Want to share your great holiday pix?
GREETINGS! We've been getting some very cold weather down here in Florida. Like in the 30's! Yikes, time for the long underwear. I'm staying indoors with some coffee, wondering about the best way to share my holiday images.
Do you have hundreds of great or not so great holiday pix? Wondering how to delight your friends & relatives by sharing them? Obviously, Facebook is one method. It’s quick & fun. People everywhere can see them. The problem? It’s a small file and Facebook “owns” it. For some photographers that's an issue.
Using an on line photo server is a great option in most cases. Once you upload, they are saved in the cloud, so to speak. Snapfish & Picassa let you to edit & share pix. Then your relatives can order prints to be mailed to them. Sam’s, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Costco let you order and choose a store anywhere in the country to print them. You can also have them mailed out. Lifepics.com is a website as well as a network of photo printers that also lets you find a store by zip code. They all offer on line editing, many print options, cards and gift items. (Click on them to link to the photo site.)
Holiday Smiles
Digi Pixels, the Instructor from Digital Photography 101 - is a little weekly photo instruction from Showcase Photo & Video out of Atlanta - my home town (YEA!) I grew up within a couple of miles of this great photo hub. They often have classes I would love to take. Digi actually comes from the Lifepics.com photo site.
I’ve decided to start the new year with some great photography information I found on their site. Have you ever wondered why downloading a photo takes just a few seconds yet uploading takes ages? This will expand your understanding.
The term "bandwidth" refers to the transfer rate of your connection to the internet. The better your internet connection speed or "bandwidth", the faster you can download and upload digital photos.
(56 Kbs would be slow, 1.4 Mbps would be fast.)
Broadband is sometimes referred to as "asymmetric" due to the fact that send and receive speeds or times are not equal. A file that is 1MB (an average photo) may only take a few seconds to download but may take over a minute to upload.
To give you an idea of the discrepancies between the download speed and the upload speed take a look at these broadband Internet connection speeds.
DSL Sends: 400 Kbps Recieves: 1400 Kbps
CABLE Send: 400 to 600 Kbps Recieve: 1500 to 3000 Kbps
What's the solution to the cyber traffic jam?
1. Upload at night - transfer photos to the online site at night. Begin the transfer before you go to bed – the photos will almost always be there in the a.m.
2. Share images online - it is faster and easier for family and friends to use online albums rather than repeatedly uploading photos as email attachments. ( And they will thank you for not clogging up their email!)
Angie's Elf
PHOTOTIP: All on line photo sites require you to set up an account. It's free, but it will take a little
time. Be sure to allow for that when you go to a new website for the first time. Some now have the option of letting you quickly upload a smaller size file but it's good for small prints only. You will get a warning symbol if you try to print it too large. Make sure you opt out if you are planning on making larger prints.
BLESSINGS!
1Corinthians 2:9
Visit my Home page
Sharktooth Gallery
Facebook connection
email: artisticimagesbypc@me.com
Using an on line photo server is a great option in most cases. Once you upload, they are saved in the cloud, so to speak. Snapfish & Picassa let you to edit & share pix. Then your relatives can order prints to be mailed to them. Sam’s, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Costco let you order and choose a store anywhere in the country to print them. You can also have them mailed out. Lifepics.com is a website as well as a network of photo printers that also lets you find a store by zip code. They all offer on line editing, many print options, cards and gift items. (Click on them to link to the photo site.)
Holiday Smiles
I’ve decided to start the new year with some great photography information I found on their site. Have you ever wondered why downloading a photo takes just a few seconds yet uploading takes ages? This will expand your understanding.
The term "bandwidth" refers to the transfer rate of your connection to the internet. The better your internet connection speed or "bandwidth", the faster you can download and upload digital photos.
(56 Kbs would be slow, 1.4 Mbps would be fast.)
Broadband is sometimes referred to as "asymmetric" due to the fact that send and receive speeds or times are not equal. A file that is 1MB (an average photo) may only take a few seconds to download but may take over a minute to upload.
To give you an idea of the discrepancies between the download speed and the upload speed take a look at these broadband Internet connection speeds.
DSL Sends: 400 Kbps Recieves: 1400 Kbps
CABLE Send: 400 to 600 Kbps Recieve: 1500 to 3000 Kbps
What's the solution to the cyber traffic jam?
1. Upload at night - transfer photos to the online site at night. Begin the transfer before you go to bed – the photos will almost always be there in the a.m.
2. Share images online - it is faster and easier for family and friends to use online albums rather than repeatedly uploading photos as email attachments. ( And they will thank you for not clogging up their email!)
Angie's Elf
time. Be sure to allow for that when you go to a new website for the first time. Some now have the option of letting you quickly upload a smaller size file but it's good for small prints only. You will get a warning symbol if you try to print it too large. Make sure you opt out if you are planning on making larger prints.
BLESSINGS!
1Corinthians 2:9
Visit my Home page
Sharktooth Gallery
Facebook connection
email: artisticimagesbypc@me.com
Posted by Pamela at 1/5/2012 7:14 PM 
Categories: America, Instructional, FUN, Photography tips
Tags: photography uploading on line photos sites tips Lifepics.com Sam's Walgreens Costco CVS Walmart Facebook
Categories: America, Instructional, FUN, Photography tips
Tags: photography uploading on line photos sites tips Lifepics.com Sam's Walgreens Costco CVS Walmart Facebook
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