Feb 24 2008
A quick mention - Smug Mug
I recently heard about photosharing website Smug Mug and decided to take a look. I haven’t joined up yet, mostly because it is not free and seems very US centred. Not a problem for those of you in the states though.
So what is it?
Basically its another place to store photos online, and have them seen by many. What is nice to see - is a serious about backup. Photos are stored in three distinct locations and right up front you have an option to receive backup DVDs - that is a nice feature. There is also a bit of a focus on obtaining prints of your work on a variety of surfaces - not new but nice to see.
What really stood out was that Smugmug are seriously squaring up to the mighty Flickr. Offering a method of transferring all your pictures out of Flickr to Smugmug. I’m assuming that this is via the Flickr api’s. Right now with Yahoos future being a little cloudy and Flickr not making much in the way of cold hard cash (there are reports of Flickr being a loss maker for Yahoo), that is something that may gain the notice of the technorati. Personally I’d say - wait a little before jumping out of fear. Or at least size up all the alternative services first. However having a migration saves you a lot of work.
I’m also going to quickly mention professional photographers. The pro account on Smugmug costs $149.95 per year but offers a lot of control on controlling your online galleries.
So what do I think? It looks interesting and I’d be more interested if I was in the States. It is at least another tool in the photographers arsenal. We also haven’t mentioned something like this in a while - so a welcome return to this type of website.
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