May 18th, 2009
Pose, smile and say, “upload!” In this episode we discuss sharing photos online and give you some resources, tips and tricks for managing all of that data! There are so many choices for sharing your photos with friends and loved ones. We discuss our favorite services, apps and sites as well as what like or don’t like about them. So get your cameras ready for this edition of Moms Gone Geek: Pose Smile Upload.
- Think about what you should or shouldn’t share
- Which type are you? Do you manage your photo data manually or do you use a photo manager?
- Look for and be sure to consider privacy settings
- Fun things to do: tag people in facebook or tag areas of photos in facebook and on flickr
- Consider adding details now rather than later if you can
- Use the comments sections in iPhoto and Picasa or on Flickr
Our Favorite Services For Sharing Online
Twitter photo sharing: TwitPic
BlackBerry Uploader Apps
Review
Last year, Melissa did a lengthy review on different photo sharing & printing services, namely flickr vs picasa. It still contains some useful information you can skim through, some of which we’re re-reviewing in today’s show. I’ll put a link to it in the show notes.
Picasa Web Albums
Haven’t tried getting prints from Picasa using their printing services, but if someone has, please let us know. They offer even more printing services now. On the list is: Photoworks, Shutterfly, Snapfish and Walgreens photo.
One thing to remember when using Picasa Web Albums is that when you upload your photos, you have a choice of which resolution to choose. Normally you might use the “faster upload” setting, but if you know you or family members might want to get prints made from your albums, you might want to invest a little longer of an upload time and choose the higher setting.
Free Photo Managing Applications
iPhoto comes with all Macs as part of their iLife suite
Most every Mac user’s favorite is PhotoBooth also included free on the Mac. The new Leopard version also makes movies. All kids love playing with this one. The photo are not good for printing, but for quick sharing online, it’s great and loads of fun.
Picasa seems to be the favorite on the PC side
- Don’t forget about Preview on the Mac – you can use it to crop, resize and adjust your photos. Check out this fantastic review from Lifehacker.com
Free Uploading Tools That Work With iPhoto
Picasa Web Albums Uploader plugin for iPhoto
