The Morning After
The morning after the party is over you are left with a camera full of digital images. Your next mission is to figure out how to share them. You remember sharing -when you first went to school you were drilled with the language of sharing. Digital photography has brought with it an entire new language for sharing. Online photo services offer users the ability to view, store and share photos in online photo galleries, create prints and even make personalized photo gifts. Sharing makes sense, finally.
SmugMug
Many consumers are leary of the free photo sharing
sites, anything that is free, surely has a catch. For
a modest fee, you can upload, arrange and share
unlimited photos/videos on your own personal website.
Is it secure? SmugMug is like Fort Knox for your
photos, all safe and sound. SmugMug has NO Ads,
Pop-ups or SPAM and your visitors never have to
register to see their photos. Prints can be shipped
directly to your home. They offer over a wide variety
of print sizes and finishes or you can print on
products such as shirts, puzzles and mugs. Currently
they are offering an unlimited photo storage- FREE Trial
of Smugmug
Kodak Easy Share
Kodak has been the leading photography company for more than 100 years, and is one of the most recognized brands on the planet. I grew up with Kodak and actually cry when they discontinue any of their film product lines. KODAK Gallery offers its customers more than 12,000 locations nationwide where prints can be shipped or printed in-store for customer pick-up. Also available to members is am easy outlet to seamlessly showcase their Gallery photos on their favorite social networks.
Snapfish
Snapfish enables its users to print, share and store favorite memories at competitive prices for both digital and film camera users. Prints are offered for 9¢ each, with 4" x 6" prints. Customers can even create private group rooms for event sharing with friends and family. Snapfish offers more than 100 customizable photo gifts, from a full line of display-quality photo books, calendars, and posters, to photo mugs, mousepads, key chains, and jewelry.
Moo
There's virtual communication like email and
instant messaging and virtual communities like social
networks where we use virtual identities to share
virtual content. Sometimes life is just a little too
virtual. MOO dreams up new tools that help people
turn their virtual content into print products for
the real world. Sometimes a business card is just too
cheesy, too serious, or too... businessy. A hastily
scribbled piece of paper is more personal, but who
ever has paper or a pen when you want it? Moo
developed something else- MiniCards - about half the
size of a business card - with your own photos,
designs and text on it. They are just so cute it
makes you want to find a reason to share outside of
your virtual world. Currently they are offering
MOO MiniCards - $19.99 for 100
unique photo cards
