Snap and post onlineNext to printing out photographs en masse and snail mailing them out, posting them on the Internet is the easiest way to share those captured memories with everyone. If you don't want to tie up your Internet access bandwidth or be misconstrued as an spammer by emailing everyone your pictures, trying an online photo service may be a smarter option. With most of these, you can transfer your images to a free online photo album, email a link to friends so they can see the pictures on the Web, order prints, and even let your friends order their own. Web sites that allow image hosting are abundant, and most of them feature some limited editing tools such as re-sizing and cropping. They generally also incorporate some form of automation in which oversized images are re-sized and optimized for publishing on the Net. When selecting one of these Web sites to post your photos, take a quick browse through to see if you like the categorization, e.g. does the site allow separate digital "albums" (file folders) to be created? Can individual photo captions be added? Is mass uploading of image files via FTP possible? Meanwhile, take a look at some free sites below.
Club Photo offers free photo publishing on the Web and downloads of the Living Album software. Members are free to post their photos into a large range of categories such as Holidays, Hobbies & Interests, Pets & Animals, and so on. The homepage also features an email or alias-based search which allows visitors to locate specific “galleries” quickly. Photographs come from all over the world, hailing from as far away as Norway to Spain and even Africa. US-based users can also order prints from the galleries, to be delivered to their doorstep.
FlipCity is the photo community site of FlipAlbum, an innovative 3D page-flipping digiphoto album software. FlipCity is a virtual community where digital photographers meet online to share anything from ideas and advice to the one that got away. There is a Picture Gallery section where shutterbugs can submit their shots by attaching a JPEG or GIF file. FlipCity also lets browsers download from the range of easy-to-use applications with realistic 3D page flipping. There are also online discussions that cover FlipAlbum and E-Books, as well as a monthly newsletter featuring photos by other users.
This well-used Web site is utilized by many photo enthusiasts. The tools allow you to browse images, create an account and organize your own, add captions and other information. Photobase is a no-frills Web site specially slated for those who wish to brush up their photo-taking skills. The channel allows viewers to submit comments and feedback to the photo albums (or galleries as they are called) or individual pictures.
Arguably still one of the biggest Web sites around, Yahoo! features a photo album section that’s fairly well-populated and probably the most widely used. Yahoo! Photos allow users to arrange pictures into albums and share these with friends. You can also email your photos or convert them into e-postcards.
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