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Jul 3, 2017 12:33:58   #
chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY
 
Yes cloud services are good. Dropbox is only free up to 2 GB though, I think, same for Google Drive which I use, but they give me 115 GB for some reason for free. MS One Drive is also good as is Amazon - 1 TB and unlimited I think, respectively. What you can do with all or at least Google Drive and MS One Drive is that you can share only specific files or directories, if you want someone to see only a specific directory or set of files. Then just send them the link - no need to attach any photos to the email - optionally you can create thumbnails in the email which are much smaller for preview.

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Jul 3, 2017 12:35:14   #
msicman692
 
I use Dropbox. I send and receive a lot of music files as well as image files and it works great.

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Jul 3, 2017 13:59:01   #
markar Loc: Michigan
 
You inspired me to google The question. A lot of good info there pdsilen.
pdsilen wrote:
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a potential client as a portfolio sample for an up coming gig. When I tried to email them to the prospective client, my server kicked back the email stating, "DID NOT DELIVER." As I inquired I found the my images had too many megapixels. The only way I was able to submit the photos was to email them one at a time. Needless to say, I doubt if I'll get the contract. My question is this. To avoid this situation from happening again, Is there any way I can shrink down the images and what can I do to keep this from happening again?
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a ... (show quote)

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Jul 3, 2017 14:16:37   #
Bigbeartom44
 
Dropbox is an excellent way to sent any large (large data include photos). Easy

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Jul 3, 2017 17:18:30   #
Jaackil Loc: Massachusetts
 
chrisg-optical wrote:
Yes cloud services are good. Dropbox is only free up to 2 GB though, I think, same for Google Drive which I use, but they give me 115 GB for some reason for free. MS One Drive is also good as is Amazon - 1 TB and unlimited I think, respectively. What you can do with all or at least Google Drive and MS One Drive is that you can share only specific files or directories, if you want someone to see only a specific directory or set of files. Then just send them the link - no need to attach any photos to the email - optionally you can create thumbnails in the email which are much smaller for preview.
Yes cloud services are good. Dropbox is only free ... (show quote)

Actually google pictures is free unlimited storage but there is a limit on file size. I could be wrong but I think it is 16 mb per individual pic. if it is larger you have a choice it either goes against your free 2 gig and you pay when you go over or you can have google resize it on import.
If this is a photography client there maybe better photography sites to share photos that allow you better protection of your images. However if they are some other type of photos that the client is not purchasing or selling. For example an architect who is sharing pictures of different stages of a construction project. But if you need to protect your work I would look at a photography site like shutterfly or Zenfolio and there are others. In which case spending a few dollars might be worth it.

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Jul 3, 2017 17:22:41   #
Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara
 
If you are on a mac, your icloud account will transfer up to 5 gb. If you arent on mac you can use dropbox or google drive or you can get a free account with a FTP server. Though if I was sending examples to a possible client I would not send the full size images rather compressed JPEGs at 100% size. That way you are protecting your IP better.

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Jul 3, 2017 18:20:38   #
DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
 
Use DropBox.
pdsilen wrote:
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a potential client as a portfolio sample for an up coming gig. When I tried to email them to the prospective client, my server kicked back the email stating, "DID NOT DELIVER." As I inquired I found the my images had too many megapixels. The only way I was able to submit the photos was to email them one at a time. Needless to say, I doubt if I'll get the contract. My question is this. To avoid this situation from happening again, Is there any way I can shrink down the images and what can I do to keep this from happening again?
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a ... (show quote)

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Jul 3, 2017 20:43:52   #
westitzer Loc: Central California coastal area
 
Try https://free.mailbigfile.com/. I've used it quite a few times for large files. If you have more than 5 files, put them into a single folder and pkzip it. Then load it into the MailBigFiles program, enter the destination email, enter your email, add a note if you wish, and send. Done.

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Jul 3, 2017 22:30:20   #
therwol Loc: USA
 
pdsilen wrote:
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a potential client as a portfolio sample for an up coming gig. When I tried to email them to the prospective client, my server kicked back the email stating, "DID NOT DELIVER." As I inquired I found the my images had too many megapixels. The only way I was able to submit the photos was to email them one at a time. Needless to say, I doubt if I'll get the contract. My question is this. To avoid this situation from happening again, Is there any way I can shrink down the images and what can I do to keep this from happening again?
I recently took a series of photos to submit to a ... (show quote)


This is a re-post from an earlier discussion about sharing multiple files of large pictures. Google Drive has a 15 gigabyte free limit. I see no limit on file size that matters to me. My Nikon D810 takes jpegs that vary from around 23 to 28 megabytes, and I have no trouble putting them here. The only catch is that you need a google account to download them. (A Gmail account will do.) If you don't have one, you can only view the pictures.

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If you click on this link, you will see about 300 megs of jpegs that you can download if you have a Google account, i.e. Gmail. Otherwise you can view them. All of these photos are individually too large to send by any e-mail I have access too.

No critics please. I'm not a pro. These are vacation pictures with my new D810 in 2015, running around trying to keep up with my wife and snapping away.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-iHbb3qexVHTWNfdjJoQ2s4bzA?usp=sharing

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Jul 4, 2017 15:38:34   #
Base_fiddle
 
I edit in LR and then "Export with Preset: (an option under the File option). One of the presets is "For e-mail." That shrinks the RAW file to something that can be sent via e-mail. That is better to use, especially for a client, because the file is smaller and would not give enough pixels if the recipient wanted to blow up the file and print it.

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Jul 4, 2017 17:32:06   #
SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont
 
CPR wrote:
One low-tech way is to use not really an "unseen" mark but pixels that appear not connected until you remove the pixels of the photo.
Pick a weird color - make a blank layer in PP - put a pattern of small dots on that layer - merge the layers. The photo appears unchanged BUT if you lay a template over the photo you can see the pattern. Proof it's your photo.

Sounds like a good idea! But I am not sure how to do this. I did try, not sure I did it right. Also, I am not sure what you mean when you say "remove the pixels of the photo".

This is what I did: Opened image in PS as a smart object, created a duplicate, added a new [blank] layer, chose a color from color swatches, then with brush put dots on the new layer in a pattern of one pixel each, last step selected the duplicate and the new layer, went to Layers --> Merge Layers.

Problem is, when I zoom in on the image, the dots start to show up after I have hit + three times. Probably more than I would actually enlarge a photo, and also I chose a pattern where the dots were fairly close together. Probably would be less obvious if they were farther apart.

Am I doing it right, or missing something? Thanks!

Susan



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Jul 5, 2017 12:26:17   #
kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
I am not an armchair adviser.
So here are samples which I send only by email to prospective clients.
I do not use other services. Keep It SSimple. IT works

Here are a total of 38 pictures. The size of each collage are about 800x1000 pxls.
Saved As Jpeg, quality set at about medium 6.









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Jul 7, 2017 04:31:41   #
pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico
 
thank you for your support. I downloaded Drop box. I put my files on there and I still can't email them. They get rejected on account of there size. What am I doing wrong?

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Jul 7, 2017 05:49:58   #
therwol Loc: USA
 
pdsilen wrote:
thank you for your support. I downloaded Drop box. I put my files on there and I still can't email them. They get rejected on account of there size. What am I doing wrong?


If you put your photos in a Drop Box folder, you can share that folder with others without involving e-mail. You are giving others direct access to the pictures. I don't use Drop Box, but I showed in my post how to share photos with Google Drive. It's the same concept.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-iHbb3qexVHTWNfdjJoQ2s4bzA?usp=sharing

If you have a Google account such as Gmail, you can sign in and download these pictures. If you don't, you can view them.

Here are the instructions for sharing a folder in Drop Box.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/share-with-others

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