How Gift Cards Can Grow Your Photography Business
Posted on March 30, 2026
Gift cards let your clients' friends and family buy for them. Learn how to add gift cards to your photography business and turn them into a new revenue stream.
How to Sell Video Alongside Photos in Your Client Galleries
Posted on March 16, 2026
Photographers are adding video to their client galleries. Learn how to sell video clips, highlight reels, and behind-the-scenes footage alongside your photos.
Cloud Storage for Photography Galleries: Why You Need It and Which Provider to Choose
Posted on March 9, 2026
Learn how cloud storage can solve your photography storage problems, reduce hosting costs, and deliver faster galleries. Plus a comparison of 9 providers with real pricing and GDPR compliance details.
A Bright Sunshine Release: Version 3.6 + 3 New Addons + 8 Addon Updates
Posted on March 2, 2026
I've been working on this one for a while, and I'm really excited to finally share it. Sunshine Photo Cart 3.6 is a major update packed with features photographers have been asking for — guest favorites, gallery pagination, a brand new admin gallery navigator, GDPR privacy tools, and a lot more. On top of that, […]
Sunshine Photo Cart 3.5: A Major Behind-the-Scenes Upgrade
Posted on October 6, 2025
Sunshine Photo Cart 3.5 brings a major behind-the-scenes upgrade focused on a smoother, more reliable checkout flow. Orders are now created instantly when customers click “Submit Order,” ensuring nothing is ever lost—even if payment hiccups occur. Plus, enjoy better admin tools, faster searches, more sharing options, and small but meaningful improvements across the board.
30 New Lightbox Image Transitions
Posted on April 7, 2025
Today I released an update to the Lightbox add-on which includes 30 new image transitions to help you further customize how your galleries look and function. Instead of the default "slide" method, there are a lot of unique and fun ways images can animate as users navigate the images. Check out this demo gallery to […]
Sunshine Photo Cart: 2024 in Review
Posted on December 30, 2024
In 2024, I celebrated my 11th year of working on Sunshine Photo Cart! I want to thank everyone using it and all the customers new and old who have helped it grow to what it is today. New in 2024 This was a great year for new releases! Some long awaited features have been brought […]
3.4.7: Watermarks per image
Posted on December 17, 2024
Sunshine Photo Cart 3.4.7 was released today with a couple bug fixes and, more importantly, one of the most requested features: ability to watermark on a per-image basis! When uploading images to a gallery and you have a watermark configured, you will see a new toggle option to enable/disable the watermarks on the images you […]
3.4: Enhanced image security for all
Posted on November 11, 2024
As a photographer, your images are your livelihood. Sharing your work online is essential, but it also opens up the risk of unauthorized access or misuse of the high-resolution or non-watermarked files. Sunshine Photo Cart is here to support you with additional features to keep your images safe. In our latest update, we’re thrilled to […]
Sunshine Photo Cart 3.3 + Session Fees Add-on
Posted on October 29, 2024
The latest version of Sunshine Photo Cart has been released with lots of bug fixes and enhancements. Per Image Pricing The biggest improvement is allowing you to set pricing on a per-image basis instead of just at the gallery level. The latest update allows you to override a gallery's price level and set a separate […]