Hey there, photo friends!

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This week’s updates are small but mighty—because behind the scenes we’re cooking up some bigger projects that we can’t wait to share with you soon.

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For now, here’s what’s fresh in your NowCandid™ Dashboard:

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👆 Tap-A-Face… from the Web Dashboard!

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You’ve always loved Tap-A-Face in the field—now you can do it right from your Dashboard.

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From any image’s Image Details Page, head to the Participants tab and click the new Add via Tap-A-Face button. From there:

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1. Click a spot on the image where a face is
2. Enter the contact info for the person

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This will instantly create a new Participant in your Event, kick off Face Matching™, and start marketing their gallery right away. 📸💌

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📇 Roster Contacts, Upgraded

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Contacts you add through Rosters are now much easier to work with! They’ll behave just like your regular Contacts & Participants—meaning:

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• They’re fully editable
• They can be assigned multiple images without the previous first-image requirement

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No more clunky workarounds—just smoother, faster contact management. 🙌

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This change will also improve adding Contacts via the "Create Participant" button, as well as Contacts who add themselves to the Event via a Positive ID Event's Simple Check-In.

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That’s it for this week!

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Stay tuned—because some very cool things are coming your way soon. 👀✨

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Keep being amazing,‍

Candy 🍬

Hey there, photo friends!

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Candy here with some sweet new updates from your NowCandid™ Dashboard.

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We've got a powerful new coaching tool, a fun new product to sell, and a bunch of workflow-boosting fixes to round it out.

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Let’s dive in! ✨

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🆕 New Feature: PhotoCoach

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Introducing PhotoCoach—your new secret weapon for improving the quality of your photographers’ photos over time! 🧠📷

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With PhotoCoach, you can:

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• • Review images from your Events and flag them with issues like "Acceptable," “Duplicate,” “Exposure Issue,” “Cropping Issue” and more (and make your own categories too!)
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• • Track photographer photo quality over time
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• • Send automatic feedback reports to your photographers with a breakdown of image counts & issue counts

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It’s perfect for helping your team take more sellable images—leading to happier clients and stronger sales!

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Find it now under Tools & More on your Dashboard and start coaching like a pro. 💪

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Note: PhotoCoach is not new for CORE™ users (CORE™ is our sister-software at Candid Color Systems™), but it's new to NowCandid™! And it's had some feature improvements recently so it is now web-based! Woo!

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🧩 NEW: 8×10 Acrylic-Backed Puzzle

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Puzzle fans, rejoice! 🎉 You can now sell a 56-piece acrylic-backed 8×10 puzzle, complete with cute live-rendered previews on the retail site.

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Why customers will love it:

• • Unique gift or keepsake
• • Durable acrylic & display-worthy

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🔗 URL Filtering Just Got Smarter

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Now when shoppers apply filters on the retail site, those filters update the URL automatically—making filtered views shareable with friends & family!

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Not much more to say about this one, just a cool touch! :)

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🛠️ Misc Tweaks & Fixes

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A roundup of small but mighty changes:

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• 📥 Dynamic Personal Gallery Downloads can now be purchased by shoppers via Favorites!
  
  • ○ A great addition for action sports—gives customers a “buy all” option that scales with the number of images selected, even when shopping from an All Gallery.
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• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group-by-Face filter popup now shows only unique faces
  
  • ○ Applies to new Events only—re-run Group-by-Face on past Events if needed!
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• 🗂 BGR Folders are editable again via the “Edit Folder” option
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• 🖼 Retail site now scrolls past the cover photo if a filter is selected from the initial popup
  
  • ○ A smoother experience when arriving to an All Images gallery
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• 🧍‍♀️ Selfie Check-In button transforms post-Face Matching
  
  • ○ It now becomes a second Retail Site button after expiration
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• 🧾 Invoice History tool now displays all past invoices, not just recent ones

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That’s everything for this week! 💫

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Whether you're giving photo feedback, selling puzzles, or just tidying up your workflow—we’ve got your back.

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More soon!
Candy 🍬

Candy here with your scoop on all the sweet new updates from this week! 🍬

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Let’s get right into it...

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📸 Big News: PhotoTags Now Work as a Filter!

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PhotoTags just got a major glow-up! 🌟

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Instead of being a separate tab, they’re now integrated directly into the Filters section on the All Images Gallery. That means they now play nicely alongside JerseyJotter™ and Group-by-Face!

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Whether you're shopping for cheerleaders, bands, dancers, or any other tagged group—this change makes it smoother than ever to find just the photos you care about.

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🧠 Big News: Group-by-Face is Now a Filter Too!

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Group-by-Face fans rejoice! 🎭

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Group-by-Face has been transformed into a Filter, too! Instead of whisking you away to a new page, selecting a face now just filters the All Images Gallery to show photos featuring that face. You can even browse faces via the Face filter menu.

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And yes—it works with PhotoTags and JerseyJotter™, so you can filter for a specific face, a jersey number, AND a PhotoTag Group all at once. Woo!

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🧾 Big News: Invoice History in Profile Settings

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Ever had an invoice go missing in your email inbox? We've got you covered!

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You can now view and download past invoices directly from your Profile Settings page on the Web Dashboard. Whether you're keeping things tidy for tax season, tracking your account activity, or just trying to find that one receipt from a few months ago — this new Invoice History section gives you quick access to every invoice tied to your account.

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No more digging through old emails. Just head to Settings → Profile → Invoice History and boom — organized, downloadable, and ready whenever you need it.

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Another small quality-of-life boost to keep things running smoother behind the scenes. 🎟️✅

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⚙️ Other Notable Changes

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🔍 “Looking for More?” Button + All Images Filter Popups

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We’ve added a new “Looking for More?” button at the bottom of personal image galleries — perfect for subjects who didn’t find quite everything they were hoping for. If your Event has the All Images Gallery turned on, this button will guide shoppers over to that gallery for a broader look.

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And with all the recent upgrades like PhotoTags™, Group-by-Face, JerseyJotter™, and improved gallery tools, we’re confident that the All Images view is more helpful and shoppable than ever before!

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🎛️ Bonus: When filters are enabled for your Event, the All Images Tab and All Gallery URL will now open a popup that clearly explains what filtering options are available for that particular event — making discovery even easier for your customers.

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🤳 “Is This the Face?” Popup

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When someone takes or uploads a selfie for Selfie Check-In™, we now ask them:

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‍“Is this the face for which you want to find matching images?”

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This simple question will reduce the number of parents who accidentally upload selfies of themselves instead of their child!

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📱 QR Code Download for All Images Gallery

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New button alert! You can now easily download the All Images Gallery QR Code to share at events—perfect for action sports and other workflows that rely on promoting the All Images Gallery.

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📦 Order Details Page Improvements

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Want to know when an order was mailed out? You got it.

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The Order Details page now shows the "mailed" timestamp when applicable, helping both photographers and customers stay informed.

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🧰 Misc Fixes & Improvements

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🧮 The JerseyJotter™' image counts when selecting Filters will now be affected by PhotoTag & Group-by-Face Filters as well

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🫥 "Unassigned Images" count now excludes hidden/test images

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💖 Favorites tab now works when picking images for multi-image products

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🔒 GalleryGuard™ is all set for iOS26 — screenshot blocking stays strong

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📴 Texting “NOPE” now unsubscribes users from all marketing campaigns

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✨ New icon for AI-generated backgrounds — it’s clearer for those unfamiliar with the standard generative AI symbol

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That’s it for this week!

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As always, thanks for tagging along on all the improvements we’re rolling out to make your NowCandid experience smoother, smarter, and more fun 🎉

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Cheers,
—Candy 💕