Prepare image choice, size, crop, lab requirements, and proof review before a larger order.
Made for photographers ordering prints.
Price and availability
Catalog price: $19 USD
One-time purchase · No subscription
FilesZIP with five editable Markdown documents, an offline HTML workbook, a reading edition, and optional Notion import files (not a configured workspace). A worked example is included.
To useExtract the ZIP. Open the workbook in a current desktop browser; edit Markdown in a text editor. No account needed for the workbook or Markdown files. A Notion account is needed only for the optional import; set database properties and relations yourself.
LicenseUse for your own or client work; do not redistribute the original templates or tools. Full terms.
SupportProduct questions and corrections by email; no custom implementation or professional review. 14-day refund policy.
A print order checked for crop, specification, proof, and version.
Gather before you start
Intended print size
Lab instructions
Approved image
Mark missing information so you can check it before using your work.
When to skip this kit
You need a native Excel, Canva, or Word template. This download contains Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook, plus Notion import files you configure yourself.
You need autosave or cloud sync. Export Markdown or save a backup before closing the offline workbook.
You need someone to complete the work. These are worksheets to fill in yourself.
Read the first worksheet below to see whether its questions help with your task.
Included files
What's inside
01Print specification
02Crop check
03Lab instructions
04Proof review
05Order audit
Each document has instructions, questions, and space for your answers. The final document includes a common mistake to check for before using your work.
Your completion check
Files match the selected lab's requirements and a proof is reviewed before committing to the full set.
Before you finish
Check this before you use it
The screen crop is approved without considering the print aspect ratio.
Preview the actual print crop and proof through the chosen lab's process.
Use the final worksheet to record what needs fixing and what you still need to check.
Record intended size, paper, border, quantity, and display context.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer prepares a small print set for an exhibition.
Completed response: Three A3 prints use the same border treatment.
Your decision
What exact finished size and material are required?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Crop check.
Before you start
Intended print size: [Source or notes]
Lab instructions: [Source or notes]
Approved image: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A print order checked for crop, specification, proof, and version.
View plain worksheet text
Worksheet 1 of 5. Print specification
Project: {{project}}
Prepared by: {{business}}
Review with: {{contact}}
Target: {{deadline}}
Instructions
Record intended size, paper, border, quantity, and display context.
Worked example, fictional
Context: A photographer prepares a small print set for an exhibition.
Completed response: Three A3 prints use the same border treatment.
Your decision
What exact finished size and material are required?
My answer: [ ]
Source and date: [ ]
Still to check: [ ]
Next action, owner, and due date: [ ]
Before moving on
[ ] My answer uses my own facts.
[ ] I have marked anything I still need to check.
Next worksheet: Crop check.
Before you start
- Intended print size: [Source or notes]
- Lab instructions: [Source or notes]
- Approved image: [Source or notes]
What you will make
A print order checked for crop, specification, proof, and version.
This is the complete first worksheet from the current edition. The full kit adds the remaining four documents, a worked scenario, and the offline editing workbook, plus an optional Notion import ZIP with Markdown pages and CSV databases.
Before you choose
What should I have ready for this kit?
Bring intended print size, lab instructions, approved image. Mark anything you still need to check.
How do I know the work is finished?
A print order checked for crop, specification, proof, and version. Check your answers against the original records and note anything unresolved before sharing your work.
What is in the Notion import pack?
The download includes an optional NOTION-IMPORT.zip with authored Markdown page templates and sample-filled CSV databases. Import the files in Notion, then set field types and any database relations yourself. Alongside those files, you receive editable Markdown documents and an offline HTML workbook. Set up the imported pages and tables yourself. These are not native Excel, Canva, or Word templates. Extract the whole ZIP before opening the HTML files. Mobile file managers may not run local scripts; the text files and reading edition remain available.
Will this do the work for me?
The kit supplies structure, questions, and examples. You provide the facts, make the decisions, and adapt the finished output. You are responsible for checking the finished work. Custom implementation and professional review are not included.
Included Notion import files · fictional preview data
Photography Print Order Desk
3 Notion page templates and 3 sample-filled CSV databases. Extract the product download, then import NOTION-IMPORT.zip in Notion desktop or web.
04-Print-Order-Brief.md
# Print order brief · [print job]
- Purpose and display context: [ ]
- Client-approved image and usage reference: [ ]
- Size, orientation, crop, border, and finish: [ ]
- Quantity and approved quote reference: [ ]
- Supplier and current specification source/date: [ ]
- Proof needed? Which question will it answer?: [ ]
- Shipping and delivery details in approved records: [ ]
- Person who approves the proof and final run: [ ]
- Latest date to approve or revise: [ ]
- Delivery owner and receipt check: [ ]
01-Print-Jobs · sample database
Print job
Client alias
Purpose and display context
Image reference
Size and orientation
Quantity
Paper or finish agreed
Approved quote reference
Supplier spec source
Status
Sample: PR-086
Sample client A
Two framed portraits for office display
Approved export set / A-086
18 × 24 in / portrait
2
Matte proof sample requested
Quote Q-086 held separately
Current lab product page / checked 10/18/2026
Proof ordered
Example rows are fictional. The import creates pages and databases; set property types and any relations inside Notion. You configure the tables after import.
