Sharing Photos (Page 3): Dropbox has a free account available. I use one. When I want to share a file I can just have Dropbox give me a link to the file and I send that to the target...

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

rcarol wrote:

I tried that and the client needed to sign it. If yu already have a DropBox account you will automatically be logged in and will appear to you as no login is required. But if you don't have DropBox account you will need to create one.

Dropbox has a free account available. I use one. When I want to share a file I can just have Dropbox give me a link to the file and I send that to the target audience. I've been using it for a couple decades and I have never had a complaint from a client about having to sign in.

rcarol

CHG_CANON wrote:

If your friends and family don't want to use Amazon, wetransfer and dropbox are probably even less likely to be successful ... Why aren't they just on Facebook?

First, these folks are not family and friends. They are part of s square dance group that were holding an annual event. Many of these people are older and are not particularly computer literate. Some just are leary about putting their information on the internet and don't want to create an account. Their reasons for not being on Facebook are their own business. I'm just telling it the way it is.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

DirtFarmer wrote:

Some of us want the recipient to have full size im... (show quote)

If you're intending them to edit or print those images, great, send 'full size'. For all other reasons, such as sharing those images for display purposes, you're just wasting their time or worse. Those files waste your time to upload / send. You waste their time to download / receive. Certainly, don't send me full-sized.

rcarol

markngolf wrote:

My experience indicates no sign in is necessary with Shutterfly. I have used it to share photos with family and friends for over 15 years. I just checked and that still works without sign in.
Mark

As I've mentioned before, if you have an account with Shutterfly, DropBox, Amazon Prime, etc, you will automatically be signed in and it will appear to you that no sign is required. However, if you don't have an account you will be required to create one.

rcarol

CHG_CANON wrote:

If you're intending them to edit or print those images, great, send 'full size'. For all other reasons, such as sharing those images for display purposes, you're just wasting their time or worse. Those files waste your time to upload / send. You waste their time to download / receive. Certainly, don't send me full-sized.

They want to print. Asked and answered.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

rcarol wrote:

Recently, I photographed an event as a favor to my... (show quote)

I use Amazon photos. You can upload full res, even raw.. in fact I use it for a bank up for some photos.

Just crazy an album, select the photos you want in it and click add to album. Then select the album. Once created, create a share link to the album. The viewer just clicks the link and they get access to that album only. The photos are also left in your original spot.

Edit, do not copy any raw photo to a shareable album. I would use jpeg.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

rcarol wrote:

First, these folks are not family and friends. They are part of s square dance group that were holding an annual event. Many of these people are older and are not particularly computer literate. Some just are leary about putting their information on the internet and don't want to create an account. Their reasons for not being on Facebook are their own business. I'm just telling it the way it is.

As responded in other replies, and as expected of the computer-literate skills demonstrated by not wanting Amazon accounts, all these file-transfer ideas are equally (probably more) challenging for the intended recipients. More sense is to use multiple methods as a lowest common denominator won't be low enough for everyone. The FB post probably is the lowest common denominator, followed by a link to a public album like Flickr, maybe with a sentence mentioning how to invoke the slideshow if the link doesn't launch to a slideshow automatically. The goal is the share the images, right?

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

CHG_CANON wrote:

If you're intending them to edit or print those images, great, send 'full size'. For all other reasons, such as sharing those images for display purposes, you're just wasting their time or worse. Those files waste your time to upload / send. You waste their time to download / receive. Certainly, don't send me full-sized.

I agree that we disagree. YMMV.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

DirtFarmer wrote:

Facebook is easy and ubiquitous but it reduces the photo size to fit its standard and reduces the image quality in the process.

I have found most people are satisfied with the icon level photos shown by Facebook. However, having a grudge against them I do something other than post there. This way the find out about photos on Facebook but get to see full resolution shots.

I use Smugmug which I believe is free to view by non-owners while at a modest cost to the owner. I post a link to the appropriate folder on Smugmug on my Facebook page.

Craig Rothgery Loc: Bradenton, Fla

I use "OneDrive" (Microsoft). I keep my saved files under 5GB so it's free.

They let me provide a link to any file or group of files.

I delete the folder / files after a bit to keep the overall size down.

No one has had a problem for several years.

aphelps Loc: Central Ohio

bobmcculloch wrote:

Flickr?

I believe the recipient of a wetransfer does not have to sign-in.

Kenmull

I have an Adobe Lightroom account and I share lots of pictures using this by sending the person or persons a link which all they need to do is click on it and everything is there. You also have the ability to allow them to download the pictures should you choose to allow that.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

rcarol wrote:

... If yu already have a DropBox account you will automatically be logged in and will appear to you as no login is required. But if you don't have DropBox account you will need to create one.

That is incorrect, as many have pointed out already - not talking through their hats, but from personal experience

For Your Consideration section of UHH has been using dropbox for years to post the weekly challenge entries, including when I hosted the challenge in PP Forum in 2019.

You just need to generate the correct (public) link. Here is an example of one still up on ebrunner's account from December 2021: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-720812-1.html

However, there's an interesting possibility using Google Docs that Jim-Pops recently started using. See:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-752039-1.html

Send him a pm if you need more details.

scubadoc Loc: Sarasota, FL

CHG_CANON wrote:

If your friends and family don't want to use Amazon, wetransfer and dropbox are probably even less likely to be successful ... Why aren't they just on Facebook?

Many of us have dropped our FB accounts for obvious reasons, including dislike of their security and advertising policies. In the past I was able to send a collection to my FB page via Lightroom, but I think this linkage has been disabled, not sure whether it was FB or Adobe.

linda lagace

I use a free weebly web site to organize my photos to show to others. So far no limit on pictures except they have to be smaller than 10 million bytes each.
Its free and many teachers (at least where I live in CA ) used to use it for their students and parents.
You can check out the websites I made below to see if they work for you

https://birds-merced-wildlife-refuge.weebly.com/

https://lagacetuckervacations.weebly.com/

https://lagaceflowers.weebly.com/