John Sessoms wrote: > Ya'll may have noticed I don't post any images. > > That's 'cause I don't have any place to post 'em. I'd like some > suggestions on which service I might go with ... some pros & cons - > cost, available space, ease of use, etc. > > Also, any thoughts you might wish to share on preparing images for > posting; sizing, jpeg quality, ...
Both Flickr and Picasaweb will resize photos as needed. Flickr, I believe, has a set size for initial display along with the option of viewing larger files. Picasaweb resizes photos on the fly to fit your browser window and also has an option to view the original file. Both are fairly easy to use and would be suitable for showing photos to the list/family/friends, etc. Both also require javascript, which most folks probably have enabled. IMHO, Picasa's site loads faster and is easier to navigate. However, it won't work at all without JS enabled. Flickr will, though it will berate your viewers for not having their browser set the way Flickr likes it. Picasa required a gmail account. http://picasaweb.google.com/ Cotty has invites if you need one. Flickr requires a yahoo account. http://www.flickr.com/ > > In the longer term, I plan to create my own website. This is to be for a > photography business - weddings & portraiture most likely, with some > fine art. > I really think you need to use something other than a free photo hosting site for this sort of thing. Web hosting is cheap, however, and you have lots of options. I use 1and1.com. It's cheap and their front end is easy enough to use. It's a big, faceless organization and, fortunately, I haven't had any problems. If you're running a business you might want to spend a bit more to go with a smaller host that has real, live people to talk to. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
