I use a Flickr account, but for posting in the 'Photo of the Day' thread here, Flickr's large photo size is generally too large. In that scenario, I use a smaller photo size and I upload it to ImageShack.
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Flickr, Google's Picosa smug mug and the like are all pre-made image galeries. They are mostly well done but if you use your own hosting company you get total control of the page and how it looks and works. You can (say) iWeb to design the pages then just FP the whole bundle up to your web host. More hassle but you have total control.
Yep. Flickr has brand recognition. MS-whatchamacallit doesn't. They're better off sticking to the name Flickr and not altering it at all. However, MS makes some pretty dumb moves sometimes, so we'd have to see.
I'm a devoted Smugmugger myself. They continually update the site with new features that are useful (video uploads in almost any format) and provide pretty powerful layout options. Love the unlimited bandwidth, multiple privacy options, uploads are fast (DSL) and the price is relatively dirt cheap for what you get.
I'm also a devoted Smugmugger, I pretty much agree with everything above. They updated the video uploads? Need to check that out =)
It's funny... even on non-photo boards, when people bring up Microsoft's attempt to take over Yahoo the one thing that always comes up is "please don't mess with Flickr!"
Unfortunately, since Microsoft recently purchased iView I have no doubt "messing with Flickr" will happen sooner rather than later. People will have to live with it. Heck, I wasn't particularly happy when Yahoo forced me to create a Yahoo ID just to continue using Flickr. I had bought a 2-year membership early on, and they gave me an extra 2 years on top of that so there's some lock in (due to inertia) for me - so I didn't want to hassle with switching to SmugMug or wherever.
Unfortunately, since Microsoft recently purchased iView I have no doubt "messing with Flickr" will happen sooner rather than later. People will have to live with it. Heck, I wasn't particularly happy when Yahoo forced me to create a Yahoo ID just to continue using Flickr. I had bought a 2-year membership early on, and they gave me an extra 2 years on top of that so there's some lock in (due to inertia) for me - so I didn't want to hassle with switching to SmugMug or wherever.
+1 for Smugmug
If you look around the web, you should be able to find 20% off coupons, so your yearly fee comes to around $30, which is pretty good.
I used to host my pics on my personal web space, but this got cumbersome for someone of limited web hosting knowledge (like me).
If you look around the web, you should be able to find 20% off coupons, so your yearly fee comes to around $30, which is pretty good.
I used to host my pics on my personal web space, but this got cumbersome for someone of limited web hosting knowledge (like me).
The video uploads are only for pro users, and are somewhat limited in length, aren't they? I remember looking and feeling like I was going to need to drop some $85 a year for a full pro account, and would even then be limited to videos < 5 minutes or something. Half of the reason I'm interested in a photo sharing site is to be able to share both the pictures and the silly little videos that you take with your camera. Those are often more than 2 minutes long.
Phanfare looks to be a better deal for sharing videos. but the galleries definitely don't look as professional. And the videos are playable as flash rather than h.264, though the h.264 / avi / original format is available for download.
Basically, I'm still looking for a smugmug like site, for about 50 bucks a year, that lets me upload high-res videos up to 5 minutes long, and they actually keep a backup of the original upload rather than converting it and ditching the original.
For now, I use Pbase. $23/year gives me 500MB of storage. I also like the camera and lens search feature.
As for flickr, I find the interface horrible and the photos are just too small to be of any use.
As for flickr, I find the interface horrible and the photos are just too small to be of any use.
I pay 60 a year and get 350gb of disk space, and 7,000GB or bandwidth.
Of course, this is not for a web album type deal, but I use it for a couple sites, my portfolio, and weekly pictures from a car event. But I use it to backup many of my personal items, photos, videos, application installers etc. But you can set up very clean galleries for you images.
Of course, this is not for a web album type deal, but I use it for a couple sites, my portfolio, and weekly pictures from a car event. But I use it to backup many of my personal items, photos, videos, application installers etc. But you can set up very clean galleries for you images.
yea i really like this, discovered this the day it came out.
i am uploading as we speak...
and i got the ultimate name because i registered soon enough...
jakeb.photoshop.com
hehe...
Flickr is the most popular and cost effective way, but read the terms of service first, it is something that always put me off using Flickr but that's just a person thing.
The way I do it is using a Dreamhost for my web hosting and use Wordpress as a photoblog system, I like to document what my photographs mean to me and why they were taken, I feel it is very important to give a back story to each image and that certainly helps with the SEO.
Depends how serious of a photographer you are / aspire to be and how much control over what system you use. I personally have complete control over my website, it comes at a price but you tell me which you prefer?
The way I do it is using a Dreamhost for my web hosting and use Wordpress as a photoblog system, I like to document what my photographs mean to me and why they were taken, I feel it is very important to give a back story to each image and that certainly helps with the SEO.
Depends how serious of a photographer you are / aspire to be and how much control over what system you use. I personally have complete control over my website, it comes at a price but you tell me which you prefer?
Probably more like:
Microsoft Live PictureShare Pro for Windows designed for Vista, powered by Silverlight™.