WildFrame Help · Workflow Guide
Quick Start Guide
The same loop, two platforms. Pick where you're working — everything here syncs to the other one automatically.
Plain example first
Priya gets back from a week in the Sundarbans with 1,400 media. She uses WildFrame to import them, reviews her selects in the Review Loupe, goes deeper in Study to add notes, and then Chronicle drafts a narrative from her approved media. Start to finish, that's the WildFrame workflow.
Steps
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Import your media.
Click "Import from your camera card or folder" on your first screen, or drag and drop files onto a trip — or choose "Create a trip first" if you'd rather organize before importing. WildFrame assesses everything as it comes in and queues it for your review.
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Open a trip.
From Trip Library, jump into your trip. WildFrame takes you to the Review Loupe, where you left off. If it's brand new, it opens on your first unreviewed item.
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Review your media.
In the Review Loupe, go through your media one at a time. Approve (A) the ones worth keeping, Defer (D) anything you're not sure about yet, Delete from the grid view if you don't want it at all.
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Go deeper in Study.
Press Tab on any item to see WildFrame's read, correct a species, and add your own notes and story. This is what Chronicle draws from.
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Generate a Chronicle.
Open Chronicle, choose a writing style, and Generate. WildFrame drafts a narrative from your approved media.
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Direct and edit.
Read the draft, edit any text in your own words, and ask Coach to help revise it if you want a second pass.
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Export.
Download your Chronicle as a PDF or copy the text.
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Share it, then grow with Coach.
Once your Chronicle is out in the world, take the conversation to Coach: open Coach Workspace and ask "How has my work grown?" for a supportive, words-only read on what's changed since your earlier trips (needs a Style Mirror reflection first). On Ranger and above, you can also ask Coach to compare a specific shot to a named wildlife photographer's style.
What to know
You don't have to complete every step in one sitting — WildFrame saves your progress automatically and picks up where you left off. If you get stuck at any point, open Help and search your question. For questions about your specific media, open Coach.
Plain example first
Priya spends the morning in the field with just her phone. She Quick Takes a few standout shots as she goes, then over lunch opens the trip and swipes through the rest of the day's captures — Approve, Defer, the occasional Delete. She swipes up on her favorite to read the craft notes and fix a species ID, then opens Chronicle and shares a draft of the day's story to the group chat before the light's even gone. No laptop involved.
Steps
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Sign in.
Use the same WildFrame account as desktop — your trips and assessments sync automatically in either direction.
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Quick Take a photo or video.
From the Quick Take tab, capture a shot or pick one from your camera roll. WildFrame assesses it in seconds and shows you a Story, Craft Notes, and a species read.
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Open a trip.
New captures land in Field Captures by default. From the trip switcher, open Field Captures or any other trip to see everything in it.
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Review by swiping.
Swipe a capture right to Approve, left to Defer, and further left to Delete (a few seconds of Undo covers mistakes on any of these). Use the filter pills — All, Pending, Approved, Deferred — to work through a trip in order. To act on several at once, long-press to select, then Approve, Defer, Reassess, or Delete the whole batch.
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Go deeper in Study.
Swipe up on any capture to read its craft notes, correct a species if WildFrame got it wrong, and add your own notes — the same depth as desktop's Study, just reached with a swipe instead of Tab.
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Generate a Chronicle.
Open the trip's Chronicle, choose a narrative style and voice (or tap Surprise Me), and generate. WildFrame drafts a narrative from your approved captures.
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Edit and share.
Tap any section to edit the text in your own words — Save or Cancel explicitly. When you're happy with it, share it through the native share sheet as text. (PDF export isn't built for mobile yet — use desktop if you need a downloadable PDF.)
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Share it, then grow with Coach.
Once you've shared your story, open Coach Workspace from the bottom navigation and ask "How has my work grown?" for a supportive, words-only read on what's changed since your earlier trips (needs a Style Mirror reflection first). On Ranger and above, you can also ask Coach to compare a specific shot to a named wildlife photographer's style — same capability as desktop, same conversation, just from your phone.
What to know
Everything you do on mobile — captures, verdicts, Study notes, Chronicles — syncs with desktop automatically, so you can start a trip on your phone and finish it on your laptop, or the other way around. If you'd rather hand a specific field capture straight to a desktop trip instead of reviewing it on your phone, use Bridge from the capture's result screen. If you get stuck, open Help and search your question; for questions about a specific photo, open Coach.
Plain example first
Priya opens her Kenya trip on desktop. Before she's approved a single frame, she can already open Coach from the rail on the left and ask a general question. Partway through review, she pivots a lion shot into Study and asks Coach right there — "is the exposure working on this shot?" — from one of the suggested questions already sitting in the panel. Weeks later, with three trips behind her, she opens Coach Workspace on its own, with no photo selected at all, and asks "How has my work grown?" Coach has been the same partner the whole way through — it just meets her wherever she is.
Where Coach lives
- Anywhere in the app.
The Coach icon sits in the left rail at all times. Tap it for a general conversation, unattached to any specific photo.
- In Study.
Press Tab to reach Study on any frame, then tap "Ask the Coach about this frame." Coach opens already knowing which photo you're looking at, and offers a few suggested questions to start.
- In Chronicle.
Once you've generated a narrative, "Ask Coach" opens a conversation anchored to that Chronicle for revisions.
- In Coach Workspace.
A dedicated space for the parts of Coach that aren't about one specific photo: Style Mirror, Journey, and the growth-comparison features below. Reach it from the rail icon, independent of any trip.
What you can ask, at each stage
- Before you've reviewed anything — general questions about your craft, technique, or how to use WildFrame.
- While reviewing a frame in Study — questions about that specific photo: composition, species, exposure, platform fit.
- After a Chronicle is drafted — ask Coach to help revise the narrative, adjust tone, or rework a passage.
- Any time you have history — open Coach Workspace and ask "How has my work grown?" (needs a Style Mirror reflection first), or "Compare my photos" to pick up to 5 shots yourself. Ranger and above can also compare a shot to a named photographer's style.
What to know
Coach doesn't grade you, rank your sessions, or track streaks — it's a partner, not a judge. Each message you send counts as one Query against your monthly quota, but opening the panel, seeing suggested questions, or viewing your last Style Mirror reflection all cost nothing.
Plain example first
Priya is still in the field when she Quick Takes a leopard shot and taps Coach right below the result card to ask about the light. Later that evening, reviewing the day's captures, she swipes up into Study on a standout frame and asks Coach about the composition — same conversation partner, same panel. Weeks after the trip, with no photo open at all, she taps Coach in the bottom navigation and asks "How has my work grown?" Coach has been available the whole time, not just once she's shared a Chronicle.
Where Coach lives
- Coach in the bottom navigation.
Always there, independent of any trip or photo. Tap it for a general conversation, or to reach Coach Workspace for Style Mirror, Journey, and the growth-comparison features below.
- On a Quick Take result.
Coach sits below the Assessment card with suggested questions for that specific photo already loaded.
- In Study.
Swipe up on any capture to reach Study, then tap the Coach entry at the bottom. Coach already knows which frame you're looking at.
- In Chronicle.
Once you've generated a narrative and shared it, open Coach Workspace to talk through revisions or ask about your growth — same capability as desktop, same conversation, just from your phone.
What you can ask, at each stage
- Right after a Quick Take — ask about the specific photo you just captured: composition, species, exposure, platform fit.
- While reviewing in Study — the same kind of specific, photo-aware questions, without leaving the capture you're on.
- After you've shared a Chronicle — talk through revisions, or step back and ask about your growth as a photographer.
- Any time you have history — open Coach Workspace and ask "How has my work grown?" (needs a Style Mirror reflection first), or "Compare my photos" to pick up to 5 shots yourself. Ranger and above can also compare a shot to a named photographer's style.
What to know
Coach doesn't grade you, rank your sessions, or track streaks — it's a partner, not a judge. Each message you send counts as one Query against your monthly quota, but opening Coach, seeing suggested questions, or viewing your last Style Mirror reflection all cost nothing — only sending a message does.