[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":199},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Flabels-and-focal-points":3,"surround-\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Flabels-and-focal-points":192},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"category":181,"description":182,"extension":183,"meta":184,"navigation":185,"order":186,"path":187,"seo":188,"stem":189,"updated":190,"__hash__":191},"docs\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Flabels-and-focal-points.md","Labels and focal points",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":171},"minimark",[9,13,18,32,48,54,58,61,64,69,134,141,148,152],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Two small tools make large libraries easier to manage: labels help you find photos again, and focal points control how cover images crop.",[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"photo-labels","Photo labels",[10,19,20,21,26,27,31],{},"Labels are keywords attached to individual photos, things like \"ring\", \"first-dance\" or \"retouched\". Their main job is search: the ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fsearch-your-studio","global search overlay"," (Ctrl\u002F⌘+K) matches photo names ",[28,29,30],"em",{},"and"," labels, so a label is the fastest way to resurface photos whose filenames tell you nothing. The quick filter on a project's photo grid only matches names, not labels.",[10,33,34,35,39,40,43,44,47],{},"To add a label, open the photo in the photo viewer, open the ",[36,37,38],"strong",{},"New Label"," dialog, enter a ",[36,41,42],{},"Label Name"," and click ",[36,45,46],{},"Add",". Labels are per-photo and only visible to you, never to your client.",[49,50,51],"blockquote",{},[10,52,53],{},"Keep labels short and consistent; you'll be typing them into search later.",[14,55,57],{"id":56},"focal-points","Focal points",[10,59,60],{},"Cover images get cropped: the client page hero, project thumbnails and gallery covers all show a slice of the photo rather than the whole frame. The focal point tells Afterify which part of the image to keep in view when that happens.",[10,62,63],{},"You set a focal point by dragging a ring over a preview of the image. A shaded band shows the strip of the photo the cover will keep in view at its current height, and moves live as you drag.",[65,66,68],"h3",{"id":67},"where-to-set-focal-points","Where to set focal points",[70,71,72,87,102,116],"ul",{},[73,74,75,78,79,82,83,86],"li",{},[36,76,77],{},"Client cover",": open the client's ",[36,80,81],{},"Settings"," page. The thumbnail preview is the focal point picker: drag the ring, then click ",[36,84,85],{},"Save",".",[73,88,89,92,93,95,96,99,100,86],{},[36,90,91],{},"Project cover",": open the project's ",[36,94,81],{}," page. With the thumbnail type set to ",[36,97,98],{},"Custom",", drag the ring on the image, then ",[36,101,85],{},[73,103,104,107,108,111,112,115],{},[36,105,106],{},"Design pages",": on a client or project ",[36,109,110],{},"Design"," page, the cover image under the ",[36,113,114],{},"Cover"," section is also a live picker; the hero preview follows as you drag.",[73,117,118,121,122,125,126,129,130,133],{},[36,119,120],{},"From a photo",": right-click a photo in the project and choose ",[36,123,124],{},"Set As Cover",". The ",[36,127,128],{},"Set Cover & Focal Point"," dialog opens: drag the focal point to the desired location on the photo and click ",[36,131,132],{},"Set Cover",". This sets the photo as the project cover and its focal point in one step.",[10,135,136,137,140],{},"Picking a ",[28,138,139],{},"different"," cover image resets the focal point to center, since a new photo has its own subject. Re-drag the ring after swapping covers.",[10,142,143],{},[144,145],"img",{"alt":146,"src":147},"The Set Cover and Focal Point dialog","\u002Fimages\u002Fhelp\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fset-cover-focal-point.webp",[14,149,151],{"id":150},"related","Related",[70,153,154,159,165],{},[73,155,156],{},[22,157,158],{"href":24},"Search your studio",[73,160,161],{},[22,162,164],{"href":163},"\u002Fgalleries-and-sharing\u002Fcustomize-your-gallery","Customize your gallery",[73,166,167],{},[22,168,170],{"href":169},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Fproject-settings","Project settings",{"title":172,"searchDepth":173,"depth":173,"links":174},"",2,[175,176,180],{"id":16,"depth":173,"text":17},{"id":56,"depth":173,"text":57,"children":177},[178],{"id":67,"depth":179,"text":68},3,{"id":150,"depth":173,"text":151},"clients-and-projects","Tag photos with searchable labels and set focal points so covers and crops keep the right part of the image in view.","md",{},true,5,"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Flabels-and-focal-points",{"title":5,"description":182},"clients-and-projects\u002Flabels-and-focal-points","2026-09-19","MMZdhWgcknq0a1Y1LWcL9D4TagFYCXHmULYd_Yx2XFI",[193,197],{"path":194,"title":195,"order":196},"\u002Fclients-and-projects\u002Forganize-with-collections","Organize with collections",4,{"path":169,"title":170,"order":198},6,1789936982150]