Many thanks to everybody who responded with the suggestions.
What I did not specify explicitly one necessary function: easy management of the
presentation of the photos (such as Flickr and alike provide), - i.e.
providing the viewing interface (including combining in the albums/sets), not
just the space. So, I'd like to be able to send a link (URL) that would
contain a particular set ("album") of photos with easy and
intuitive navigation and viewing, not a "naked" folder structure.
I would like to avoid going through the process of generating photo
galleries myself (as I do it for my photos for uploading them to the
server, and how Brian does it for PUG).
I hadn't thought Dropbox or Google drive would have that capability, but I
just found that Dropbox seems to have the notion of "Albums".
That could be a great solution!
If someone here has an "album" configured under Dropbox that you can
share, can you, please send me the link (on or off the list), so that I
can see how the navigation looks.
Boris: Thanks for suggesting G-drive. Call me paranoid, but I am a bit
hesitant to use Google where I have alternatives. Besides, I've seen some
quirkiness of sharing of the files from G-drive with people who do not
have Gmail accounts. (Google wants everybody sucked into its ecosystem.)
But here is something that might be useful for you:
I've looked at Google Photos (which is a new service that is going
to replace Google+ Photos), which might be actually a better option for
you, as it has either unlimited or 1TB space for photos (free), -- if you
are willing to use Google for that, and if the photos you are uploading
are under 16 MP each.
Dan and Ken: in regards to photo.net, - does it allow "contained" albums
(sets)? From what I see PDMLers posting here, it is usually a single
photo or the "stream" of photos, but that might be just because people
have been sharing single photos..
Cheers,
Igor
On Mon, 28 Mar 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote:
1. Well... strictly speaking it's a service that I am looking for, but in a
way so that it's a commodity...
I'd like to ask if some PDMLers might have some suggestions for something
that I am not aware of.
I am looking for a free photo-hosting service that we allow two things:
(1) convenient viewing and (2) private sharing via private URLs of
photos taken by my daughter with the family member.
And, potentially displaying some selected photos publicly.
In principle, a free Flickr account could be sufficient. ... but Flickr
now requires using a cell-phone number to activate a new Yahoo account,
and it refuses to accept a Google-voice number that I am using if I am forced
to share my cell phone number.
I've just learned about "Thislife" [now] by Shutterfly. But I cannot figure
out if there it is possible to create galleries that can be shared via a
private URL, while keeping all photos private otherwise.
Has anybody tried them?
2. While searching for possible solutions, I was ... not surprised, but in a
way amused by what some pundits write.
I well realize that I am far from a "main-stream" user of many things,
especially when it concerns pop-culture related to modern technologies.
But even with that in mind, ...
E.g. http://beebom.com/2015/08/flickr-alternatives :
"While it does offer unlimited uploads, Google Photos compresses your images
if they exceed the 16 MP mark. That would be a bit disappointment for
professional photographers looking to upload high-res images to this
network."
While I see somebody using some cloud storage as a backup or online storage
tool, but not for sharing purposes. Maybe it's just me, - but I am not seeing
any professional photographer "looking to upload [more than 16MP images] to
this network".
I wonder what other PDMLers think.
Cheers,
Igor
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