Umbra: Shoot Planner

Plan every shoot around the light. Umbra is a free shoot planner for photographers and videographers who run the business from their iPhone. Find golden hour for any spot, keep the whole day in one brief, and send quotes and invoices that look the part. THE LIGHT • Golden hour, blue hour, sunrise and sunset for the exact spot and date, worked out on your iPhone with no signal needed • A sun map that shows where the light falls at any time of day • Glow forecast: the chance of a colourful sunrise or sunset • Rain watch: a heads-up the evening before a shoot • Light check: Umbra flags harsh midday light when you book THE DAY OF THE SHOOT • One brief with when to leave (with traffic), the light, the forecast, your shot list, notes and mood board • A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • A prep card for your client with the time, place, light and what to wear THE BUSINESS SIDE • Quotes with deposits and payment plans that become invoices when each part is due • Clean PDF invoices sent straight from your phone • Scan receipts with your camera and file them against expenses • Revenue, profit and your financial year goal at a glance • A tax time pack for your accountant • Set up for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US, with the right currency, tax and financial year TOOLS • A posing guide with cues to say and setup notes • Shot list templates for weddings, families and brand shoots • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Smart help on Apple Intelligence iPhones: a morning brief and plain-English finance summaries, written on the device PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything lives on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, and it works offline. Free, with no in-app purchases and no subscriptions.