Newborn photographer client gallery — private, polished, permanent

Newborn galleries carry a higher privacy bar than most. Parents want to share with family — not the internet. Filolio turns your Google Drive or Dropbox folder into a password-protected gallery that looks professional and stays private. No re-uploading, no storage fees, no expiry. And because photos serve from your cloud provider's servers, nothing sensitive ever passes through ours.

Privacy-first architecture

Filolio stores zero photo bytes. When a parent opens the gallery, images load directly from your cloud provider's CDN — the same infrastructure that already secures your files on Google Drive or Dropbox. We store only the gallery settings: a title, a link to your folder, and a hashed password. Nothing else leaves your folder.

What parents get when they open the link

• ✓Password prompt — Parents enter the password once. After that, the gallery is open for their session.
• ✓Masonry gallery — All photos in a clean, full-quality grid — not a file browser.
• ✓Lightbox viewer — Full-screen viewing with keyboard and swipe navigation, perfect on mobile when grandparents are viewing.
• ✓Full-resolution downloads — One-click individual downloads or a full-gallery zip, at exactly the resolution you delivered.
• ✓No account required — They open the link. That's it — no Google account, no app, no signup.

No expiry, ever

Many gallery platforms delete galleries after 30–90 days of inactivity on the free tier. For newborn galleries — which parents return to for months and share with family years later — that's a real problem. Filolio has no deletion timers. The gallery stays live as long as your Google Drive or Dropbox folder does, which for most photographers is indefinitely.

Can I keep the gallery completely private, only for the parents?

Yes. Set a password on the gallery (included free) and only the people you give it to can view the photos. The gallery link itself is unguessable, and the password adds a second layer. Photos are never indexed or publicly listed anywhere.

Are newborn photos stored on your servers?

No. Your photos stay in your own Google Drive or Dropbox folder and load from your provider's servers when a parent opens the gallery. Filolio stores nothing except the gallery settings — title, folder link, and password hash.

The parents want to share the gallery link with grandparents. Is that safe?

Yes — the password controls access. Give the parents the password and they can share the link; anyone without the password sees only the login prompt. You can also leave the password off if you want the gallery freely shareable.

How long does the gallery stay live?

As long as your Google Drive or Dropbox folder exists and stays shared, the gallery works. There are no expiry timers, no 30-day deletion windows. The gallery stays live until you delete it or change the folder's sharing settings.