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Best website to post for once and for all?
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findthomas
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it depends on your specific needs.
For example, Web hosting service providers may be acquired or go out of business. So there is no such thing as “once and for all” in the digital content world.
For short term purposes (less than 5 years out) providers like SquareSpace and Wix may be the most effective.
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Maoby
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Personally, I have been using Flickr for over 15 years and am very happy with it.
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More than 39,000 photos spread across 586 albums
Backups on external disks remain essential, however.
maoby’s albums | Flickr
www.flickr.com
More than 39,000 photos spread across 586 albums
Backups on external disks remain essential, however.
Google Photos, Microsoft OneDrive, Apple iCloud, SmugMug, Flickr, etc., could serve the purpose along with many other options. There's little chance of the big names 'disappearing' without warning, so you could reasonably count on your files staying put for a very long time ... but you'd have to look into the different costs and capabilities to choose the best for you.
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atom14
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There is no such place, if that's what you mean. You can never know what will happen to any hosting site. But for all its latest restrictions, Flickr is IMO still quite OK for the first half of your purposes - ...easily repost...
As for the rest, why would you ever want to do that? Imagine you lose the pics you post to the hosting site! You'd lose your "once and for all".
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Gato Amarillo
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Whatever you do, keep a backup.
You can never be sure of online storage. The business may change or even go out of business, the rules may change, they could fall victim to hackers or ransomware.
That's not to say don't do it. If it meets your needs go for it. Smugmug and Flickr are the two that come to my mind.
But be sure you have backup. At least one, and better two, external hard drives at separate locations. And keep them up to date. I have one backup drive that lives in a fire resistant safe in my office. I get it out and back up whenever I have significant new work. That might be twice a day, might be once a week or less.
A second drive is in my back yard workshop. It doesn't get updated as often, but I try to not let it get totally behind. The problem is I live in tornado country -- I could easily lose both drives in a storm. In the past I kept the second backup in a deposit box at my bank. A safer solution, except I was prone to let it get out of date.
Gato
You can never be sure of online storage. The business may change or even go out of business, the rules may change, they could fall victim to hackers or ransomware.
That's not to say don't do it. If it meets your needs go for it. Smugmug and Flickr are the two that come to my mind.
But be sure you have backup. At least one, and better two, external hard drives at separate locations. And keep them up to date. I have one backup drive that lives in a fire resistant safe in my office. I get it out and back up whenever I have significant new work. That might be twice a day, might be once a week or less.
A second drive is in my back yard workshop. It doesn't get updated as often, but I try to not let it get totally behind. The problem is I live in tornado country -- I could easily lose both drives in a storm. In the past I kept the second backup in a deposit box at my bank. A safer solution, except I was prone to let it get out of date.
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Mark B.
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So what would be your backup for the raws as well as the edited jpgs? Personally I keep them all on a local drive, and rotating 2 external drives for backup as well as a cloud service for automatic backup.
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surrodox2001
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For me, I'm quite partial to various new (decentralized) platforms, i.e. Bluesky, Pixelfed, but since many are community-run, there's an issue of sustainability in the long term, but the idea is sound to me...
But imo you shouldn't delete your local edited files either, you might lose access when you needed it most - losing network access, credentials, or worst, the platform altogether.
But imo you shouldn't delete your local edited files either, you might lose access when you needed it most - losing network access, credentials, or worst, the platform altogether.
Flickr has a free version: up to 1000 photos. So it's easy to give it a good trial. But the images are resized, and only a handful can be marked "Private".
The paid Pro version allows unlimited storage of full size images. Currently, it's $10.44 per month, or $5.54 per month with 2 years prepaid.
I like the Flickr Albums. It's simple to make a new album, and drop the selected photos into it. Then people can browse the album link, and even
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Backing up the raw files and the editing steps would allow you to easily recreate the edited jpg if it got deleted or lost. DxO or darktable use tiny "sidecar" files in the same folder to hold the editing steps. I don't know exactly what you'd have to back up if you use Adobe.
It's a little complicated, though: I'd want to keep recent jpgs in my computer, since I'll likely view them. But "move" older sets of jpgs to a side storage device or internet service, to free up the disk space. I'd want some kind of automated process to do it.
The paid Pro version allows unlimited storage of full size images. Currently, it's $10.44 per month, or $5.54 per month with 2 years prepaid.
I like the Flickr Albums. It's simple to make a new album, and drop the selected photos into it. Then people can browse the album link, and even
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Backing up the raw files and the editing steps would allow you to easily recreate the edited jpg if it got deleted or lost. DxO or darktable use tiny "sidecar" files in the same folder to hold the editing steps. I don't know exactly what you'd have to back up if you use Adobe.
It's a little complicated, though: I'd want to keep recent jpgs in my computer, since I'll likely view them. But "move" older sets of jpgs to a side storage device or internet service, to free up the disk space. I'd want some kind of automated process to do it.
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Schrodingers cat
Leading Member
Which is a sort of arrogant answer as I haven't tried EVERY hosting service. I am pleased with the results since moving from zenfolio, which I personally think sux.
In any case, they offer a trial so you can experiment. I suppose most do. Look around and see what is the best fit for your particular use case.
In any case, they offer a trial so you can experiment. I suppose most do. Look around and see what is the best fit for your particular use case.
Gato Amarillo
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It's negligible, I think about $30 per year for the box. It's also where I keep a few valuables like my late mother's wedding ring, a rather gaudy diamond ring I received as a gift and never wear, and the title records on my house.
From the Google AI:
A bank safety deposit box costs between $10 and $300+ per year, with smaller boxes costing around $10 to $80 annually and larger boxes ranging from $100 to over $300 a year. The cost depends on the box size, the specific bank or credit union, your location, and whether you receive discounts for holding an account with the institution. Other potential fees include those for replacing lost keys or drilling into the box if you lose the key.
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