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[eNZee]

hey everyone
its been a while....
anyways ill just get to the point, im looking for a good online gallery where i can upload photos for clients to download photos that can be password protected as well....ive looked at smugmug and zenfolio and im not looking to pay because im already paying for my webpage in another manner. i just need an online gallery that i can upload photos where clients can download their pictures on a password protected gallery.

any ideas or suggestions??

thanks!
N.Z.

[FrankLamont]

You're really going to have to pay.

But a lot of sites offer a gallery, passworded, on top of your main site. SmugMug can be customised heavily.

What do you use at the moment?

[eNZee]

aww that sucks. was really hoping i wouldnt have to pay extra and im not really feeling like changing my hosting either. i finally got it under control to a point where i understand it so changing it really turns me off

im hosting my own page using jumpline

[m.c.adams]

I personally use Zenfolio and it works good. You can password protect galleries and all are right-click protected. The bottomline Zenfolio is pretty reasonably priced.
Mark

[eNZee]

i guess im going to have to reconsider my options since i dont have many

[FrankLamont]

I assume you allow them, in this way, to download full-res images from the site? So it's not a proofing gallery?

The latter tends to be quite expensive, whether it's a custom designed site with flash or whatnot.

SmugMug is probably best for what you're looking for; the quality is great, and the client can download several types of files for it (low res, medium, etc.). It allows 100% customisation at Pro level, and apart from the small 'powered by SmugMug' at the bottom, the same for Power. It's cheap for hosting. You can link it to a GoDaddy domain, or whatever you already have. Password function is there, and watermarking is an option for Pro accounts

There are a few web designers out there who'll do the customisation for you, or you can do it yourself. There are a few pointers out in SM's forums.

Not sure of anything else that allows this that isn't a proofing gallery or has a password function.

[olgabe]

I think you'll spend more time trying to find something free that works well.
If your business model is geared towards print sales, $100 per year for zenfolio will pay for itself quickly. I don't aim to sell prints at all, it's just a built in bonus in case someone wants it - and I got $100 back in sales in just a few months. I thought zenfolio was easier to set up than smugmug - I tested both.

[archersdad]

Take a look at gallery2. It is open source, easily customizable, and you can set different passwords for each album. gallery.menalto.com

[eNZee]

Originally Posted by olgabe

I think you'll spend more time trying to find something free that works well.
If your business model is geared towards print sales, $100 per year for zenfolio will pay for itself quickly. I don't aim to sell prints at all, it's just a built in bonus in case someone wants it - and I got $100 back in sales in just a few months. I thought zenfolio was easier to set up than smugmug - I tested both.

its not for print sales but i guess ill look into it again

[eNZee]

Originally Posted by archersdad

Take a look at gallery2. It is open source, easily customizable, and you can set different passwords for each album. gallery.menalto.com

thanks ill check that out too