugin.
- Plan, cost and publish tours on your own site
- Built-in cost calculator with AI ticket pricing
- Itinerary, accommodation and enquiries in one place
Onboarding & Payments Plugin
WordPress plugin CustomisableOnboard attendees and collect payments on your own site: waivers, pre-event forms and flexible, fee-free part-payments.
- Guided sign-up: waiver, pre-event forms & payment
- Fee-free part-payments: any amount up to the due date
- Card or bank transfer, with a client dashboard
Gear List Plugin
WordPress plugin CustomisableShow the gear you shoot with (or what's available at an event) in a filterable showcase on your site.
- Your own kit or an event's gear list
- View-product links, click tracking & sponsor block
- Genre filters and colour themes to match your site
Photo Comp Plugin
WordPress plugin CustomisableRun a photo competition for your event on your own site: take entries from members, then decide by community vote or a panel of judges, and showcase the winners.
- Members submit photos to your event's comp
- Community vote or a judged panel (score or rank)
- 1st / 2nd / 3rd podium, skill levels and colour themes
Events Plugin
WordPress plugin CustomisablePublic companion pages for your photo walks and workshops: import the details from an event-listing URL, set photo challenges, and share it all with a link or QR.
- Import event details from an event-listing URL
- Photo challenges: show all, or release one at a time
- Submit & critique links, each with a scannable QR
Need it tailored?
Every plugin can be styled and customised to match your site and the way you run workshops: colours, copy, fields and flow. Want something bespoke? We can build it.
How it works
From kit table to wrap, under control.
Subscribe to the Hub
One subscription covers GearHost, CalcHost, MenuHost, BioHost, ShotListHost, OnboardHost and all five WordPress plugins, plus every tool I add next.
Open apps, install plugins
Launch GearHost, CalcHost and the other apps from the Hub, or download the WordPress plugins and drop them into your own site with your licence key.
Run your workshop
Price it, take bookings and payments, publish the kit list and hand out gear, all from one account.
One login, every tool
A single Hub account reaches the whole suite, and every tool I add. EventHost is the one thing priced on its own, and it opens with the same login.
The whole workshop, covered
Price the course, take bookings and payments, publish the kit list and track the gear: end to end, from one place.
Make it yours
Drop the WordPress plugins into your own site and customise them to your brand: colours, copy, fields and flow.
Pricing
One subscription for the tools.
Everything for running a workshop sits on one Hub subscription, no per-tool fees. Running a multi-day event with sessions and attendees is a different job, so EventHost is its own plan.
The Hub suite
GearHost, CalcHost, MenuHost, BioHost, ShotListHost, OnboardHost and all five WordPress plugins.
Every plan includes
- GearHost
- CalcHost
- MenuHost
- BioHost
- ShotListHost
- OnboardHost
- Shutter Host Tours
- Onboarding & Payments Plugin
- Gear List Plugin
- Photo Comp Plugin
- Events Plugin
- GearHost on iPhone and iPad
- Every new tool I add
- Plugin customisation available
AUD · cancel anytime on monthly and yearly · manage from your account.
EventHost
For multi-day retreats and conferences, not a one-off workshop.
What you get
- Daily schedules across as many days as you need
- Capacity-based session allocation with a waitlist
- Attendee chat, groups and announcements
- Shared photo gallery for everyone there
- ID cards and QR self check-in
- Flights, accommodation and an activity map
- Themed to your event, with your logo and colours
- Unlimited attendees on either plan
- Runs on top of your Hub subscription
AUD · EventHost needs an active Hub subscription · buy it from the Hub whenever your next event lands.
About
I run shoots. I built these.
Shutter Host started with a real headache: a room full of loan cameras, lenses and accessories at a workshop, and no clean way to track who had what as people swapped gear all day. So I built one. Now I'm turning that into a home for every tool a photographer needs to run workshops and events: practical software, made for the way you actually work.
It's just me, not a company. So when you get in touch, you're talking to the person who wrote the code. One account, every tool, built in Australia for hosts everywhere.
Security & privacy
Your attendees' details, looked after.
EventHost holds real personal information: names, contact details, and, where an event needs them, emergency contacts and dietary notes. Protecting it is built into how the app works, not bolted on.
Encrypted in transit and at rest
Everything travels over HTTPS. The most sensitive details, health and dietary notes, emergency contacts, phone numbers and travel, are encrypted in the database, not just stored in it.
Two-factor sign-in for your team
Organisers and admins can add an authenticator app to their account, so a password on its own can't reach the people who can see everyone's details.
Access scoped to your event
Every request is checked on the server against the event it belongs to. One event's data is never reachable from another, and direct messages stay between the two people in them.
You decide how long it's kept
Set a retention window per event. When it passes, everything is permanently deleted, photos included, so a finished event doesn't leave data lying around.
A record of who exported what
Downloading the attendee list is logged: who did it and when. There is always an answer to where a copy of the data went.
Private by design
We collect only what an event needs, never sell attendee data, and share it only with the services that make the app run.
Read the privacy policy, or get in touch for our security and architecture overview if you're running a procurement or security review.