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How SpotMyPhotos delivers guests their photos

How SpotMyPhotos delivers guests their photos using consent-based facial and pattern recognition, how accurate it is with masks and obscured faces, and how it protects privacy.

SpotMyPhotos delivers each guest to the photos they appear in using consent-based facial and pattern recognition across multiple visual cues. It is designed for event photo delivery, not identity or background verification, so it is best understood as "let your photos find you," not as authentication-grade software.

It starts with consent

Photos are only delivered once a guest opts in to receive their photos. They register by scanning a QR code (or one of our ways of registration), uploading a selfie, and entering their phone or email. Guests accept the terms of SpotMyPhotos before any gallery is generated. You can also include custom terms that are specific to the needs of your event during the registration process. Whenever required, there are workflows that bypass facial and pattern recognition entirely, where a photographer manually selects which photos go to which guest at each interaction.

How it handles tricky cases

Because it reads several cues rather than relying on a single strict face template, SpotMyPhotos handles masks, costumes, and Halloween-style events well. As a rule, if any part of a face is visible, SpotMyPhotos can usually deliver the photo. Fully obscured faces, such as a full costume mask, a helmet, or a visor, are handled manually via the Manual Select option or grouped into a shared Highlights Gallery to ensure no one is left out.

Privacy by design

Photo matching is specific to your event and account and is kept in a private cloud. It is not used across other events or shared outside the platform. SpotMyPhotos uses this information only for the explicit purpose of photo delivery and not for marketing. Photos and identifying information can be deleted at any time upon written request.

Fast-motion and sports

Coverage is strong across most event photography. For fast-motion or sports settings, results can vary with the shot, so the best step is a quick call where we can talk through your specific event and set the right expectations.

Have a specific event in mind? Book a demo and we will walk through how matching would work for your guests.

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