Tuesday, May 22, 2007

SmugMug: Beautiful Photos

SmugMug is an online digital photo printing and sharing service that allows you to create and share multiple web-based photo albums. They even have a service that allows you to sell your favorite digital photo online! The website is very attractive and fun to navigate. In lieu of traditional stock photos, their products and services are highlighted by pictures of funny-looking felines and playful children.

In an effort to appear less straightforward and stiff than its competitors, SmugMug encourages visitors to post and have fun in their forums, and has an entire section devoted to sharing "hacks" and links of interest unrelated to photo printing and sharing.

6StarReviews noticed that unlike other web-based online digital photo printing services whose main focus is to sell printing and related gifts. SmugMug also focuses a great deal on its online photo sharing services.

They host a variety of themed photo communities, where people can share their favorite digital photo online under topics like Boston or BMWs. You can search photos across the entire site by keywords like flowers. They hold regular contests for amateur and professional photographers alike.

What's New at SmugMug?
  • Partnership with Adobe! Now at SmugMug you can easily upload your photos from Adobe's Photoshop Elements 5.0 software. Why do we love this? You can edit your photo's and load them onto SmugMug gallaries in almost a snap of a finger.
  • SmugMug Gear-Fun collection of SmugMug clothes, plates, mugs, & more!

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