This is prime photo-taking season thanks to those outdoor gatherings, vacation activities, and summertime smiles and tans. Many people choose a favorite summer photo for their personalized Christmas cards, so remember to keep your camera handy for these remaining summer weeks.
If your memory card is getting full, upload some of your summer snapshots to one of the many Internet sites available to store and share your photos with family and friends. Facebook aside, here are some of our favorites.
Flickr by Yahoo: Free account users can upload 300 megabytes of photos and two video clips per month. Or buy a Pro account membership for $24.95 per year which allows unlimited photo and video uploads.
Picasa by Google: Automatically stores photos shot on an Android cellphone and offers impressive photo editing features. This service is free for 1 gigabyte of photos (which is approximately 300 photos), $2.49 per month for 25 gigabytes or $4.99 a month for 100 gigabytes of memory.
Snapfish by Hewlett-Packard: Provides unlimited photo storage capacity, but all visitors must sign-up for a free Snapfish account before they can view photos posted by others. The storage service is free of charge but charges for orders of photo prints and album books.
1000memories: The tagline for this free site is ‘a new shoebox for your old photos’ as its companion free app for Apple and Android phones allows users to scan old photos and upload them to the site for storage and communal viewing.
We still have many beach days and barbecues left this summer, so remember to always bring your camera along so you have many choices for your Christmas cards with photos this year. The talented LookLoveSend design team is busy creating spectacular holiday cards, so start browsing anytime for a great selection this holiday season.
