There are so many online digital photo storage options, that both the amateur and experienced photographer can be overwhelmed in deciding which one to choose. You may have questions about storage space, cost, sharing, privacy, printing and others. This article will highlight a few companies that offer online photo storage, so that you can make the best decision.
Picasa
Picasa is a photo storage product owned by Google. The benefits of Picasa is that it is free and it is stand alone product. It offers one gigabyte of storage and comes with photo editing tools. Photos can be made into slides shows, organized on maps and shared with friends and family.
Flikr
Filikr is a photo imaging hosting site. With Flikr, you can turn you online photos into cards, posters, albums in addition to hard copy photo prints. Flikr excels in photo sharing allowing you to share photos with friends and family and even groups. Of course, if you want your photo to be private, Flikr can accommodate that as well.
Shutterfly
Shutterfly has made a name for themselves in the digital photo storage arena, but they offer many photo gifts as part of their portfolio. While some of their services may not be the most expensive found on the net, they are also not the cheapest. One of the biggest benefits of Shutterfly is its ease of use. However, there are pop up advertisements of their others services, which may be annoying for some users.
Walmart
The Walmart Photo Center may not have as many bells and whistles as some of the others, but they offer good quality prints at a reasonable cost. They offer home delivery, one-hour pickup and free in-store delivery. The photo storage is unlimited with one photo purchase per year. Photos can be edited, shared, or made into one of 100 gifts. For the budget-minded consumer, the Walmart Photo Center may be a good choice.
Snapfish
Snapfish is another digital photo storage site that has made a name of itself in the industry. A unique feature of Snapfish is that they have camera photo download support. Photos can be uploaded and sent to Walgreens or Staples or a number of other local photo establishments for pick up. There is unlimited photo storage, sharing and gifts available from Snapfish as well.
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As you can see, there are a number of choices for your digital photo storage needs; the list presented here is just a few of the popular sites on the web offering this service. In the end though, having your photos stored online provides peace of mind in case your computer or camera phone breaks and you are unable to view your photos. A good idea is to back up your photos onto a media disk, thumb drive or place them on one or more online storage sites.
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