choosing a web host/design/template

[Peter Blake]

OK, I am currently with Photoshelter, they give me 100GB of images plus private galleries with download facility, for around $30/month. No coding needed, plug and play.

They have a new product called Beam, which claims to maximise image size depending on the device used to view. Which is where they have always fallen short I think, in not being a mobile device friendly site.

So this is kind of appealing but I thought I should explore other offerings.

Photographers Websites | Professional Websites for Photographers | PhotoDeck

is one of the prime examples. I love the big images and next/previous arrows. haven't looked at any on an iPad but perhaps that should be something to do.

what is anyone else using? prerequisites are private galleries, one click d/loads, big images which work just as well with mobile

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Peter, I use CMD and have been happy with their easy to use HTML5 or flash designs. Sometimes they have sales for template @ $140 one time fee and $100 server fee a year. 50% of now. Great customer service from Prague where they are based.

http://creativemotiondesign.com

http://nihatiyriboz.com/home

 

[Beth Carter]

i use zenfolio. $100/yr for their premium service which includes hosting and lets you set your own prices. they take a 12% commission off of sales, but they process the credit cards and send the order to the printer.

Zenfolio - Professional photo and video hosting for photographers and enthusiasts.

my zenfolio site is my website in the signature.

 

[Peter Blake]

Beth, is the 64MB max filesize thing any problem? having 'unlimited' storage is a novel concept if coming from Photoshelter...

where I frequently contact Support about features not working only to be told 'oh you need to buy more storage for that feature to work' lol

 

[Beth Carter]

i uploaded full size photos and i've never hit the max limit. i've uploaded a couple of panos. best i can say is check your biggest files and see if they're larger than 64mb. one of my full size photo is usually under 10mb.

not sure if you'll be able to see this one, i think it might be a 7 photo pano..
http://www.retroreflectography.com/img/s11/v34/p383417541.jpg

zenfolio's customer service hasn't yet told me that i need to buy more, but i often have to help them problem solve. ie, "can you reproduce the same issue in other web browsers?" rather than just doing it themselves.