Flickr, pix.ie, photo bucket, which one?

Jackobyte

Which of these sites are best for storing photos...? Are they all free...? Is there any other sites worth looking at...?

Tallon

pix.ie is free free and free. and no ads
best IMO

rahtkennades

Tallon wrote: »

... and no ads...

Yes it does, they're in a column on the left!

But I agree, pix.ie is very good, large upload limits, friendly users and owners..... and they're Irish!

AnCatDubh

I like pix.ie too but have flickr also. A lot of people will like / despise the interface of any online service. Try them all out - they're free.

At the moment, there are generous bandwidth allowances and few restrictions on pix.ie. It lacks some of the features of flickr but i've yet to look for them so it doesn't bother me.

Funny but flickr annoyed me with their free account - miserable upload limit and inability to give you back anything more than 800px until you go pro with them. Hence I got really fond of pix.ie but now, I seldom upload anything to pix.ie more than 800px Oh how young and innocent I was (and that was just the year before the last).

Pix.ie definitely has a more Irish flavour if that's your thing. They also do a nice forum copy/paste code for your images which is really handy for the random thread.

Quackles

Pix.ie.. Because I said so Ah no, support Irish industry and all that jazz. Also, it's nicer than flickr.

melekalikimaka

i'd say flickr... personally the design, the layout and lack of decent uploader puts me off, have an account, put its not really used, dont like linking folk to it, seems a tad cheesy or summa, spinning photos and all that jazz...mneh

dmac120

Small bit off topic but could anyone recommend some photography groups to join on Flickr?

AnimalRights

dmac120 wrote: »

Small bit off topic but could anyone recommend some photography groups to join on Flickr?

haha!

TanG411

I use tinypic.com

Works well.

homerun_homer

I don't use pix.ie and though it'd be nice to keep my photos posted on an Irish based site as well, by the feedback here it sounds like a bit of hassle. Whereas flickr is dead handy for uploading, tagging etc.

dmac120 wrote: »

Small bit off topic but could anyone recommend some photography groups to join on Flickr?

Just search for things related to the photography you are into and join the more popular groups.

CabanSail

Remember that Pix.ie have their own forum on Boards.ie which sets it apart from the other Photo Sharing sites.

Anouilh

dmac120 wrote: »

Small bit off topic but could anyone recommend some photography groups to join on Flickr?

The easiest way to choose the groups you will most enjoy is to

1. Look at photos you like.
2. See what groups they are in (usually on the RHS of the page.
3. Got to the profile page of photographers you admire and join the groups they
are in.


There are so many groups, I tend to join quite a few, depending on what I'm trying to learn at any given time. Prime lens groups are very helpful, for instance.

dmac120

Anouilh wrote: »

The easiest way to choose the groups you will most enjoy is to

1. Look at photos you like.
2. See what groups they are in (usually on the RHS of the page.
3. Got to the profile page of photographers you admire and join the groups they
are in.


There are so many groups, I tend to join quite a few, depending on what I'm trying to learn at any given time. Prime lens groups are very helpful, for instance.

Thanks for your help.

Fionn

i use flickr but only the free account it's a bit limiting just been too lazy to buy a pro account, have my own website but it's got another web site sitting on it (it was a test) which i've yet to recreate!! :rolleyes:
i use photobucket too although it's covered with ads but if you can ignore them it's ok too

Blazer

I use flickr..I paid the yearly €30 for the pro account and it's worth it in my opinion.
I would switch to pixie but there are limits on your uploads whereas on flickr I can upload my full collection with no probs...just to get around to it now

AnCatDubh

homerun_homer wrote: »

by the feedback here it sounds like a bit of hassle. Whereas flickr is dead handy for uploading, tagging etc.

Uploading and tagging whilst basic, is adequate for my needs but I tend to only post images in small numbers at any one time (perhaps 1,2,3 or maybe 4 images max at a time). If you are uploading your entire holiday snaps to it, or a large portfolio and want to tag every image individually then flickr is probably stronger in its multi display functionality. If you upload lots of images and tag them all the same then there's not much to differentiate. But I think rather than a generalised statement of flickr being better in such regard, it does actually depend on what you are trying to do.

Actually, now that I'm thinking through the process on pix.ie - for a batch, it's not terribly difficult - once the batch is uploaded with the common tags you simply go to your recent uploads and they will be displayed in a grid (the same as your normal viewing grid) click on each and update whatever tags you want. I know flickr allows for multiples on one screen which might be slightly easier but I don't know that there's much in it. Perhaps a preference.

If desktop uploaders are your thing then flickr has it whilst pix.ie doesn't afaik. I don't use them but I know some people would swear by them

cazze

Flickr get the thumbs up for me
Pix.ie its seach engine is infuriating never comes up with what you are looking for:(
also their uploader is seriously slow
i love Flickr's group sections
also the pro account is great for stats on your varoius pics e.t.c
i notice that pix.ie now has a vip option not sure exactly what this is all about

Anouilh

Berkut wrote: »

I use flickr..I paid the yearly €30 for the pro account and it's worth it in my opinion.
I would switch to pixie but there are limits on your uploads whereas on flickr I can upload my full collection with no probs...just to get around to it now

This reminds me of why I started using Flickr rather than Blogger for uploading. I came across references to copyright issues that were unclear with Blogger and the Flickr system, both for free and paying accounts, gives the option of choosing a copyright licence that is clearly stated and linked to Creative Commons:

http://creativecommons.org/

I would be interested to know more about the OP's way of using the their choice of site, as this could help them decide very quickly which is the best.

Frappr also has an photo upload function. It is a site basically for generating personalised maps that other members can join.

I like Flickr because it is fast, but Pix.ie is nice to use and I keep special photos there as they look well in the more subtle template.

Pint

photobucket is the worst of the lot. Degrades quality, horrible layout and doesn't work half of the time.

flickr I've never used, the constant messages asking people to join their' group' puts me off.

pixie I just joined and love so far. Great community, fast upload speeds,looks great and an excellent layout and concept.

My only problem with pixie so far is the inability to sort photos manually.Seems odd to me why that basic feature would be left out.

dakar

Pix.ie for me. I find the groups and awards nonsense on flickr just plain irritating.

Given a choice, the cleaner aesthetic of flickr does appeal, but the sense of community on pix.ie wins hands down. I have no problems with the uploader, but I do tend to be pretty selective about what I put online, if I were using it purely as a bulk backup storage facility, that might change.

The best thing for me about pix.ie is the unbelievable level of access the Irish photographic community has to those in charge of pix.ie via the boards forum, twitter or their own helpdesk, they give absolutely superb support.

Jackobyte

Think I'll give pix.ie a go...! Then maybe Flickr...!

EDIT:Signed up with pix.ie... currently uploading 56.3mb of pics... Expected to take 20 mins...

Chorcai

rahtkennades wrote: »

Yes it does, they're in a column on the left!

But I agree, pix.ie is very good, large upload limits, friendly users and owners..... and they're Irish!

Yep its a much nicer site as well.

sheesh

dmac120 wrote: »

Small bit off topic but could anyone recommend some photography groups to join on Flickr?

there are good few irish ones which can be good if you are into landscape photography I normally go for specific area ones that don't do invites.