Technology

Four Chords Photography: Website & Booking System

A photography website with an online booking-request system and a secure admin dashboard for managing sessions.

Four Chords Photography home page: "Honest stories, beautifully told." over a full-screen portrait

Client: Four Chords Photography (in-house)
Category: Technology
Live site: fourchordsphotography.com (opens in a new tab)

Overview

Four Chords Photography needed more than a gallery. Clients had to be able to choose a service and request a date online, and the team needed one place to manage every request from enquiry to confirmed session.

The challenge

Booking requests arrived through scattered channels, availability was tracked by hand and double-bookings were a constant risk. Payments were agreed offline, so the system had to support a manual confirmation step rather than an online checkout.

The solution

We designed and built a fast, image-led website with a structured booking-request flow. Clients select a service, duration, date and available time. The team reviews each request in an admin dashboard, records the verified payment and confirms the session, which then blocks that time for everyone else.

Process

Workflow mapping
Documented how enquiries, quotes, payments and confirmations actually happen.
Design
Gallery-first layouts that let the photography lead, with a clear path to booking.
Build
A React front end with a PHP and MySQL booking API that checks availability atomically.
Launch
Hosting, email notifications, testing and handover with an admin guide.