Computer technology is easy to learn, but it does take some effort. A computer expert is only some person who knows one more click than you do.
When the Internet first became attractive in the nineties, I simply got an account and sat down for 10 days and learned all the in and outs, and never looked back. In general it takes longer to read the long winded instructions than to learn the applications. A tutor to answer question may help but usually not. Most has to be learned by yourself.
After playing around with pictures for a few years using the bucket systems, I decided to utilize my own system using existing readily available software. I tried almost all the software out there at one time or another. Now I have the best system on the internet for displaying pictures, and I say this without embarrassment. It is a fact.
Here is the system. This is not a computer nerd solution. It is simply learning a few simple applications. Once learned it is yours forever.
Website and Sending pictures over the Internet:
If a tree falls in the forest and no-one hears it, does it make a noise? This applies to those wonderful, pictures you have on your computer. Sharing them with others is fun and they may even like to view them. I have tried all methods and this procedure I present here is by far the best. It is relatively cheap and non-intrusive for the recipient. I have about 30 thousand photos on my site over a time period of about 8 years. They are always available by sending the URL via E mail, or posting on any forum. This method is far superior to all the free websites that allow people to post pictures.
The procedure is: Download your pictures from camera to a directory on your computer. Open Breezebrowser to make an HTML file. Upload this file using FTP to the pub directory on your website. Copy the URL from the website and put it in your browser address line and hit go. Send the URL anywhere you like and anybody can open the directory to your pictures. This method is far superior to all the free websites that allow people to post pictures. I upload photos within literally minutes of getting home from a shoot, and notify all the recipients via E mail as to the URL of the site.
Method for Handling Photographs for distribution. Total cost less than 100 dollars a one time cost.
Get a web site. Probably less than $7.00 per month. There are many but here is one:
http://www.bluehost.com/Get Breezebrowser to make HTML of your photos, to file, plus annotation if necessary. It only requires a few minutes to process pictures at any size ready for uploading to the website.
http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/Get WS FTP or any other FTP program to upload your photos to your web site.
http://www.download.com/3000-2160-10018456.htmlhttp://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?CAEZO 14 July 2008 Sunflower (Helianthus) Here is a a sample of how the pictures are received. Simply click on the thumbnail and the larger picture appear. The size is determined by the maker of the HTML page. Simple and Clean.
Using the method described above you are free of the shrills and their constant advertising on the various "Free" photo websites. Your site will be clean and fast. The uploaded photos will be excellent for viewing but not necessarily for printing.
If the users want prints you can send the originals at a size that they can print using this free software via E mail.
http://s6.yousendit.com/http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?SIZCQ Summary: Website and sending pictures over the internet.