Welcome to Lightbulb, an innovative posing guide app designed to assist photographers in capturing the perfect shot for weddings, engagements, family portraits, and boudoir shoots. Built with Next.js, Lightbulb offers a comprehensive set of tools and inspirations to elevate your photography sessions. Lightbulb is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that can be installed on your devices for easy access.

• Next.js: The React Framework for Production.
• React: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Progressive Web App (PWA): Ensures the app can be installed on devices and used offline.
• Netlify: Used for deployment and hosting.
• Yet Another React Lightbox: Provides the lightbox for images
• React Photo Album: Provides the masonry grid photo album

• Posing Categories: Easily navigate through various categories including weddings, engagements, family portraits, and boudoir shoots.
• Detailed Pose Descriptions: Each pose is accompanied by a detailed description to help you understand the nuances.
• Visual Inspirations: High-quality images for each pose to give you a clear visual reference.
• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive design ensuring smooth navigation and ease of use.
• Favorites: Save your favorite poses for quick access during shoots.
• Dynamic Sessions: Create dynamic sessions to organize your poses.
• Offline Access: Download poses and use the app even without an internet connection.

To get started with Lightbulb, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the site:

   https://lightbulb-photo.netlify.app/

2. Follow the Install prompt on any device or use the app as a site

1. Select a Category: Choose from weddings, engagements, family portraits, or boudoir shoots.
2. Browse Poses: Scroll through the list of poses, each with detailed descriptions and images.
3. Mark Favorites: Click the heart icon to save poses for easy access later.
4. Create Sessions: Create sessions and add images to them for easy reference during a shoot.
5. Offline Access: Download poses to use them without an internet connection.

We welcome contributions to improve Lightbulb. If you have suggestions for new features, bug reports, or code improvements, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add YourFeature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

Lightbulb is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

For any questions or suggestions, please contact Saharsh Cherian at [email protected].

Special thanks to all the photographers who provided invaluable feedback during the development of this app.

Built by Saharsh Cherian.

GitHub: sashdc