Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. The free trial runs for 14 days or 100 minutes, whichever comes first, with no credit card required — with the same voice, the same AI model and the same phone number you would have as a paying customer.

AI Receptionist for Photographers — Vanguard Reception AI

The problem

You can't answer the phone while you're shooting.

Most photography inquiries come in while you're exactly the person who can't pick up — on location, mid-shoot, camera in hand. By the time you check your phone that evening, the person who called has usually already called two other photographers.

Photography leads move fast. Someone comparing photographers for a wedding or quinceañera is often calling several the same afternoon — whoever answers first and gets back to them fastest has the advantage.

Vanguard answers every time, mid-shoot or after hours, and gets the basics of the inquiry down before the lead moves on.

How it works

From missed call to booked consult.

Forward your business line.
Keep your same number — no new number to hand out.
A caller asks about a session.
Wedding, quinceañera, event, whatever you shoot, with your real packages and prices — Vanguard already knows it, because you set it up once.
Vanguard checks and confirms.
It checks your existing Vanguard appointments so two callers can't get booked for the same slot, then books a consult or session on the spot.
It's in your app.
You see the new booking before you're done with the shoot you're on.

Built for photographers like you

Why photographers use Vanguard.

On location doesn't mean unreachable

Vanguard answers 24/7, including evenings and weekends — whenever the inquiry actually comes in.

The first to respond usually wins the booking

Families comparing photographers often call several the same day — now you're the one who picked up.

Consults booked into your real calendar

Vanguard checks your existing Vanguard appointments before confirming a new one.

Bilingual leads, no translator needed

Vanguard follows the caller into Spanish automatically.

One-of-a-kind shoot requests become messages

Not on your menu? It's taken as a lead — name, number, what they want — so it doesn't just disappear.

Pricing

Simple, all-in pricing.

Starter

$49/mo

250 minutes included

Essential

$149/mo

1,000 minutes included

Professional

$279/mo

2,000 minutes included

Premium

$499/mo

4,000 minutes included

See full pricing & the loss calculator →

Questions

Photographers ask us.

No. The free trial runs for 14 days or 100 minutes, whichever comes first, with no credit card required — same voice, same AI model, same phone number, and no charge if you go past the minutes.

Yes — you set them up once (weddings, quinceañeras, events, whatever you shoot, with your real prices) and Vanguard quotes them correctly on every call.

Yes — if you set that up as part of your services, Vanguard asks what it needs to quote and book it correctly.

No — it books against your Vanguard schedule only, not any calendar or software you already use elsewhere.

It takes a message — name, number, and what they're looking for — so you can follow up with a custom quote.

No. You keep your number and forward calls to Vanguard — all of them, or just the ones you don't pick up.

Stop losing leads while you're behind the camera

Set up your photography business's AI receptionist — usually within 24 hours, no technical setup on your end.

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