//App Status: Contactsheets
// 🔧 Just Launched: Contactsheets
// Explore a new tool I’m developing to bring clarity, context, and transparency to my visual archive.
// Inspired by the traditional contact sheets I grew up with, this browser-based app turns raw data into responsive image cards — complete with captions, licensing links, and metadata that matter.
// Built for editors and buyers who value both story and structure.
Contactsheet browser (v2.0, Py to Web)
📸 What is Contact Sheets?
A lightweight web tool that turns licensing data into clean, visual media cards. Built for transparency, not just display.
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Contact Sheets is a browser-based tool that converts photo sales data into responsive, exportable HTML for use in WordPress. Each card represents a licensed image, including thumbnail, caption, sales rating, and keyword tags linking to relevant stories or categories.
🛠️ Why It Was Built
Inspired by traditional contact sheets. Built to bring clarity and intent to the digital curation process.
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Growing up in a family of photographers, contact sheets taught me to see stories in sequences. This tool brings that same editorial lens to the digital era — helping cut through clutter, surface relevance, and keep storytelling rooted in ethics and clarity.
🚧 What’s Next
We’re just getting started. The foundation is built — now we’re polishing, expanding, and preparing for smarter discovery tools.
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Planned updates include smarter keyword extraction, search filters, theme-based galleries, and possible WordPress plugin integration. Feedback from real-world usage will shape future iterations — always keeping it lean, lightweight, and creator-controlled.
💡 Support This Project
Contact Sheets is part of an ongoing effort to bring transparency, structure, and story to visual journalism. If you believe in tools that support independent media and ethical workflow practices — please consider contributing to the Creative Fund .
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Comparison showing development progress of the Contactsheet Python (left) and GDScript (powered by Godot Engine) version.
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