BookVAO for photographers
A booking website for your photography business, and the app to run it.
Mini sessions, headshots and consultations all start with finding a time. Give clients one link to request it, and keep the final say on every booking.
- No credit card
- No commission
- Cancel any time
Built around how photographers really work.
01
Mini-session days that fill themselves
Offer a session type with a fixed length and let clients take the slots, one after another, with no overlap.
02
You approve each shoot
A booking is a request until you confirm. Read what they want first.
03
Looks like your studio
Your own domain, your own colours, and no marketplace branding next to your work.
Your site starts ready for a photography business.
Choose "Photography" at sign-up and BookVAO sets up these services with typical lengths, wording that fits your trade, and a look to match. Rename, re-time and price every one of them.
Your home page opens with
Photographs you will want on the wall
You do not need to know how to pose. We plan the session together, keep it easy on the day, and deliver a gallery of edited images you can download, print and share.
Book nowSessions
- Mini Session30 min
- Portrait Session1 hr
- Family Session1 hr 30 min
- Headshots45 min
- Newborn Session2 hr
Planning
- Wedding Consultation45 min
- Gallery Review & Ordering45 min
Everything a photography business needs to take bookings.
One flat price covers the website, the booking, the team calendar and the phone app. See how it compares with booking marketplaces.
Your own website
Your name, your colours and, on Team and Salon, your own domain. Not a profile in someone else's app.
Online booking, day and night
Only real openings are offered, and nothing is confirmed until you say yes.
The BookVAO app
New requests reach your phone at once. Confirm, decline or add a booking in a tap.
Your whole team
Everyone gets their own calendar, hours and login, and sees only what their role allows.
Reminders that cut no-shows
Clients are emailed when they book, when you confirm and before they are due.
Hours and time off
Set opening hours, each person's own week and days off. Booking follows them automatically.
0%
commission, ever. What your clients pay is yours.
Working alone
$14 / month
Your website, unlimited bookings and the app.
Questions from photographers.
Is BookVAO made for photographers?+
Yes. Choose "Photography" when you sign up and your site starts with services, wording and a look that suit a photography business: Mini Session, Portrait Session, Family Session and more, each with a typical length. Everything is yours to rename, re-time and price.
Do my clients need an app or an account to book?+
No. They book on your website in about a minute, with no app, no password and no account. The BookVAO app is for you and your team.
Do you take a commission on my bookings?+
Never. BookVAO is one flat monthly price, from $14 for one person or $34 for a team of up to 5, with unlimited bookings. Your clients never pay BookVAO anything.
How long does it take to set up?+
About five minutes to a live website. Add your prices, hours and team when you are ready. It is free for 14 days and you do not need a credit card to start.
Your photography business could be taking bookings this afternoon.
Free for 14 days. No credit card, no commission, and everything you build is kept.
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