TP: Photo Sharing/Hosting Services
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Forum Description: Improving photo techniques & getting more from Dyxum
URL: https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15491
Printed Date: 14 May 2025 at 09:19
Topic: TP: Photo Sharing/Hosting Services
Posted By: Aleq
Subject: TP: Photo Sharing/Hosting Services
Date Posted: 30 April 2007 at 12:37
Those who are interested in custom made web pages, I recommend http://www.5gbfree.com - http://www.5gbfree.com hosting - 5GB free, ftp access, PHP, ... Together with JAlbum (for instance) quite handy. The web server works fine so far. |
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Posted By: Casper
Date Posted: 02 May 2007 at 14:35
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Anyone got any experience with www.photolava.com ? ------------- A100, Sony 18-70 & 70-300 and 36 flash. Tokina 80-200 2.8 Sigma 28-70 2.8 Minolta M/A Converter S, Bucket load of Tamron Adaptall 800si (Still in use) 5400HS |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 04 May 2007 at 16:10
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Seems to work OK. 
------------- http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/posting-images-and-links-faqs_topic28010.html - Posting Images and Links | http://tinyurl.com/oz62mfp - Posts awaiting answers |
Posted By: Turerkan
Date Posted: 04 May 2007 at 16:37
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the site look very simple and practical.. i always wanted a second host for forum-only images, they better not clutter my main flickr:)
i may consider using this one, lets bookmark.. ------------- http://tinyurl.com/chaokc - Self moderate. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic45171&get=last.html - Use Gimp. http://tinyurl.com/cj4qq8 - View My Photos. |
Posted By: Turerkan
Date Posted: 08 May 2007 at 19:38
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i've started using 5gbfree too, its very very useful.
My previous gallery is in flickr which is while very easy to use, also a bit frustrating with its free accounts. It will show only your lastest 200 photo and will not let you open more than 3 sets. ------------- http://tinyurl.com/chaokc - Self moderate. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic45171&get=last.html - Use Gimp. http://tinyurl.com/cj4qq8 - View My Photos. |
Posted By: polossatik
Date Posted: 08 May 2007 at 20:54
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I must say that i'm a big fan of http://imageshack.us/ - http://imageshack.us/ for posting pictures on forums or so. Works fine for me.
For other filetypes I use http://www.divshare.com - http://www.divshare.com . ------------- 7D / A580 and assorted lenses from 8mm fish to 1000mm / Minolta 7s Rangefinder / |
Posted By: sporky
Date Posted: 08 May 2007 at 22:02
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I've just started using http://picasaweb.google.com - Picasa Web Albums . It integrates nicely with http://picasa.google.com/ - Picasa (duh) which makes uploading (and resizing if you want) pictures very quick and easy. They give you 1GB of storage and unlimited number of albums for free.
The interface is simple, clean, and displays your images to fill the available space in the browser window. It also can generate a static link to your image, so you can embed it in a webpage (or post it on dyxum.com), but you're limited to these image sizes: 144, 288, 400, or 800 pixels. Usually for dyxum I resize to 800, but this example is sized for a thumbnail (144px): 
I'm no pro; I don't need a fancy website or tons of storage. All I need to do is share photos with friends, family, and post to dyxum. So picasaweb can double as my online photosharing service and image hosting. If convenience is a deciding factor for you, check it out. I haven't loaded much yet but if you want to get a taste of the interface you can look at this http://picasaweb.google.com/reid.kaufmann/BroomfieldTrip - album from a recent trip. ------------- a100 | CZ 16-80/3.5-4.5 | M 50/1.7 | T 90/2.8 | M 70-210/4 | M 100-400/4.5-6.3 |
Posted By: gvknight
Date Posted: 09 May 2007 at 23:57
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which hosting website would you recomend?
I've heard of flickr and pbase but do they charge, and how reliable are they? ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/8797801@N05/ - my flickr |
Posted By: Turerkan
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 20:04
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gvknight: i used flickr, extremely reliable and functional. It has hotlinking for free (so you can post on dyxum or other forums) but it has some other limitations on the free accounts, one is you get only 3 photo sets (those are like galleries) but you can still sort your photos with infinite tags. other limitation is your account will always display the lastest 200 photo. The older ones should come back when you upgrade to paid account.
i instead gave up and started setting up my own site. I'll still use flickr for hotlinking though. ------------- http://tinyurl.com/chaokc - Self moderate. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic45171&get=last.html - Use Gimp. http://tinyurl.com/cj4qq8 - View My Photos. |
Posted By: Bob J
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 20:08
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http://photobucket.com/ - Photobucket seems OK and is free - if you subscribe you can get extra features (like slideshows), but the basic package gives you IMG text for each pic which just cuts and pastes straight into Dyxum postings...
Bob [edited to give more info - particularaly on the ease of linking for Dyxum] ------------- RBJ ~ http://tinyurl.com/h7uhozk - Moderation on Dyxum |
Posted By: gvknight
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 21:06
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cheers, for the info ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/8797801@N05/ - my flickr |
Posted By: Dorset Mike
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 21:40
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I use Fotopic.net for galleries, Freeshare.us or Gigafiles.co.uk for hosting and hot linking, all are free. Fotopic do allow limited hot linking but it can be a pain to do.
Fotopic AFAIK is the only one I have used with a facility to use FTP for uploading which means you can set up a large batch of files and send them all together as against most sites which allow up to about 10 files at a time. I did experience a hiccup with freeshare a few weeks back when the site was down for part of a day, otherwise no problems. I don't like the appearance of Flickr and it can be a bit of a pain as in some cases it increases file sizes, not so much a problem here but some sites have a file size limit. Image shack looks even worse than Flickr to my view, I have also tried Putfile.com again free and fairly easy to use, but a bit untidy layout. ------------- Cheers MIKE, 5D, A350: 50/1.7; 28-75/2.8;80-200/2.8 APO Kit; 500/8; Tam 17-50/2.8; 18-280; 70-300/4-5.6: 90/2.8; MC7 2X; Tokina 11-16/2.8: 80-400/4-5.6; Kenko 1.4X: Min A200 bridge |
Posted By: Dirk
Date Posted: 10 May 2007 at 21:51
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I'm using SmugMug, works simply great. It's a paid service. $39,95 per year but it pays off. ------------- |
Posted By: Turerkan
Date Posted: 11 May 2007 at 13:54
bah.. i couldnt move the posts around:p
------------- http://tinyurl.com/chaokc - Self moderate. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic45171&get=last.html - Use Gimp. http://tinyurl.com/cj4qq8 - View My Photos. |
Aleq wrote:Posted By: Sanjuro
Date Posted: 11 May 2007 at 21:25
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I use photo.net, you gat for free an account at max of like 8 or 10 images and you can hotlink without problems, but it is more lika a community. ------------- Rgds Sanjuro "I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them." --Pablo Picasso |
Posted By: calpon
Date Posted: 13 May 2007 at 16:51
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I am a big fan of Zenfolio.com ------------- http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/ - http://tkunkel.zenfolio.com/ NEX7,Sel CZ 16-70,CZ E24 1.8,Touit 32, Sony E50 1.8,Contax 90 2.8 |
Posted By: wedlpine
Date Posted: 13 May 2007 at 16:57
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http://photobucket.com - Photobucket.com is very easy to use. ------------- Photographs are like wine, everybody has their own tastes. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3141&PID=197310#197310" rel="nofollow - My Lineup |
Posted By: DyJohnnY
Date Posted: 30 May 2007 at 17:45
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have been using multiply.com for some time now.
they let you post huge images, and for 6 months they stay there. if someone orders prints they get to stay more there. if not, they MIGHT delete them, it's in their ToC. multiply does not allow hotlinking btw, but i use it for photosharing with my friends. They also have a very good access control system, you can have public photos, photos for friends, only certain friends, etc etc. quite versatile. Also using Photobucket, especially since they upped the res at 1024 x 768 for free accounts. unfortunately they only have global access control, based on password, which isn't the most convenient thing. ------------- Trying to creep back into my photo hobby. Ignorance is bliss |
Posted By: Turerkan
Date Posted: 13 June 2007 at 14:44
| for pure web hosting, i came by www.awardspace.com which gives almost professional level features in a free package, and this is serious. Best free host i've seen by a far margin. |
Posted By: Clicky
Date Posted: 29 January 2008 at 23:23
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Today I downloaded http://www.piclens.com - PicLens , a very useful free tool for browsing photos. Literary, I can view all my photos on flickr in a blink of an eye! It works like a fantasy on Firefox, browsing for images is much, much faster. It works with some other photo sites too, and with other browsers. I recommend it. ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsuzana/ - my photos |
Posted By: Wētāpunga
Date Posted: 30 January 2008 at 00:20
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I also like zenfolio. Now that I have the premium account, I get unlimited storage, uploads via a java tool, file size is a generous 24MB, very good controls over access, 7 different viewing sizes from small thumbnails to original.
It has effectively become my remote 'storage' solution for photos. The premium account also gives my a shopping cart, and a watermark assignment function. It's all very easy to set up and use, with some nice 'skins' if you're starting fresh. They have some more economy orientated packages as well, alongside a free trial. ------------- α1, α7cii- Voigtländer 15/4.5, 110/2.5 M; Zeiss Loxia- 21/2.8, 35/2, 50/2 & 85/2.4, Zeiss Batis- 85/1.8 & 135/2.8; Sony 24-105/4 & 100-400/4.5-5.6; Sigma 70/2.8 M; Sony 135/2.8 STF |
Posted By: steunix
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 10:30
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I personally use flickr, for unlimited upload it's 25USD per year:
- quite cheap - simple, clear, rock-solid, fast and - not blattered with useless social-networking features I personally hate in this context But give a look to zooomr (http://www.zooomr.com), it's completely free and surely worth a try. And yes, also ipernity (http://www.ipernity.com) is there for you (too much bloggy thing to me). |
Posted By: stiuskr
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 12:05
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All I've ever used is flickr, and knew there were other hosting sites available but didn't realize there were so many. I upgraded to the Pro (paid) account because of upload limitations and it is well worth it. There are no limits on file size, number of pics uploaded at one time and unlimited storage space. I've got a little over 1000 photos online right now. There's also different plug ins such as the Flickr Uploader tool that's really nice. A window will come up that you can drag photos to or you can search files with it too. And it will add a 'Send to My Flickr' command line to the right click mouse menu for a quick upload of a single pic. And recently they added line charts for each pic to track number of views, downloads etc. I've never used them but you can also get prints and then things like coffe mugs, key chains and such. ------------- Rob Suits Jr. a99M2 a99 a77 a700 KM7D|Min24/2.8 Min35/2 So50/1.4 So50/2.8 Min85/1.4G Tam90/2.8 Tam180/3.5|Tam17-50 CZ24-70G2 KM28-75D So70-200G1 So70-300G So70-400G1| SonyF60 AD200R2 |
Posted By: Pyl
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 12:31
Not true unfortunately. There is a size limit of 10MB per picture. ------------- A7II, SEL2870, Samyang MF 14/2.8, HVL-F43M, KM 5D, M28/2.8, M50/1.7, M100-200/4-4.5, Benro C-168+B0 ------------------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/pyl/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 21 May 2008 at 03:36
| Bumped for any new members to see. |
Posted By: brettania
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 08:36
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There is also http://www.freeimagehosting.net/ - freeimagehosting.net
UPDATE: as of at least early Dec 2008 this site has not been allowing access to individual accounts. It claims to still allow one-off uploads but seems very unreliable. |
Posted By: natamambo
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 14:00
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We've been doing some research on this as I'd like to run competitions for our shop through a sharing service if possible.
One of the greatest dangers with Flickr is that you sign over the rights for them to distribute any photo they have under whatever terms they like - in effect you assign them copyright as you can't control what they do with your images and they are automatically licensed royalty free to Flickr. Smugmug is a little better in that they guarantee not to sell your images (which Flickr has done in the past - to Virgin no less and without ascertaining whether a model release existed) and they do not claim copyright. The only rights you assign to them are for the use in the website. Image Shack and Free Image make no claims over the rights of your photos but for our purpose don't suit as they don't have communities. Bottom line - tread warily, especially if you are a 'good" photographer. ------------- A900; A700;17-35;28-70G;28-135;70-200GSSM;70-300GSSM;2XAPO(D)TC;85 1.4G;100 macro;5600HS(D) |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 16:00
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@ natamambo, any idea where photobucket falls on this scale of using/selling images posted ? ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: natamambo
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 17:10
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Pegelli - Photobucket is worse than Flickr - you are granting them and all other users royalty free access of all publicly displayed photos for as long as they are on the database - and removing them is most problematic (as it is with Flickr).
DeviantArt requires you to give them royalty free access to distribute the images but the ToS do not describe what limitations exist so assume none.... Smugmug are the only ones I have found which specifically state the limitations of the royalty free licence: ...as we deem appropriate in providing the Services authorized or requested by you ie apart from hosting the photo they have no rights to it. Of course there is still nothing preventing others from accessing your photos but at least they won't sell your photos without your permission. ------------- A900; A700;17-35;28-70G;28-135;70-200GSSM;70-300GSSM;2XAPO(D)TC;85 1.4G;100 macro;5600HS(D) |
Posted By: dilettante
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 17:28
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pbase is nice in this regard: "Any images uploaded by a user remain the property of that user or whatever party holds the copyright. By uploading images, a user does not surrender his/her copyright or ownership of the images." (see http://www.pbase.com/tos - pbase terms of service ) ------------- http://www.pbase.com/dilettante/" rel="nofollow - dilettante galleries @ pbase.com |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 05 June 2008 at 19:12
Thanks. I've been thinking about jumping to smugmug lately (also because photobucket is blocked from my work internet access. Only don't want to go back and edit all my posts to link to my new picture database  . This is what stopped me jumping sofar
------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 09:29
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OK, I just started my SmugMug 14 day free trial and posted my first pic from there.
Uploading was a breeze. Is there any way to quickly link the picture from there into a Dyxum post. With photobucket you get a field where you can in copy the link including the BBcodes with one click. Does SmugMug have a similar feature, what I did yesterday was right click the picture, select properties and pasting the web reference in the script after pushing the little tree icon. It works, but it's a lot more clicks, so I think there must be a better way, but I couldn't find it. ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: natamambo
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 14:34
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Peg - You need to enable sharing for the album (customise button). Once that is done and the required photo is on the screen a "share" button appears which allows you to link to a variety of sizes based on the original - with the A700 I usually reduce to about 1/3 of the original in CS# and then link the medium or the large depending on the picture. My Blue Wren (see Gallery 52) is extra large as the crop meant it started out smaller. ------------- A900; A700;17-35;28-70G;28-135;70-200GSSM;70-300GSSM;2XAPO(D)TC;85 1.4G;100 macro;5600HS(D) |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 06 June 2008 at 15:16
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Thanks natamambo, I'll start playing with that tonight.
Rest of the interface and options look nice and no commercials and better copyright terms are worth the 40$/yr I think. ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 09 June 2008 at 15:57
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OK, 3 days after signing up to SmugMug and updating many recent posts from the new host I must say I'm very happy to have jumped ship, put my pictures in a more secure environment and no longer be bombarded with all kind of adverts that I'm the 100.000 th winner.
Posting a picture is still 2 clicks more vs. Photbucket, but I think the advantages outweigh this minor drawback. There's probably a lot more options I need to start exploring. Is there a SmugMug dedicated Dyxum community ? ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: Pupator
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 14:03
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Smugmug is as good as it gets. Their customer service (including the dgrin forums) is excellent, their product is great, and "they get it." That is, they understand that it's all about the photos and how to make your big, beautiful photos (and galleries) look great on the screen.
This coupon will give you $5 off your first year of Smugmug: AfVT1ZL8TROgg (I get $5 off as well, so there's full disclosure)! |
Posted By: Anssisa
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 14:24
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About smugmug and saving $:
You can save a friend $5 on a SmugMug subscription and earn $10 yourself! It's simple: have your friend enter your email address ( anssi.sajama@gmail.com ) or your personal coupon ( ZbSC4VUcPu47I ) in the 'Referred by' field on the signup form (Important: They can't enter any other information, such as your name. Just your email address or coupon). So i think its the same for Pupator, as i cant think of him having a wors deal from smugmug than me... ------------- "Click,Click,ClickClickClick" By: A700 + | S 50 f/1.4 | M 85 f/1.4 G (D) | S 135 f/2.8 STF | M 80-200 f/2.8 APO HS G | |
Posted By: lomitamike
Date Posted: 21 December 2008 at 18:28
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FreeImageHosting.net took 10 seconds to upload small file for a test run.
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/"> 
Question is? how long will the photo stay up? Don't you hate looking through a post only to find a bunch of missing photo's? ------------- A900, A850, A6000, |
Posted By: Pupator
Date Posted: 22 December 2008 at 04:37
Cool! They give $10 now. Used to just be $5. Thanks for the update - |
Posted By: seevve
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 15:36
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I use http://www.fotki.com - fotki service. It's easy to use. Have some localized version. In some country's have unlimited space for storage files. (Don't know about limitations size per file) Support multiple files upload, hotlinking images with preview to global network... ------------- Sorry for my English. |
Posted By: AsuAmo
Date Posted: 18 March 2009 at 20:13
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I use ripway.com - files download and linking to dyxum is easy. The catch - you have to access free account every 30 days or it's disabled and all photos are gone - that's why the site is called rip[your pictures a]way.
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Posted By: I Inspiron
Date Posted: 20 March 2009 at 12:19
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I wonder if any of use have experience with http://www.lima-city.de/ - lima-city ? There features seem very promising, but somewhere must be the catch, right?
Edit: I've found out that with lima-city you have to buy or earn some sort of virtual currency to get up/download-traffic. So there really is a catch 
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Posted By: Copperhead
Date Posted: 04 July 2009 at 11:31
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I use Zenfolio.com, I am happy with them so far. ------------- Lots of Canon gear, Min.400/4.5 HS APO G, Somebody Stopped Me! |
Posted By: kangaroo
Date Posted: 08 July 2009 at 05:30
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I also use Zenfolio.com. I remember when I first started looking around and signed up for a trial account, Smugmug had a lot of neat features but it was really slow to do things. That was about 2 yrs ago now though, and from the number of happy customers I'm sure its changed a lot.
I really like Zenfolio.com though. It has everything I need without going too over the top and I think the appearance looks fresh and inviting. ------------- Please check out some more of my photos at http://eddieandmichelle.zenfolio.com - http://eddieandmichelle.zenfolio.com |
Posted By: mihai-ian
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 18:56
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hello, I'm having some problems with gigafiles.co.uk; I have a free account and they promised 1Gb bandwidth per month but it's been more than 3 months and the bandwidth counter keeps going up and never resets; now it reached the limit and the last photos I uploaded cannot be seen by others.
I sent them an email and the only response was a recommendation to switch to a pay account. looks like I need a new hosting service. |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 19:44
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Try photobucket (free and works well) or SmugMug (payed and works even better). Only problem with photobucket is that you give them the right to use any photo's you upload free of charge. SmugMug has no such "fine print" ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: ianb
Date Posted: 29 July 2009 at 20:01
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I use flickr, pro member comes free with my bt package so no worries about numbers of pics. I have also tried loading to fotolibra which is more of a commercial site, but after 12 images there are costs involved.
Any one sold anything through photolibra? I have had quite a lot of interest throug Flickr, and I don't have that many images there yet! Ianb |
Posted By: muddin
Date Posted: 06 August 2009 at 23:46
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Ian, I didn't even know about the free pro account and I'm with BT. I've now activated my pro account - thanks to you mentioning it here! ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/muddinthepicture/ - my flickr https://goo.gl/A5iNoC - my instagram https://goo.gl/VJr4Jg - my other instagram |
Posted By: ianb
Date Posted: 06 August 2009 at 23:56
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Muddin,
Glad to be useful.....What a great forum for gaining new knowledge and a challenge to producing better photos. No other photo user forums as good..... lens data base or themes. Ianb |
Posted By: muddin
Date Posted: 07 August 2009 at 12:21
I'll say! ------------- http://www.flickr.com/photos/muddinthepicture/ - my flickr https://goo.gl/A5iNoC - my instagram https://goo.gl/VJr4Jg - my other instagram |
Posted By: SDB
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 16:10
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I have a question about Flickr. Some people post using flickr and clicking on the photo links back to the flickr page... I would like to do this but can not figure out how. Posting the image works fine but I have yet to figure out the magic formula (ie html) which makes the image into a link. Thanks! ------------- Simon http://www.flickr.com/photos/26845096@N06/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: Faldrax
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 16:35
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If what you want is something like;
http://Faldrax.Org/Images/Small/DSC00795_e1.jpg"> 
The code is; [ URL =httt://...Large Image][ IMG ]http://...Small Image[ /IMG ][ /URL ] but without the spaces. The 'easy' way to get that is to use the Insert Hyperlink button to put a link to your main image in Flicker with 'Image' for the screen text. Then use Insert Image to get an image link to the small image you want to display. Then cut and paste the whole Image link in place of 'Image'. ------------- 2 x A900 + VG CZ 16-35 f/2.8, Sig 24-70 f/2.8 HSM, Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Di USD, 70-300G, Tamron 150-600, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.4 G RS, 100 f/2.8 macro F56AM, 3600HSD, Youngno 560-II, 055CXPro3+410 geared |
Posted By: SDB
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 16:50
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So like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26845096@N06/3805637242/sizes/m/"> 
The code for the above (with a space added to the beginning [ URL= and to the middle [ IMG] to make it visible) [ URL=http://www.flickr.com/photos/26845096@N06/3805637242/sizes/m/][ IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2533/3805637242_3b80ed71dd_t.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Awesome! A quick note, the URL can be changed to any URL of course. Which allows me to shamelessly promote my flickr page! Thanks a lot! Edit - this also lets me conform to the flickr guidelines! ------------- Simon http://www.flickr.com/photos/26845096@N06/ - My Flickr |
Posted By: raisiner
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 17:20
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I really like SmugMug. There is a nominal annual fee but you get what you pay for - in the case of SmugMug, a web site that makes you look more like a pro even if you are far from it like me. Uploads are quick & easy and you can easily organize photos into galleries. Once uploaded, you can rearrange them and even move them to other galleries. I did not plan my galleries well so I'll be reorganizing much of my site soon. The only problem I expect is that many of the photos I've linked to Dyxum posts will either need to be relinked or just dropped.
http://raisiner.smugmug.com/?preview=1 - My SmugMug Only problems so far are a few maintenance outages at inconvenient times. ------------- RAS - Algonquin, IL http://raisiner.smugmug.com/?preview=1 - My SmugMug |
Posted By: pegelli
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 12:40
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Bob,
I also use and love smugmug and like you haven't thought through from the beginning how to set up a good gallery structure. (currently it's just galleries per month and a few special events (mostly dyxum meetings and challenges) This makes it very easy for me to navigate but totally uninteresting for visitors. To avoid the problem you talk about (losing all the links to my dyxum posts) I have made the following plan to avoid that: 1: unlist all my current galleries (so visitors can't see them anymore) 2: build a visitor friendly gallery structure for the better shots I want to showcase there (so not every shot I post on Dyxum) 3: make a copy of the pics I want to show visitors in my "unlisted" date driven galleries 4: move these copies to the appropriate spot in the visitor galleries In terms of future operations I would still make the first upload to my date driven gallery structure and post to Dyxum from there, and then copy/move selectively to the visitor sector as I want to show pictures there. Comments, questions and improvement suggestions more than welcome, as I'm still designing I would like to get some input to make sure I do it right the second time ------------- You can see the April Foolishness 2023 exhibition https://www.dyxum.com/dforum/april-foolishness-2023-the-exhibition_topic142439.html - here Another great show of the talent we have on Dyxum |
Posted By: raisiner
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 22:44
Pieter, yours looks like the best way I've seen. I had considered a variation of it but had concerns about unlisted galleries not showing up in Dyxum. I wanted to test it but haven't gotten that far. So, here's my test from an unlisted SmugMug gallery. My dear departed Katie, love of my life, taken from me at the early age of 5...
Since this works, I have no excuse but to follow your ideas and reorganize my SmugMug. Thanks! Bob ------------- RAS - Algonquin, IL http://raisiner.smugmug.com/?preview=1 - My SmugMug |
Posted By: Pirate
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 22:59
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Ahoy!
You could try www.redbubble.com ------------- http://www.fluidr.com/photos/kopczewski - Fluidr http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photographer.php?p=4091 - Airplane-Pictures |
Posted By: mihai-ian
Date Posted: 21 August 2009 at 06:53
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I wonder if this works (from webshots.com)
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Posted By: lomitamike
Date Posted: 21 August 2009 at 07:24
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testing hosting site and SAL 18-250
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Posted By: ryangeer
Date Posted: 21 August 2009 at 07:39
This must be why I have several images with hundreds of mystery "views"! I started digging into the stats that photobucket provides and found that several images that I've only linked on dyxum are also viewed on mySpace...alot. I don't know if I am very happy about that. On one hand, I don't "make a living" with my photography - it's purely for my own enjoyment...so I'm not worried about losing income. And it's even somewhat flattering to know that my images are being viewed unsolicited (so to speak). But, it would be nice to know exactly who is using them and what they are being used for....which they don't divulge in their stats. Anyone else know more about this photobucket/mySpace situation? ------------- A smaller, less conspicuous signature... |
Posted By: Pupator
Date Posted: 22 August 2009 at 20:01
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Smugmug had a major feature update last night/this morning. We can now have "nice" URLs.
For example. If you'd asked for a link to this gallery yesterday I'd have given you this: http://www.paulsclicks.com/8763090_k64Nj - http://www.paulsclicks.com/8763090_k64Nj Today I can give you this: http://www.paulsclicks.com/Family/Nathan/6-Months - http://www.paulsclicks.com/Family/Nathan/6-Months |
Posted By: Alpha2008
Date Posted: 25 August 2009 at 00:06
I had used Google's Picassa for about half a year. It's a decent service/application, but since I received almost no comments, I switched to Flickr earlier today. So far I like what I see. Lots of customization features, but still quite convenient  .
Talking about Flickr, are there any groups made up of Dxyum members? ------------- Alpha 300 SAL1870 SAL16105 http://www.flickr.com/photos/41796045@N02/ - My Pictures now new on Flickr |
Posted By: Steve-S
Date Posted: 26 June 2010 at 00:59
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BUMP.
This TP has been quiescent for about about a year, now. I'm hoping folks will step up with some newer, up-to-date opinions. Or, maybe things haven't much changed...? However, it deserves a bump to get it to the eyeballs of newer members (I note Bretannia bumped it back in '08 for that reason). There's also http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/picasa-flikr-other-whats-best_topic55495_page1.html - this thread (which is a bit newer, and which points here, so I thought I might return the favor... ;-) . The impression I get from these threads is: - For friends-and-family sharing, and for primarily-web-based uses, a great many of the free sites will work fine; note that full, ultra-high-res images may exceed max file-size and/or quickly exceed total-storage limits, however. - Beware of Flickr, DeviantART (and quite a few others!), claiming nearly-unlimited rights (or at least a broad right which needs to be more limited for IP reasons) for distribution/use of members' images. If this isn't a worry for you, these are good choices for access to the user-communities there. They can also be effective advertising/drivers to your "real" website. - The choice of "pro" users, and users who just prefer "pro-like" presentation, seem to be the paid options from SmugMug and Zenfolio; nobody has anything bad to say about either one. These may not be the best choices for friends-and-family folks, due to a bit more overhead setting up. While the Smuggies seem a bit more numerous (in these threads), we cannot conclude it's "preferred" because there are just too few data-points for either one... Me, I'm off to look at SmugMug & Zenfolio in greater depth... - Steve S. edit: various, for typo's and for content ------------- a77_SAL18-135_ZA135/1.8_Tam200-500_Tam180/3.5_Tam10-24_Min50/1.7 |
Posted By: quietbun
Date Posted: 26 June 2010 at 01:29
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for the bump, I was just about to write something about my small recent web project. Here we go: Firstly, this is the result of my project: http://chuongddh.com - http://chuongddh.com My Demand: I want more control for my pictures gallery, content... ect. This is something I don't have from flickr or facebook album. Ok Here are the required pieces for my project: + A domain - I bought my chuongddh.com domain for $10.56/year from goddady.com. They may have discount; different domain extensions have different prices (domain.info is cheapest I think). + A host - I bought a host plan from Bluehost.com at discount $3.9 month for 24 months (regular price $7/month). They have good review and number of services. Note: Bluehost.com provides a free domain if you use their service. Because, I used that free domain for different purpose, I paid extra to goddady.com + A web application - I use free php web application Zenphoto from zenphoto.org for it. You can use any other web app like Wordpress, Jalbum... Total cost is: about $4.9/month The advantages are: + My own website with the look and feel I can control. I can add-on plug-ins, change theme. They have more plug-ins/themes than what I need at this point. + I can integrate my web app with the wordpress account. This requires a plug-ins. + From the host service, I get unlimited space, free MySQL database, free email,...They also provide pretty nice CPanel to administrate your host and content. + Fairly cheap. The disadvantages are: + People don't know about my website unless I bring it to them. This is a plus of community of flickr or facebook. So how difficult is it? I can say it fairly easy, I spent zero time for coding. It may be tricky a bit when I mapped the host with domain; I have to do this because I bought domain elsewhere (not required if I use Bluehost domain). However as long as I followed the instructions, things went smoothly. Cheers, Bun Do |
Posted By: alpha_in_exile
Date Posted: 26 June 2010 at 02:07
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Just a note on Zenfolio. Had some feedback from customers that the ordering process is too complicated. I sort of fixed this, by cutting down on the number of options presented. (Who wouldn't want the option to turn off color correction? : )
Grandmothers, some of whom aren't very web-savvy, can be testy about such things. I was told they want to get straight to the prints-ordering page (Zenfolio has an overview page that offers submenus to prints, frames, gallery wraps, keychains [separate from prints], mugs & stationery, etc.). I wonder whether SmugMug is more technophobe-friendly? ------------- -- Matt A7RM4, Min 24/2.8, Min 50/1.4, FE 24/1.4 GM, FE 50/1.2 GM, FE 135/1.8 GM, FE 70-200/2.8 GM II http://mattbarber.zenfolio.com/ - my web gallery |
Posted By: Steve-S
Date Posted: 26 June 2010 at 05:53
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Quietbun has given us a nice "roll-your-own" alternative, here. Kudos, a nice-looking site, and many thanks for the write-up!
I'd like to ask a few questions, make a few comments...
Had you compared the "premium" or "pro-oriented" services? In particular, you cited flickr and facebook, which seem so be aimed for a "lowest-common-denominator" sort of site: minimal demands on the photographer setting up the site. I wonder if you found (or would have found) controls & customization at the higher-end sites to be superior...? Also, did you look at other roll-your-own options, e.g. Coppermine, Gallery2, etc...
One other advantage to the SmugMug/Zenfolio side of things: they have pre-existing relationships & special deals with various vendors and suppliers. In particular, if you plan to SELL from the site, they have e-commerce infrastructure and accounts in place. Other things include business-cards and the whole panoply of photo-products (calendars, books, greeting-cards, etc). Another DISadvantage for the roll-your-own: if anything breaks, you have to fix it; this includes the discovery of security vulnerabilities &c. - Steve S. ------------- a77_SAL18-135_ZA135/1.8_Tam200-500_Tam180/3.5_Tam10-24_Min50/1.7 |
Posted By: Mark L
Date Posted: 26 June 2010 at 13:27
My Photobucket account is private, and as far as I can tell it only gets used when the linked images are viewed on Dyxum or another forum where I occasionally post photos. My PB stats don't seem to indicate any other unusual activity. I don't think anyone but me can actually view the images on PB, so I guess that's why they don't appear anywhere else. I have the free PB account -- simply because I don't need anything larger. It is, of course, quite separate from my own website, which is used to promote wedding and other work. It's an html site that I created myself using Dreamweaver, and it is hosted elsewhere. I don't use my website for hotlinking photos simply because that uses up web space and bandwidth that I am paying for and really need for other purposes. The Photobucket clause about usage states: By displaying or publishing ("posting") any Content on or through the Photobucket Services, you hereby grant to Photobucket and other users a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, worldwide, limited license to use, modify, delete from, add to, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and translate such Content, including without limitation distributing part or all of the Site in any media formats through any media channels, except Content marked "private" will not be distributed outside the Photobucket Services. So I am assuming that they don't distribute private photos outside PB, and although I guess they may have done so within PB, I am not aware of it. |
Posted By: quietbun
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 09:50
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Steve, You are absolutely right. I spent some time research and found the followings:
Firstly before my project I read some reviews on pro services. And to be honest, I was back out by the fee of those services. The provider I found reasonable is Fine Art America. Secondly, I agree with the disadvantages you listed. I set it up so if sth goes wrong I have to look for solution either contacting my host service, or fix it myself. Therefore, it's suggested to keep my data back up regularly and the process of restore and set things up is clear in site administration. I did have to restore database and set up my site again once. Lastly, I did compare Gallery2 and Zenphoto. The reason I pic zenphoto because there are potential third party plug-in for paypal, google checkout ect. Moreover, my host service guy is also providing a free shopping cart service... However, I will have to spend time to learn about the whole business process if i want to set it up and things will be more complicated  .
So my plan is to move step by step. Right now my website is just a showcase; and when it comes to selling picture, I would consider different integrations, or just making an account with Fine Are America and link it with my current site . 
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Posted By: Jack Goldmaker
Date Posted: 08 September 2011 at 05:26
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I've been using Photoshelter which does not advertise the fact that they have a free version. You have to hunt around a bit for it on their site as they want you to buy a subscription. You get one gallery and a free Gig of storage for that. They also copy protect your images so that others cannot steal a copy of the file and it ends up on some disk collection being sold as stock freeware. While I am not a Pro, I am interested in all the workshops it provides to assist in becoming a Pro if one ever decides to. It is set up to SELL your photos to others and, as one improves over time, they need not have to move from one site to another. You also get a custom URL with your name. Here is my gallery, I am not very proficient at HTML so someone here at Dyxum has helped me to post my first photos. You can see that it puts a Copyright watermark right on the image, which can be your name if you use one of the paid versions etc. http://www.goldmaker.photoshelter.com" rel="nofollow - My Photoshelter gallery ------------- Minolta Maxxum 7000, 9xi, Sony A55. |
Posted By: mhtrang
Date Posted: 11 January 2012 at 19:07
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I just opened up a 500px account, and it seems to be pretty nice for sharing pictures with friends/family. Like Quietbun, I've thought about making my own site so that I can customize the look of it to suit my needs, but have been too busy/lazy to do that. Anyone else use 500px? ------------- Michael |
Posted By: Pirate
Date Posted: 22 July 2014 at 20:34
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Ahoy! Has Joomeo been mentioned? It's free with plenty of file storage space and it allows for folders to be shared and viewed as a slideshow or you can use individual image links. For your free account, go to: http://www.joomeo.com/ - Joomeo . ------------- http://www.fluidr.com/photos/kopczewski - Fluidr http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photographer.php?p=4091 - Airplane-Pictures |
Posted By: Miranda F
Date Posted: 03 September 2015 at 22:28
You mean something like this (but using Joomeo)? https://media.joomeo.com/original/55e8b46d1c8ab.jpg">  If I have it right, that is! That's really neat, so thanks. BTW, the jpg here is a 100% crop from the whole pic in the link, taken with the Sony 55-300mm lens. ------------- Miranda F & Sensorex, Sony A7Rii, A58, Nex-6, Dynax 4, 5, 60, 500si/600si/700si/800si, various Sony & Minolta lenses, several Tamrons, lots of MF primes and *far* too many old film cameras ... |