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Choosing a gallery cover

The cover is the first thing your client sees: your photo, full screen, with the gallery name over or beside it. It's also the image in the share email and in link previews when someone shares the gallery in a message or on social media, so it's worth choosing on purpose.

How the cover is chosen if you don't pick one​

Until you choose a cover, CoreHue uses the first photo in the gallery to finish processing. That's often a getting-ready detail rather than your strongest frame, so pick your own before you publish.

  1. Open the gallery's Layout tab. You can also click the cover tile at the top of the Chapters sidebar, which says Choose cover or Edit cover.
  2. Under Cover Image, click the pencil on the cover card.
  3. In Choose cover image, choose Pick from gallery.
  4. Browse the full-screen Select cover view, switching chapters with the menu at the top, and click the photo you want.
  5. Choose Set cover.

Faster still: on the Chapters tab, open any photo's ⋯ menu and choose Set as cover.

Only photos that have finished processing can be picked, so a photo that's still uploading won't be in the list yet.

Upload a cover from your device​

Sometimes the right cover isn't one of the delivered photos: a styled detail shot, a different crop, or a frame you'd rather not include in the gallery itself.

  1. On the Layout tab, click the pencil on the cover card.
  2. Choose Upload from your device and pick a PNG or JPEG up to 50 MB.

The uploaded image takes over as the cover once it has processed. An uploaded cover counts toward your storage, because it isn't also a photo in the gallery. See How storage works for photos and videos.

Set the focal point​

Each cover layout crops the image differently, and a phone crops it differently again. The focal point tells CoreHue which part of the photo matters, so that part stays in view on every screen.

  1. On the Layout tab, click the focal point button on the cover card, next to the pencil.
  2. In Set focal point, drag the marker onto the important part of the photo, usually a face or the couple.

The focal point saves and the preview reloads. The button appears once a cover is set, and it's most useful when your subject sits near an edge of the frame.

What your client sees​

The cover fills the first screen of the gallery, styled by the cover layout you've chosen. On a phone, full-screen layouts show a tall slice of the image, so a landscape cover depends on a good focal point. Check it with the mobile preview on the Layout tab or on your own phone. See Previewing your gallery.

Frequently asked questions​

Yes. Choose Upload from your device in Choose cover image. It can be a PNG or JPEG up to 50 MB.

Why can't I find a photo in the cover picker?​

The cover picker only shows photos that have finished processing. Wait for the upload to finish, or check the photo hasn't failed to process. See When photos fail to process.

Does the cover use up storage?​

Only an uploaded cover does. A cover picked from the gallery doesn't add anything, since the photo is already counted. A cover you upload from your device counts toward your storage.

My client's face is cut off on mobile. How do I fix it?​

Set the cover's focal point on their face. If it's still tight, try a layout that sets the photo in a smaller frame or shape, which changes less between a laptop and a phone, like Postcard, Folio or Window. See Gallery cover layouts.

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