Photo feed model
Project → Date → Photos
Images live in a stream or gallery. Search, GPS, and albums help people find a day on site. This is useful for crew communication, owner updates, and “what happened this week.”
Plan-Based Photo Documentation vs Photo Feeds
Traditional jobsite photo apps usually follow a photo-feed model: project, then date, then photos. Plan-based photo documentation follows a different chain: project, then location, then evidence. Neither architecture is universally superior. Use a feed when the job is daily communication. Use a plan when the question is where the photo was taken.
Plan-based model
Project → Location → Evidence
Images attach to a waypoint on a floor plan, roof plan, or site map. This is useful when a reviewer asks which room, wall, elevation, or damaged area the photo belongs to.
When a photo feed is the right tool
Choose a feed when the primary job is sharing. Daily progress, crew coordination, and a searchable property album do not always need a drawing. If nobody will later ask “which elevation is this?” a plan adds overhead without payoff.
When plan-based documentation is the right tool
Choose a plan when photos are evidence, not just updates. Punch by room, concealed conditions, restoration losses, inspection reports, and insurance files all fail when location is reconstructed from memory. FotoLedger is built for that workflow: pin photos, notes, and documents to the drawing, then export a report with location context.
FotoLedger is documentation software, not a complete construction management platform and not a replacement for every jobsite photo app. Some teams use both: a feed for communication, a plan for the record that has to be reviewed later.
Related comparisons (different questions)
Folder vs plan is a different article: floor plan vs camera roll. Product-to-product differences live on FotoLedger vs jobsite photo apps. This page is the architecture distinction only.
Try plan-based documentationFrequently asked questions
What is the difference between a photo feed and plan-based photo documentation?
A feed organizes by project and date. Plan-based documentation organizes by location on the drawing. Feeds are strong for daily communication. Plan-based records are strong when reviewers need to know where a photo was taken.
Is plan-based documentation always better than a jobsite photo app?
No. If the job is to share a stream of site photos, a feed is often enough. If the job is to prove what happened at a specific place, a plan-based record fits better.