I know the big ones out there: pictage, smugmug, mpix, pickpic, but they each have such different options and pricing and catalogues that I get dizzy trying to sort it all out.
Here's ideally what I'd like out of my hosting company:
- inexpensive (for both me and my clients), but not cheap.
- quality prints and assorted other products (proofbooks, matboard, canvas, etc)
- able to ship to canada
- shipping directly to the client
- pricing in Canadian dollars would be nice
- no minimum order
- digital files available for sale to clients
- adjustable pricing that I get final say on
But, if any of you fellow photogs want to weigh in on how you do and what site you use or don't use, I would LOVE it if you would share your information with me! It would be a huge huge huge help to know how others get it done.
...Kare
email: karenk{at}eastlink.ca
website: http://kare.showitsite.com
I'm currently using smugmug....shoot me an email and we'll chat christa@christa-hann.com
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteHave you considered printing yourself? It would involve the initial investment of a pro-grade printer, which would also be a tax write off, but you could then better control your pricing. After a few shoots you would most likely earn back your initial investment.
Enjoying your blog.
DC
Hey Darren, I don't really have the time to devote to printing; I'd like to streamline and outsource the printing as much as possible. Last year, I spent too much time post-processing and not enough shooting so this year I'm determined to shoot more and make the rest of the process nice and easy. We'll see how that goes. :-)
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