---
title: "Progress photos"
description: "The project gallery in Bulido is for documenting work as it goes. Each photo has its own visibility setting — share selected ones with the client through the public link and keep the rest internal."
locale: en
category: projects
slug: project-photos
updatedAt: 2026-05-06
---
# Progress photos

The project gallery serves two purposes: keeping your internal documentation of the work (for you and your crew) and showing the client selected progress shots if they have access to the project's public preview.

## Adding photos

Open the project, go to the **Gallery** tab, and click **Add photos**. You can:

- **Drag files** from your computer into the gallery dropzone.
- **Click the dropzone** and pick files from disk.

Supported formats: **JPG**, **PNG**, **WEBP**. You can upload several photos at once.

After upload, the photos land in the project gallery.

## Default visibility: private

**Every newly uploaded photo is private by default** — visible only to you and your crew in the Bulido dashboard. The client won't see it in the public project link until you change its visibility yourself.

That's a safeguard. You have time to look through and pick which photos are worth sharing with the client (a finished milestone, say) and which stay internal (a defect, or a before-shot you don't want shared).

## Switching visibility to public

Each photo in the gallery has a visibility toggle:

- **Public**: the photo appears in the gallery on the project's public link (assuming you've shared the link with the client).
- **Private**: stays only in the dashboard — the client can't see it.

You can switch back and forth at any time. Bulido shows a toast: *"The photo is now public."* or *"The photo is now private."*.

## Deleting photos

Each photo has a **Delete photo** action. Deletion is immediate and irreversible — there's no trash bin to recover from.

## Good practice

- **Take a lot, share the best.** Better to keep broad internal documentation and show the client the 5–10 best shots.
- **Mark milestones.** After each completed stage (demo, install, paint), upload 2–3 photos and set them to public.
- **Avoid sensitive shots.** The exterior of the home, documents, faces of people — default to private unless you have a reason to share.

## What's next

- [Share project progress with the client via a link](/helpcenter/projects/sharing-project)
- [Run the project checklist](/helpcenter/projects/checklist)