Posted by Roland Burkert on October 12, 2010 at 12:28 PM
I have had several requests from people that would like to purchase a print of themselves standing next to a famous person. I have hundreds of such photos.
I would like to have a site where people can view thumbnails of thier photos, select a print option, use a credit card or paypal and have thier selected prints mailed to me. I do not have a photo printer and need to use a printing service. Also, some of the photos must be protected from viewing or use by unauthorized people. I am thinking some sort of security code that is unique to each viewer, so I can control who has access. Also, it would be best if each person could be limited to viewing only the thumbnails that I have authorized them to see.
I have a website at ImagePro, but it is just a gallery and as far as I can tell, does not have the features I need.
Any suggestions? Also what does a website with these features cost?
Thanks for your consideration.
Roland
Posted by Richard Wong on October 12, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Hey Roland. I would check out Photoshelter. You get your own customized site and archive which you can make into a full e-commerce site with them handling all of the transactions if you wish.
Posted by Derek Sedillo on October 13, 2010 at 6:08 PM
Smugmug and Zenfolio both have pro accounts with ecommerce features like you mention. I have used both and perfer smugmug for the customizability. But Zenfolio is come along quite nicely. A lot of folks seems to like Photoshelter as well. I would just compare the features of those companies and see which best meets your needs. The pricing, maximum storage capacity, design flexiblity, ecommerce features, layouts, etc... are all different.
Derek
Posted by Steve Sieren on October 14, 2010 at 5:47 PM
I use smugmug and this is possible there, I've also thought about purchasing a photoshelter account an addition to smugmug. People actually find stuff on my site from google searches.
Roland,
I use Livebooks for my web site and it has all of the client features you are looking for. The yearly fee is reasonable, but the initial cost is a bit pricey. You might also check out Pictopia, as I understand they are going to return to some the features you are seeking and they will also print your images for you. Best Regards.
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4 repliesI would like to have a site where people can view thumbnails of thier photos, select a print option, use a credit card or paypal and have thier selected prints mailed to me. I do not have a photo printer and need to use a printing service. Also, some of the photos must be protected from viewing or use by unauthorized people. I am thinking some sort of security code that is unique to each viewer, so I can control who has access. Also, it would be best if each person could be limited to viewing only the thumbnails that I have authorized them to see.
I have a website at ImagePro, but it is just a gallery and as far as I can tell, does not have the features I need.
Any suggestions? Also what does a website with these features cost?
Thanks for your consideration.
Roland
Derek
I use Livebooks for my web site and it has all of the client features you are looking for. The yearly fee is reasonable, but the initial cost is a bit pricey. You might also check out Pictopia, as I understand they are going to return to some the features you are seeking and they will also print your images for you. Best Regards.