There are quite a few places online that offer free personal photo web hosting. You have many options when it comes to hosting your photos online. There are three top of the line hosting sites for photos. These are the three most used photo hosting sites. Let’s take a look at each one and what it has to offer.
PhotoBucket
PhotoBucket is the number one used photo hosting site. This site offers more than any other site when it comes to hosting photos, editing photos, applying effects to photos, and sharing photos. PhotoBucket is free to use. All you have to do is sign up for a free account. You will need to enter a valid email address when signing up, because you will have to verify your account before you can use it. Once you create an account, you can start uploading your photos.
At PhotoBucket, you can upload photos and then do all of your editing. They have many editing tools available like red eye removal, cropping, rotating, brightness, and contrast. They also provide all types of effects for your photos like the black and white effect, sepia tone effect, painting effect, and more. You can add clipart to your photos and you can add stickers. PhotoBucket also has the options of creating slideshows, albums, and scrapbooks. When it comes to posting your photos, you will also have many options. A couple of the options include placing the photos on websites like MySpace, emailing the photos, and sending them to cellphones.
ImageShack
ImageShack is another great place to host your personal photos. ImageShack does not have all of the effects and editing options as PhotoBucket, but they do offer things like slideshows and photo galleries. If you are looking for a basic photo hosting site, this would be the site you would want to go with. The layout is user friendly and it is pretty easy to use. You simply upload your photos, add your text, and create your slideshows, galleries, or simply send a photo to someone.
ImageShack requires you to create an account before using the site. All you need to do is enter your email address and create a username. Your username and password will be emailed to your email account you provided. Then you will need to check your email and get your login information. Return to the site and login and begin using their services.
Flickr
Flickr is a great place to upload and share your photos. It is more like PhotoBucket when it comes to editing your photos and applying effects. One of the cool things about Flickr is all of the things you can create with your photos. Some of the projects you can create include photo calendars, blurb books, and cards. You can also have prints of your photos sent to you for a small price. With Flickr, you have many options for editing like rotating photos, cropping photos, adjusting the color of photos, and removing red eyes from photos. With the effects, you will be able to apply the black and white effect, sepia tone effect, and many more effects.
