Hi,

My grand-pa used to make traditional family photo albums and they're a
blast to look at today! Now I'm thinking to continue that tradition by
with modern means, though I'm aware that every method has it
advantages and disadvantages. But one advantage would be that you can
share the pictures with family members that live far away etc.

So I'm looking for a site that offers to host photo albums in an
efficient way. I know there are some out there (like Yahoo! Photos
etc) but they're not good enough.

What I would like that site (optimally) to have:

- easy multiple file upload (or all-in-one-ZIP)
- password protection for individual folders
- the host should have some previous experience and not just be a
total (though well-meaning) amateur since I don't want to start over
again in a year
- the host should have implemented some sort of backup functionality
- some sort of export function would be a plus
- the service of course can cost something
- the album folders should get sorted chronologically, subdivised in
years, months, days
- the pictures in the albums should get sorted chronologically or alphabetically
- you should be able to add comments to individual pictures as well as to folders
- you should be able to upload original sized (or at least printable
sized) photos and the site would automatically generate thumbnails
- you should be able to select templates or incorporate your own CSS design

I know these are lots of features I'm looking for, but if anyone could
indicate me some potential sites, I'd be really grateful!

Thanks :)

Jerome

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Request for Question Clarification by tlspiegel-ga on 25 Sep 2005 02:08 PDT

Hi thinkxtra,

I answered a question that might have some solutions for you.  You can
view it at:  http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=247772

Please note the following two companies I posted in my answer don't
exist anymore on the web.

Photofun 
http://www.photofun.com/IM/pffaq.cfm#2

Digistar 
http://digitalstar.com/


And, the comment made about: http://www.ofoto.com/Welcome.jsp
is now located at:  http://www.kodakgallery.com/Welcome.jsp

Best regards,
tlspiegel

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Clarification of Question by thinkxtra-ga on 25 Sep 2005 03:59 PDT

Hi there, 

Thanks for answering and the links provided are somewhat interesting.
Though they're not exactly what I was looking for (perhaps my question
wasn't clear enough). I'm not just looking for a site where I can put
a few pictures to share them and let people print them. I'm rather
looking for a 'real' equivalent to a traditional photo album meant to
archive photographs, display them in a more or less stylish way, be
able add descriptions etc (in fact all the things in enumerated in my
first post).

I'm not really interested in a commercial site whose main interest is
to sell prints of my pics, I'm more hoping for a sort of www.pbase.com
with additional functions (like a timeline etc).

But perhaps a site like this doesn't exist and I would have to build
such a site from scratch.

Do you have anything to add after these clarifications?

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by leapinglizard-ga on 25 Sep 2005 05:59 PDT

I think what you want is Flickr. Easy upload, password protection,
chronological or alphabetical sorting, captioning, timelines, and CSS
templates are all there. Much of this functionality is provided by a
module called Organizr.

Flickr: Home
http://flickr.com/

Flickr: Introducting Organizr
http://flickr.com/tools/organizr.gne

Does that suit your needs?

leapinglizard

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Clarification of Question by thinkxtra-ga on 25 Sep 2005 06:55 PDT

Ok, thanks a lot for all the comments! We're getting nearer: Flickr
and smugmug look very interesting. I'll check them out.

ps. Who will get paid in the end since several people have answered??

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Request for Question Clarification by leapinglizard-ga on 25 Sep 2005 06:57 PDT

I'm the Researcher here, so I get paid. Shall I post Flickr as the official answer?

leapinglizard

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Clarification of Question by thinkxtra-ga on 25 Sep 2005 07:09 PDT

Not yet! I'm testing it right now. But it looks promising.

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Clarification of Question by thinkxtra-ga on 25 Sep 2005 07:56 PDT

Ok, Flickr seems to be what I was looking for!

Hurray! Answer approved! Like the man says, check out Flickr if you
want to make online photo albums.

Flickr: Home
http://flickr.com/

Flickr: Introducting Organizr
http://flickr.com/tools/organizr.gne

Cheers,

leapinglizard

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Clarification of Answer by leapinglizard-ga on 25 Sep 2005 08:05 PDT

By the way, "Introducting" is not a word. Oops! "Introducing" is what I meant.

leapinglizard

Thinktra,

Take another look at smugmug. It incorporates everything you are
looking for and more except maybe the export function (fully
customizable with CSS for power users, unlimited storage, multiple
file uploads, password protection, private galleries, sorting,
comments, original sized photos, templates, visitor comments,
tracking, vanity url, timelines etc.). In my opinion a great service
with great support that's worth the price.

I haven't done much with my galleries, but you can check it out at
jjj.smugmug.com. If you join, use my referrer code JjMfip2GlN1R2 for a
$5.00 savings.

Quadro

Try http://www.snapfish.com I Love it! Free Service!!!

http://www.slide.com
Slide -- Personal Broadcasting

This is another product in the photo sharing field. It doesn't offer
some of the functionalities you specified but it offers some fun ones
that you might never have thought of. It's from the founder of PayPal.

Photo sharing is a growing field so keep your eye out for new products
and technologies.

Hi Jerome

Have a look at FOTKI  (www.fotki.com). You will like it, and they
offer free service up to 2 MB.

I found it excellent.

Regards,
tateti

www.fotki.com/

http://www.fotki.com

Sorry the repetition, but I did not know why the hyperlink was not
active. Now I think that the http:// was missing.