Show and Tell With Online Photo Sharing : Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Flickr
- 3. Picasa
- 4. Kodak EasyShare
1. Introduction
In the ancient days of film, we all generally kept our crappy photos to ourselves, and only hauled out the photo album or printed doubles in order to share. Digital photography, though, has made it dead easy to enhance and share quality photos. The only problem is that there is too much choice and too many options about enhancing and sharing. There are a lot of different tools online and offline to manipulate, share and print digital photographs, many of them very similar on the surface and in their claims.
In general, you want to be able to do some basic degree of enhancement with some kind of one button auto-enhance to improve picture quality. Sure, you could use Adobe Photoshop if you wanted to, but in many cases it's overkill for basic family/fun photos. You want to be able to easily allow people to see your photos, and you want to be able to print your photos either locally or from a photo printing service.
In this review, we take a look at five of the most popular photo sharing sites/applications: Google's Picasa, Yahoo's Flickr, Kodak's EasyShare, HP's Snapfish and Shutterfly. We'll compare their various offerings to see how they stack up.
Features Table
| Picasa | Flickr | Kodak Easy Share | Shutterfly | Snapfish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Websites. | picasaweb.google.com | Flickr.com | Kodakgallery.com | shutterfly.com | snapfish.com |
| Online albums | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Download Options | One Size (same size as what was uploaded) | Multiple size download Free users under 1024x768 | print at home feature but no separate sizes download | File Save As | File Save As |
| Slideshows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tags | Yes | Yes | Tag a photo as Favorite | Tag a photo as Favorite | Tag a photo as Favorite |
| AutoFix | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline Editor | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Terms | 1 GB Free
7 GB for $25 USD per year 26 GB for $100 USD per year 101 GB for $300 USD per year 251 GB for $500 USD per year |
* 100 MB monthly upload limit (5 MB per photo)
* 3 sets * Photostream views limited to the 200 most recent images * Post any of your photos in up to 10 group pools * Only smaller (resized) images accessible though the originals are saved in case you upgrade later) Pro Account US$24.95 a year * Unlimited uploads (10 MB per photo) * Unlimited storage * Unlimited bandwidth * Unlimited photosets * Archiving of high-resolution original images * The ability to replace a photo * Post any of your photos in up to 60 group pools * Ad-free browsing and sharing |
Kodak EasyShare Gallery provides free unlimited online photo storage to you for 12 months from the date you first upload an image to your account.
-Photos stored online for as long as you're an active member of the Gallery. -"Active" means that you make at least one purchase from the Gallery at least once every 12 months |
Free, unlimited storage
- Shutterfly will let you store as many pictures as you wish, with no fee to upload or store your pictures. -All pictures, whether uploaded digitally or from our 35mm film service, will be kept in your account until you delete them yourself. |
Your photos will remain in your Snapfish online account indefinitely, as long as you remain an active member of the service.
-Active participation in the service is defined as sending in film for developing or purchasing photo merchandise (prints, enlargements, Photo Books, Photo CDs or hi-res downloads) through the website at least once every 365 days |
| Print Options | Shutterfly or Photoworks | Via Mail
Pickup at a local Target store |
Directly from Kodak via mail | Directly from Shutterfly via mail
Pickup at Target |
Directly from Snapfish via mail
Walgreens, Publix, Circuit City, Bloom, BiLo, Albertson, Bashars' or Longs Drugs |
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