Photo contact sheet template
Choose a contact sheet template, drop your photos in and download a printable PDF. Or print it blank and fill it in by hand.
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Add photos first. Free, no watermark.
How to use it
- Pick a template: 12, 20, 30 or 36 photos per page, or film strips.
- Add your photos. They fill the frames in order.
- Adjust the paper size, labels and title if needed.
- Download the PDF, or download the blank template to print and fill in by hand.
Which template should I use?
- 12-up (3 × 4) for client proofs where faces must be easy to see.
- 20-up (4 × 5) as an everyday default on Letter paper.
- 30-up (5 × 6) to fit a full session on few pages.
- 36-up (6 × 6) to show one roll of film per page.
- 6-up (2 × 3) for a final selection.
A template that fills itself
A PSD contact sheet template needs Photoshop and placing every photo by hand. Here the template fills itself from your files, numbers each frame and keeps the file name under each photo.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a free contact sheet template?
- Yes. Every template here is free to use with your photos, or to download blank as a PDF.
- What size is a contact sheet?
- Traditionally 8×10 inches, the photo paper size used in darkrooms. Today Letter (8.5×11) in the US and A4 elsewhere are the usual choices; all three are available.
- Can I use the template in Photoshop or Word?
- The PDF opens in any PDF reader and in Photoshop, but you do not need either: the template fills itself from your photos here.
- Can I print a blank contact sheet?
- Yes. “Download blank template” gives empty numbered frames with lines for notes.
- Is this a template for a contact list?
- No, this is a photo contact sheet. For names, phone numbers and emails, a spreadsheet contact list is the right tool.
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- Film contact sheet maker
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