Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Upgrades to our Online Galleries

With every package/shoot, we include a private, password-protected, online gallery. This way, you can see your images faster, because we upload batches as they become available. You don't have to wait for all the images to get done or a CD/DVD to be mailed to you. Plus, you can order prints, view, download, share with others (some options depend upon the package you selected).

I did a great deal of research before we picked our current vendor, Zenfolio.com. They offered many of the features I wanted, BUT they continue to add more! This means that we can offer more and better features to our clients. Some of the latest enhancements:

1. Batch downloads. Nice! Now, you can download more than one image at a time - which can be a slow and painful process, I admit. Of course, downloading hundreds of images will take you days due to the large file size. We are on a very high speed connection, and it will still take 8-10 hours to upload 500 or so images. So, keep that in mind if you select the option to download all files.

2. Export to Flickr. This is more of a feature for the photographer (me), BUT it means I might be able to offer this service to clients. Need to noodle on it some more and check it out, but if there's a way to offer better service to my clients, I'll find it!

3. Share the love! Now your gallery will offer a "Share" feature. Cool new option! With one click, you can Tweet your gallery, post to Facebook, send in an email, etc.

Can't wait to see what new enhancements Zenfolio will announce next! Keep them coming - we love them!

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