It seems like everyone has a photo blog these days. Why? What's the big deal? And should you be using one? Read on to find out if a photo blog is right for you.
It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words,
and when it comes to photos of friends, family, special events or vacations, that's especially true. After all, these are memories you'll want to preserve for a lifetime.
While organizing printed photos and putting them into a traditional photo album or scrapbook is a great way to preserve special moments, it can also be very time consuming and rather difficult to share with those who live across the country or across the globe. That's where photo blogs come in handy!
New to
photo blogs? They're really quite simple to use, and many of them are even free. When choosing a provider for your photo blog, you should look for these features:
Fast Uploads & High Capacity
Many photo blog providers will even allow bulk uploads with a single click.
High Resolution Uploads & Downloads
After all, shouldn't your photos look their best?
Privacy Controls
Not keen on everyone and their brother being able to view your special photos? Look for a photo blog that allows you to control exactly who sees your online albums.
Image & Photo Hosting
Each of your photos should come with a URL link so you can email the link, or put the link in your blog or web site.
Photo Management
You should be able to edit, tag, and manage your photos in your online photo album.
Easy Organization
It should be quick and easy to create different albums within your photo blog.
Full Screen Viewing
Your photos should be optimized so that you and those who are allowed to see your photos can quickly view large images of your photos. Of course, options to view your photos in other sizes should also be available.
Text Narrative
A good photo blog provider should allow you ample room to include headlines or captions for your photos.
Instantaneous Photo Viewing
Who wants to refresh their browser in order to to back to the previous photo or advance to the next? The best photo blogs will instantly display your next and previous uploaded photos without refreshing your browser.
Besides the ease and convenience of sharing your photos online, photo blogs also serve as a great way to store your photos. You'll never again have to worry about losing printed photos or worry about them being destroyed in a disaster. In fact, even if your own computer crashes or is stolen, your photos will still be safe and should be accessible from any Internet-connected computer.
So if you're looking for a fast, simple and secure way to organize, share and store your photographic memories, a photo blog is most definitely right for you.
