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September 1, 2026

# Choose Your Shipping Method

GotPhoto supports two types of shipping:

1. **Direct shipping (drop shipping):** The customer pays to have their order shipped directly to their address. Direct shipping fees are set by the lab and automatically get calculated and added to the customer’s order during checkout.
2. **Batch shipping:** Batch shipping enables you to offer free shipping as a financial incentive to the customer without taking a hit on the shipping fee for every order. If you choose batch shipping, you can specify a date when the batch shipping deadline comes to a close. All orders placed before this deadline will then be transferred to the lab the following day for production.

Can a pick-up at studio option be added? 

- Unfortunately, studio pickup is not available as an additional feature activation for GotPhoto accounts at this time.
- To ensure a smooth and reliable experience, we do not support studio pickup as part of the standard workflow. For a full overview of the additional features currently supported by GotPhoto, [please refer to this list.](https://help.gotphoto.com/en/support/optional-features-and-regional-availability?hsLang=en)

**Direct shipping is the default form of shipping in your account. Therefore, you won't find any checkbox in your job settings. The job is automatically set to direct shipping unless you select batch shipping.**

If you would like to use batch shipping or both direct shipping and batch shipping, please see this article: [Setting up batch shipping.](https://help.gotphoto.com/en/support/set-up-batch-shipping?hsLang=en)

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