The Pros And Cons of Sharing Your Pictures Online

February 12, 2008

John W Scherer’s Advice: So a major part of the digital photography revolution is being able to share your pictures online and e-mail them to people you know. You would probably like to be able to view your friend’s and family’s pictures as well, right? Well, there are a couple of options in regard to sharing your pictures online, and e-mail is actually not the best way to do so, even if that seems like the obvious choice.

Sending a lot of pictures through e-mail can take up a lot of space and take even longer to open and download. So before you think about sending your favorite pictures to everyone you know, consider if you really want to put them through the time and hassle of downloading a bunch of your pictures. An easy way around this is to find a web site where you can post your pictures and then you can send the web site’s address to as many people as you want without bogging down their computers.

There are a few things to consider when posting your pictures online. The first is deciding what site to use. There are a number of sites dedicated to posting your pictures where you can create an account and divide them into different albums. These sites are designed specifically for posting pictures so they might be the best or most user-friendly way to post pictures. If you post a lot of pictures online, this might be the choice for you, as it will make the process as easy as possible.

Some of the social networking sites give you the ability to post your own pictures, and since these sites are already designed to keep you in touch with your friends and family, anyone you want can view your photos. As this is just one of the many facets of these web sites, you might not find them as convenient for posting pictures as some of the sites that are designed just for pictures. These sites allow you to add captions, arrange pictures in different albums, and allow others to make comments on your pictures. If you already spend a lot of time on one of these sites, it might be a good choice for sharing your pictures.

One thing to keep in mind is that most of these sites don’t have controls to alter or turn your photos after you post them so make sure you have made any changes to your pictures before you publish them online. Most computers come with some kind of a picture viewer that allows you to rotate your pictures rather easily. If you have a program like Photoshop®, you can make some more substantial alterations to your pictures and rotate them. Either way, make sure that the pictures look the way you like and preview them before you send them. Each time you post new pictures, you can send out the link to anyone you want to see your pictures.

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