Bid.
Shoot.
Wrap.
Modern tools for modern production.
Estimate in three. Run the day. File receipts on set.
01 · Build an estimate
Three-minute estimates. Revised in two.
Hand a brief to AI and get an editable starting point in three minutes — line items grouped into Stills, Motion, Crew, Equipment, Locations, Travel, Post, and Usage & Licensing. Or build it yourself, section by section. Send the client a web link instead of a PDF; totals recompute as you change anything.
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02 · Call sheets that already know the location
Weather, parking, hospital. Filled in for you.
What used to take an hour at 11pm — weather, hospital lookup, parking, schedule — takes ten minutes. Type the address; weather, map, and nearest hospital fill in automatically. Pull crew and client contacts from one dropdown. Duplicate it next week and you're done.
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03 · Receipts on the day
Snap it on set. It files itself.
Project is required at capture, so receipts can't go orphaned. Photograph from your phone or drop a file at your desk — AI reads the vendor, amount, date, and category. You confirm in two seconds. Export the whole project as CSV or a printable report for your accountant.
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04 · Built for commercial, not adapted for it
Four things every commercial tool should do. We built TightShip around these.
Most production software is wedding-photographer software with the wedding bits relabeled. TightShip starts from the assumption that you bid commercial jobs, run crews, license usage, and reconcile actuals against the estimate.
AI estimate drafting from a brief
Tell it about the shoot — client, location, crew, deliverables, usage. Get an editable estimate in three minutes, structured the way commercial bids are actually structured.
Stills · Motion · Crew · Equipment · Locations · Travel · Post · Usage & Licensing
Receipt capture from your phone, AI-parsed
Snap a receipt on set; AI reads vendor, amount, date, and category in two seconds. Project is required at capture, so nothing goes orphaned. Dedup catches the same Whole Foods run twice.
15 commercial-production categories · CSV + printable accountant report
Crew + client database, merged search
The agency producer and your 1st AC live in the same searchable list. One dropdown on the call sheet — no toggling between two contact apps.
Build the crew DB by pasting an email signature or uploading an old call sheet PDF
Quoted-vs-actual budget per project
Live variance table by section. Pulls receipts and manual expenses against your original estimate — see in red exactly where you're losing money before the wrap, not after.
Bid-type aware: client-facing on cost-plus, internal-only on hard copy
05 · Pricing
Pricing built for working photographers.
Pricing shown is what we'll launch at. Beta seats lock in early pricing for as long as you stay subscribed.
For solo commercial photographers.
- Unlimited estimates + invoices
- AI estimate drafts (50 / mo)
- Shareable web estimate links
- Client database with multiple contacts
- Project stage tracker
Everything you need on a commercial shoot.
- Everything in Pro
- Call sheets that pre-fill weather, parking, hospital
- Receipts that file themselves on set
- Crew database built from past sheets
- Quoted-vs-actual budget per project
- 150 AI drafts per month
For studios and small production companies.
- Everything in Studio
- Up to 5 seats
- Shared crew + client database
- Approval chains
- Custom branding
For larger teams and enterprise needs.
- Unlimited seats + SSO
- Multi-brand workspaces
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Need help getting set up? Book a 90-minute setup call.
We import your client list, build your section catalog from past invoices, and customize your templates. $199 one-time. Email onboarding@tightship.studio to schedule.
06 · Request access
In private beta.
Going public summer 2026.
Tell us what you shoot. We'll add you in order and lock in early-bird pricing when we launch.