Where do you suggest one should create his or her online portfolio? I've seen good ones in PBase (http://www.pbase.com), it has a trial period and its annual fee is reasonable if not cheap. Any other sites we should be aware of?

:)

there are lots of possible things that you can do:

- online photo sharing sites like Pbase, Flickr, etc. there are lots of communities and support in these sites and you really can learn many things if you join the groupings (in flickr)

- however, if you're serious on your photography, a personal online site is recommended

photobucket...flickr?

- however, if you're serious on your photography, a personal online site is recommended
yup, that's what i'm talking about :) but how about those photographers without access or enough resources for those personal urls, but would want a serious and formal online portfolio?

multiply.com - unlimited storage with interesting templates... heres mine http://photojazz.multiply.com/photos

Im using Smugmug (http://www.smugmug.com/?referrer=uoDKdOrCZ95SA), unlimited uploads of photos upto 5MB size each....

Here's my online gallery (http://elr.smugmug.com).

I have my own domain. 100MB with 2GB bandwidth / month. 39.95pesos per month. +550pesos for domain name (.COM)

Of course, I do my own webpage design - just a hobby though. :)

My host: http://ph.sydel.net/

My website: http://www.randytamayo.com (due for update)

I've been using it for a year w/ zero downtime at all...I just renewed it for another 2 years.

Google found me. (http://momoncorpuz.googlepages.com)

try parazz.com (http://www.parazz.com/home/). unlimited uploads. privacy options. flash-based though. :) nice interface.

You can try eyefetch (http://www.eyefetch.com) :)

You can try tabblo.com (http://www.tabblo.com)

i suggest that you buy your own domain. rather than presenting it via a free host.

If you know a little of web design, I suggest getting your own domain, you can get 1 for as low as $60/year... 24GB webspace and 800GB/month bandwidth, this includes a free domain name....this is what I use for my personal site.

http://www.siteground.com

Leave it up to mcgyver to come up with something hehe. Im planning to create an offline portfolio which I can distribute first to family friends. Im rather new to photography and I dont think I can afford to have my stuff online right now.

Leave it up to mcgyver to come up with something hehe. Im planning to create an offline portfolio which I can distribute first to family friends. Im rather new to photography and I dont think I can afford to have my stuff online right now.

It's always wise to know your limits... :) I'm sure Sonny, you can come up with something later... What's a website compared to something like making an IR filter from a floppy disk right... :Grin:

Smugmug is a good site, unlimited number of photos, unlimited number of galleries, and if you want, you can create a professional account where you can charge for your prints.

Shameless plug here: To save $5, use my personal coupon code when signing up: h5dPW3O0S0j6U. I'll save $10 :Dollar: :Dollar: on my next renewal, which is coming up soon...

To the moderators: if this is not allowed, I'll delete the Shameless plug portion, please PM me. Thanks.

Smugmug is a good site, unlimited number of photos, unlimited number of galleries, and if you want, you can create a professional account where you can charge for your prints.

Shameless plug here: To save $5, use my personal coupon code when signing up: h5dPW3O0S0j6U. I'll save $10 :Dollar: :Dollar: on my next renewal, which is coming up soon...

To the moderators: if this is not allowed, I'll delete the Shameless plug portion, please PM me. Thanks.

Heard about this stuff... Just a question though... Do you need a merchant account if you're gonna charge for your pics online using a CC system there at Smugmug? :)

Im planning to create an offline portfolio which I can distribute first to family friends. Im rather new to photography and I dont think I can afford to have my stuff online right now.

Good idea too, come to think of it, this will be cool, distribute first to family and friends...Im thinking "flash animation", compile good photos, do some animation, burn to CD.... then give away.:D

Good idea too, come to think of it, this will be cool, distribute first to family and friends...Im thinking "flash animation", compile good photos, do some animation, burn to CD.... then give away.:D

This is a very feasible plan... Just try to make it a hybrid disk if you can so that there will be ease of use and better accessibility for different OS users. :Grin:

Heard about this stuff... Just a question though... Do you need a merchant account if you're gonna charge for your pics online using a CC system there at Smugmug? :)

I'm not really sure but you can go here (http://www.smugmug.com/pro/) to find more details. I think they will mail you a check every month... though I'm not 100% sure.

I'm not really sure but you can go here (http://www.smugmug.com/pro/) to find more details. I think they will mail you a check every month... though I'm not 100% sure.

:) Thanks Marco. I appreciate the resource.

I've tried to upload my photos using Flickr but I'm only limited to 3 sets...poor me looks like I'll be needing an upgrade! :(

try multiply its free and you can add up as many albums there is unlimited space. you can also blogs, videos etc... its very easy to upload photos and you can choose who can view your photos. it also allows you to edit the CSS of your website, allowing you to make it more personal.

www.multiply.com

how about www.fotki.com (http://www.fotki.com)

bluehost.com is one of the best hosts in the world. 50gb space, 999gb bandwidth, you can even host 5 domains plus free 1 domain. For just less than 5k a year including your free domain. Get this plus use expose 4 from http://www.slooz.com/trinkets.php. It's a flash photo gallery for your website.

I personally use zoto.com for my personal photos and some of my works because I haven't finished my portfolio site yet.

Another alternative is negimaki.com, a free wordpress and gallery2 hosting service.

It's owned and run by Steve Caturan, a Filipino in the US.

Only WP and G2 is allowed but you can do lotsa of things with those, which includes a fully functional online portfolio.

They are strict though. They don't accept just anybody. You have to pass through a very thorough and bordering onto personal email and IM interview which will last atleast 15 minutes.

Sweet thing is they give you a whopping 8GB of storage and 16GB of throughput bandwidth excluding FTP access bandwidth.

All for free! Who can beat that?! http://negimaki.com/faq.php

Hi, fotopic is cool.

cheers!

mine is aljacinto.fotopic.net

Since I can't afford my own domain, I'm very happy with flickr. The networking at lightstalkers is awesome too

i'll go for multiply. flicker is ok too but yes, limited album.

I would recommend to invest on your own domain. There's a lot of webhost provider that includes free domain registration. I suggest to spend time doing research as once you settle with one host, it's not easy to switch to another.

Here's a site that has reviews of different webhost provider.

http://www.hostsearch.com/reviews.asp

if you really are serious in photography, investing for your own online portfolio is highly advantageous..

if you're interested in having your own website done, i know of a company who charges cheap..

http://www.ikidsonline.com (http://www.ikidsonline.com/)

Price ranges from Php 6000 - Php 15000 only!
(depending on your requirements)

They also have web hosting, you could check their website. :)

oh, they were actually the one who did my website..

i suggest that you buy your own domain. rather than presenting it via a free host.

yes, its better to have your own domain. Most PROs do not use these free-storage sites coz they think these sites are somehow using their photos in some other purpose. hehe!

the one mentioned by Randy Tamayo is a good deal actually.

and if anyone's using an Apple, try using .Mac (you can create your own website using iWeb): Apple .Mac (http://www.apple.com/dotmac/features.html)

up to 1Gb of storage...

enjoy... :)

does eyefetch.com offers unlimited storage? :D

Wow, I didn't there there were that *MANY* options! Quick question, if one were to have the luxury to cherry pick the best features of each site, what would the be?

1. free
2. unlimited disk space
3. unlimited bandwidth
4. ftp upload
5.
6.

what else?

99% Uptime/Reliability?

Overall speed?

Flexibility/Features? - Offers a WYSIWYG or the option for user to build ground-up with code, script and database like php, java, mysql, etc.

does eyefetch.com offers unlimited storage? :D

Yes. eyefetch I think has unlimited storage but if you are not a paying user, you can only upload up to 4 photos a day.

I have mine on eyefetch.

I was thinking of getting myself a .Mac account for personal use. Any feedback regarding the .Mac account?

A few photojournalist from other countries are using it. I have not make one for myself yet. Not a priority for me as of now.

will be sticking to flickr and multiply for the mean time. ;)

hi im considring zenfolio, it really looks neat and has a very good interface. i may try it out. unlimited space for an additional cost