Almost positive it does. I've never published my albums but I have several in photo.net for my own organizational needs.
-----Original Message----- >From: Igor PDML-StR <[email protected] >Subject: Re: Question: Commodity for oddity > > > >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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
