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Online photo sharing for snapshot photographers
(June 15, 2005; updated October 6, 2005)
| If your goal is to get your pictures into an online album quickly and easily, these sites can accommodate you. Some of them also offer handy special features such as sending images to and from camera phones. We rated the sites on how easy and efficient they made the process of uploading and managing photos and how pleasant and intuitive we think the viewer experience will be for people who look at your photos. |
| Web site | Storage space & fees | Uploading/management interface Viewer experience rating |
File types supported External link to photo or full-resolution download permitted? |
Special features |
 Agfanet Multilingual site primarily for ordering prints. |
• Up to nine slide shows including nine images each; 300K file-size limit • Free; short-term |
• Upload/manage: fair • Viewer experience: 6 • Basic slide show with a few transition options |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res downloads |
• Photography information; competitions; exhibits |
 AOL You've Got Pictures Standard print/share service for AOL members. |
• Unlimited storage • Free |
• Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 7 • A little slow to upload; basic display features; good picture quality (allows full-res with premium account) |
• JPG, GIF, BMP • No external linking |
• Quasi peer-to-peer sharing with other AOL members; IM integration; photography information; competitions |
 Club Photo Traditional print/share service with broad selection of print sizes and gifts. |
• Free; premium memberships available, unlimited storage | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 7 |
• JPG, high-res downloads available with premium membership | • Public galleries; photo downloading to Palm OS devices; album viewing on cell phone via Pictavision; uploading from Photoshop via plug-in |
 Dot Photo Pro Print/share site oriented toward pros who want to present photos to clients for print sales. |
• Free; $1.99 extra for video, premium memberships available; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; wide selection of album layouts; average picture size and quality |
• JPG, BMP, TIF, GIF, WAV, MP3, MPG, AVI, WMV, 3G2, MOV, QT • External linking available |
• Video sharing; Pictavision cell phone photo software; slide-show creation with music and text |
 EZ Prints Primarily for ordering prints. |
• Free • Unspecified storage space |
• Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average picture size and quality |
• JPG, TIF, BMP, TGA, FPX • No external linking or full-res downloads |
• Photo captions |
 fotki.com Advanced sharing and community features, plus competitively priced prints. |
• 10 MB for free, unlimited space for $50-per-year premium membership | • Upload/manage: excellent • Viewer experience: 9 • Fast; advanced display features; good picture quality up to full-res |
• JPG, PNG, PSD, BMP, GIF, TIF • External linking with premium membership |
• Peer-to-peer sharing, photoblogging, public galleries, contests, and other community features; e-mail in-box; EXIF info display |
 Fujifilm.net Prints are excellent but expensive; sharing a pricey afterthought. |
• Free for 30 days; $5 per year after that; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; average display features; average picture size and quality |
• JPG, TIF • No external linking; full-res downloads permitted |
• Upload from camera phone; album viewing on cell phone via Get The Picture Mobile Service |
 ImageStation Sony's site is a standard sharing/printing service with video support. |
• Free, premium memberships run $5 to $50 per year; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic size and quality |
• JPG, TIF, BMP, MPG, high-res downloads available with premium membership | • Photography articles; public galleries; album viewing on cell phone via ImageStation Mobile Access |
 Kodak EasyShare Gallery (formerly Ofoto) Polished basic print/share site with newly improved pricing. |
• Free, unlimited | • Upload/manage: excellent • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; average display features; average pic size and quality |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download |
• Download from camera phone |
 NikonNet Offers automated sharing tools and extra photo instructional content. |
• Free, unlimited (stand-alone program) | • Upload/manage: excellent • Viewer experience: 7 • Fast; good display features; good pic quality and size up to full-res |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download |
• Uses PictureProject In Touch software to automatically share photos with designated viewers; photo instructional content |
 OurPictures Peer-to-peer photo sharing via desktop application. |
• 25 pictures per month for free; $2.99 per month for unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 8 • Desktop peer-to-peer application is simple to use and offers high-quality viewing plus text messaging |
• JPG, TIF, BMP, PNG • No external linking; full-res downloads permitted |
• Web-based sharing available for recipients without the OurPictures app |
 Photo Cheap Rudimentary standard print/share site whose name, for better or worse, says it all. |
• Free; 200MB | • Upload/manage: poor • Viewer experience: 7 • Slower; basic display features; good pic quality and size |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download permitted |
|
 PhotoWorks Standard print/share site with good-size image display. |
• Free; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 7 • Fast; basic display features; good pic quality and size |
• JPG, TIF, BMP • No external linking or full-res download permitted |
|
 Picasa Hello (owned by Google) Desktop app Hello is the free peer-to-peer sharing companion to Picasa's photo-browsing software. |
• Free, unlimited (stand-alone program) | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 8 • Easy to use; fast; offers good-size pic views but middling quality |
• JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, PSD, TIF, AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, RAW • No external linking but full-res transfer permitted |
• Simultaneous text messaging and photo viewing mimics collaboration software; integrated tool for photoblogging |
 Ritzpix.com Standard print/share with emphasis on printing. (Print at Wolf is the same service.) |
• Free 100 picture spaces for 90 days; album space can be purchased | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and size |
• JPG, TIF • No external linking or full-res download |
|
 Searsphotos.com Lackluster print/share site but integrated with Sears portrait studios. |
• Free; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Slower; basic display features; average pic quality and larger size |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download |
• View your Sears portrait studio pics online |
 Shutterfly Clean, polished standard print/share site that works well and offers both consumer and pro features. |
• Free album sharing; first two Collections (with a personalized URL) free; unlimited • Pro galleries from $99 for 250MB to $199 for 1GB |
• Upload/manage: excellent • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic size and quality |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download |
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 Snapfish (owned by HP) Smooth, polished standard print/share service. |
• Free; unlimited | • Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and size |
• JPG, ZIPs with JPGs • External linking to Match.com and Ceiva online frame service; no full-res download |
• Camera phone downloads |
 Wal-Mart Photo Center Very basic print/share site with few frills but good prices and local store pickup. |
• Unlimited for 30 days • Free • 20MB; $1.48 per year |
• Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and smallish size |
• JPG, TIF • No external linking or full-res download |
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 Webshots (owned by CNET) Standard print/share service with full-res display and pop-up ads with basic service. |
• Download 5/month for Free; unlimited photo downloads for $2.49 per month | • Upload/manage: mediocre • Viewer experience: 7 • Fast; basic display features; good pic quality and size up to full-res |
• JPG, GIF • No external linking; full-res download permitted |
• Camera phone downloads; community features; public galleries; pro photo downloads; screensaver and wallpaper creation |
 Yahoo Photos Standard print/share service wtih good prices. |
• Unlimited • Free |
• Upload/manage: good • Viewer experience: 6 • Fast; basic display features; average pic quality and smallish size |
• JPG • No external linking or full-res download |
• Camera phone downloads |
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