Photo hosting site suggestions

[Lsufan]

I'm not the most literate person when it comes to these things. I tried Flickr but couldn't figure out how to post. When I went to share the only options I would get was for Facebook & stuff like that. I tried tapatalk but I didn't like how the forum layout was different, but that may have just been me.

I then tried imgur & couldn't figure it out at first. I am always on my phone, I don't even have a computer. I finally figured out imgur & the reason I couldn't post photos at first was because I was on the app. I went to the desktop site & then it would bring up the links so I could post. So I figured out how to post a pic & the pics would show up huge on rc, so I spent 2 more days figuring out how to size the pics so they would be a normal size.

I think I would rather use Flickr but I just can't figure out how to get the links to copy so I can post them

 

[Lsufan]

I just tried the postimages site that tmc linked to above, it was by far the easiest to figure out how to post & size the pictures if u are using a phone. It was basically self explanatory which is perfect for computer eliterate people like myself

 

[reefmutt]

I'm not the most literate person when it comes to these things. I tried Flickr but couldn't figure out how to post. When I went to share the only options I would get was for Facebook & stuff like that. I tried tapatalk but I didn't like how the forum layout was different, but that may have just been me.

I then tried imgur & couldn't figure it out at first. I am always on my phone, I don't even have a computer. I finally figured out imgur & the reason I couldn't post photos at first was because I was on the app. I went to the desktop site & then it would bring up the links so I could post. So I figured out how to post a pic & the pics would show up huge on rc, so I spent 2 more days figuring out how to size the pics so they would be a normal size.

I think I would rather use Flickr but I just can't figure out how to get the links to copy so I can post them

Ok I just copied the URL from my Flickr photo..

https://www.flickr.com/gp/138019564@N05/4V040X

Hm. That didn't work. Maybe because it wasn't public..
Trying again.. made it public

https://flic.kr/p/W2oEeB


Well it seems I can't yet figure out how to post from Flickr either.

 

[reefmutt]

I checked your thread, and your photobucket links work. Are you a photobucket paid subscriber? If so, then you really don't need to do anything.

for example, in walt disney acro thread, this link is bad

http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/...605-2016-1242643981996049178_zpsz8u2wwd7.jpeg

but adding ~original to the end of the url, it will show the image

Yes. I'm a paying PB user. I have until December 2018 to start paying $400/yr.. which I won't do. So, in a year from this December my links will fail as well..

I still don't understand how adding ~original fixes the link.. also, it seems like a hack to me.. once Photobucket realizes that people are adding that to the URL to fix the link, they will disable that as well.... won't they??
It is effectively giving the user the ability to use the third party hosting again.. PB surely will Sshut this down as well..

 

[scuzy]

Tapatalk or smugmug

 

[Big E]

Well it seems I can't yet figure out how to post from Flickr either.

Click on the photo to get to this page and click on the arrow icon at the lower right (its next to the star and aiming to the right)

flicker one by Big E 52, on Flickr


Click over to BBCode.....you can size the picture. Then copy using a standard right mouse click. left click "copy"

flicker 2 by Big E 52, on Flickr

Then go to RC and just right click and left click "paste" in your reply post. The url will show up.
When you hit "preview post" it will show up.

Untitled by matthew graham, on Flickr

 

[reefmutt]

Hey Ed, thanks for the explanation. I think you are doing this from a pc..
The options are not the same on the mobile app. The 'export' arrow is there but the only options that come up (besides adding the photo to an email, text, fb Instagram etc) is 'copy url'
When I do this and paste it here, it only adds the link and not the image.
Well, I guess Flickr is out since I post 100% of my images using my phone.

Gonna look at imgur and postimage I guess..

 

[reefmutt]

Tapatalk or smugmug

Smugmug is a new one- to me. Has it been around a while?
Tapatalk is starting to seem more possible as well..

 

[nemodan]

I checked your thread, and your photobucket links work. Are you a photobucket paid subscriber? If so, then you really don't need to do anything.

for example, in walt disney acro thread, this link is bad

http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/...605-2016-1242643981996049178_zpsz8u2wwd7.jpeg

but adding ~original to the end of the url, it will show the image

This is working. I added, with the phone ~original to all the pictures of my page 1 in my thread and I recovered them.

Daniel

 

[Pife]

This is working. I added, with the phone ~original to all the pictures of my page 1 in my thread and I recovered it.

Daniel

I'm too dense to figure it out. Could you screen shot exactly where to add it? I would like to restore the pictures in my thread.

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[scuzy]

I pay for smugmug it's been around for a very long time I've hosted many pictures on there.

 

[d0ughb0y]

I'm too dense to figure it out. Could you screen shot exactly where to add it? I would like to restore the pictures in my thread.

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if the photobucket url has html, you need to do a few more steps to get it to work.

in your one fifty glass box thread post #301
you right click on the picture and copy link (or copy image location).

http://s837.photobucket.com/user/Pf.../2017-06/20170618_205224_zpsnjblupg4.jpg.html

paste that to a web browser to go to the photobucket page of the image.
then copy the direct url, then edit post #301 and replace the url between the img tags with the direct link url and then add ~original to it, like this

 

[AkoAung]

Look at financial and strategic strength of owners in picking one

Look at financial and strategic strength of owners in picking one

When choosing a photo hosting site, consider the financial strength of its parent. Photobuckets current owners, once a startup called Ontella need to make money so they switched it to a pay site. Its valuation back in 2009 was only $60m, a pittance in today's world of unicorns.

I'd suggest looking into the financial viability of other alternatives as well so that we can avoid having this sort of problem being faced by online communities like this in the near future.

Flickr - Verizon, a telco, acquired it from Yahoo recently. It's safe for a few years until Verizon figures out what its media and online services mean in the telecom convergence world. My bet is Flickr is not a money maker as a stand-alone, and if VZ can't realize synergies for Flickr traffic and monetize it into profitability, it will change hands. Telcos have been muddling in convergence for decades without being able to figure out how to make money off it (see Time Warner and AOL).

Google has a photo sharing service and is free. And it is certainly amongst the strongest financially and is (likely) using cloud services like email and photo sharing as a loss leader. It knows how to make money from internet traffic. Given its financial status, the bleeding from this side likely isn't felt by them. (I do not work for google.).

Facebook also has a free photo storage and sharing. Current limits are 200 albums, and a limit of 1000 photos per album. It is financially stout, and uses photosharing as an integral part of its business.

Instagram is an unlimited photo sharing service owned by facebook.

I am making this suggestion as I am saddened by what's happening across this site and I'd hate to see the visual history of this hobby go down every 2 years due to strategic shifts at "free" hosting firms.

Cheers!

 

[biggles]

For Flickr i just open the image and right click ' view image info '. Copy and paste the link in the links as usual.

[IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4378/35772570363_80822b2a4d_c.jpg

If you're not supposed to do it this way then don't blame me, i just took this guy's advice............. :thumbsup:

 

[DiscusHeckel]

As I said in your thread Matt, I have been using FlickR and been happy with it. FWIW, I use an iMac to upload images. I also have an Imgur account. I will be distributing my images to different hosts reduce my exposure to risk. Both hosts allow images to be stored in their original size and then let you choose the size you want at the time of embedding them in your thread.

 

[nemodan]

Sorry I will repost

 

[nemodan]

I'm too dense to figure it out. Could you screen shot exactly where to add it? I would like to restore the pictures in my thread.

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Open edit in your post. Then add ~original at the end of the URL ( see below ). Copy and then paste ~original on that position for all the pictures.

Cheers
Daniel

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[DiscusHeckel]

When choosing a photo hosting site, consider the financial strength of its parent. Photobuckets current owners, once a startup called Ontella need to make money so they switched it to a pay site. Its valuation back in 2009 was only $60m, a pittance in today's world of unicorns.

I'd suggest looking into the financial viability of other alternatives as well so that we can avoid having this sort of problem being faced by online communities like this in the near future.

Flickr - Verizon, a telco, acquired it from Yahoo recently. It's safe for a few years until Verizon figures out what its media and online services mean in the telecom convergence world. My bet is Flickr is not a money maker as a stand-alone, and if VZ can't realize synergies for Flickr traffic and monetize it into profitability, it will change hands. Telcos have been muddling in convergence for decades without being able to figure out how to make money off it (see Time Warner and AOL).

Google has a photo sharing service and is free. And it is certainly amongst the strongest financially and is (likely) using cloud services like email and photo sharing as a loss leader. It knows how to make money from internet traffic. Given its financial status, the bleeding from this side likely isn't felt by them. (I do not work for google.).

Facebook also has photo storage and sharing. Current limits are 200 albums, and a limit of 1000 photos per album. It is financially stout, and uses photosharing as an integral part of its business.

I am making this suggestion as I am saddened by what's happening across this site and I'd hate to see the visual history of this hobby go down every 2 years due to strategic shifts at "free" hosting firms.

Cheers!

This is really useful. Thanks. Do you have any information on Imgur? It sounds as if my choices are not sound.

 

[AkoAung]

This is really useful. Thanks. Do you have any information on Imgur? It sounds as if my choices are not sound.

I'm glad you found it. Many users are not cognizant of it. A lot of image hosting companies have gone under. Photobucket is having challenges and is trying to have its customers pay for its service in order to save itself.

Imgur is, unfortunately, a private start up as well. Its fortunes are tied to how popular Reddit is. It raised funding 3 years ago from founders of netscape. It is trying to develop a different monetization model than its predecessors. Ultimately, it is built to be sold (it hopes) as all tech companies are, to a large consolidator, i.e. Flickr sold to Yahoo then to Verizon.

Will it succeed? It's questionable as the history of start-ups in this narrow category is not good. Nobody's gone on to become a google of photo sharing businesses. As you will notice, its an invisible service - i.e. end users do not see who's hosting the files. That makes it difficult to sell advertising, etc.

Chances are strong Imgur will go the way of others unless it creates a unique appeal as a mobile app i.e. snapchat, instagram etc.

Instagram is free hosting service as well. It is owned by facebook, and should last for years and I'd recommend its use.

 

[DiscusHeckel]

I'm glad you found it. Many users are not cognizant of it. A lot of image hosting companies have gone under. Photobucket is having challenges and is trying to have its customers pay for its service in order to save itself.

Imgur is, unfortunately, a private start up as well. Its fortunes are tied to how popular Reddit is. It raised funding 3 years ago from founders of netscape. It is trying to develop a different monetization model than its predecessors. Ultimately, it is built to be sold (it hopes) as all tech companies are, to a large consolidator, i.e. Flickr sold to Yahoo then to Verizon.

Will it succeed? It's questionable as the history of start-ups in this narrow category is not good. Nobody's gone on to become a google of photo sharing businesses. As you will notice, its an invisible service - i.e. end users do not see who's hosting the files. That makes it difficult to sell advertising, etc.

Chances are strong Imgur will go the way of others unless it creates a unique appeal as a mobile app i.e. snapchat, instagram etc.

Instagram is free hosting service as well. It is owned by facebook, and should last for years and I'd recommend its use.

Thank you very much. I looked at Google after reading your post. It looked quite appealing. I will investigate Instagram now.