But First... Be Safe!
Before you post your family pictures to a public Web page, be sure to review these important safety guidelines from Family Internet Guide Marcy Zitz.Family Web Page Safety
Tools to Automate Your Web Gallery
On the pages linked below, you'll find a roundup of tutorials for creating Web photo galleries in popular software, plus links to more software with features for creating HTML photo albums and thumbnail index pages, all complete with hyperlinks and ready to upload. With the following information, and the help of some other About guides, you'll have no excuse not to be sharing your favorite photo collections online.- Top Pick: JAlbum Freeware
Not only is JAlbum free, it's loaded with features and multi-platform compatible. There's hardly a reason to look elsewhere. - How-tos for Creating a Web Photo Gallery
Step-by-step instructions for creating Web galleries in several programs. - Free Web Gallery Tools for Windows
Find free software specially designed for posting your photos on the Web - Web Gallery Tools for Windows
Windows software for generating the HTML for a Web photo gallery. - Web Gallery Tools for Macintosh
Free and commercial software for Macintosh that will help automate the process of posting your photos on the Web. - Batch Processing Tools
This software can automate a variety of graphics processing tasks, and many of them include features for creating Web galleries. - Photo Blogging
If you don't want the hassle of HTML and FTP, setting up a photo blog (web-log) is a very easy way to post your photos on the Web. Get all the detals from About's Web Logs sit e.
The Next Step...
After you've created your photo gallery, you still need to find a Web hosting provider and upload the HTML files and images. You might even want to learn enough HTML to enhance your pages and give them more of a personal flair. I've compiled these resources from other About Guides to help you finish the job...Web Hosting
- Free Web Hosting Solutions
Links to free Web hosting providers, from HTML Guide Jennifer Kyrnin. - Free Web Page Hosting
Reviews of free Web hosting providers, from Freebies Guide Lee Seats. - The Hosting Decision: How Hard It Is
A break down of features from many popular free hosting sites, from Personal Web Pages Guide Linda Roeder.
FTP & Uploading
- Uploading Your Pages
The basics of uploading, from HTML Guide Jennifer Kyrnin. - FTP & File Upload Utilities
Links to file transfer utilities from Personal Web Pages Guide Linda Roeder. - FTP Clients
Software and information for moving your files from your computer to a Web server, from HTML Guide Jennifer Kyrnin. - How To Upload Your Web Site
Step-by-step instructions from HTML Guide Jennifer Kyrnin. - Shareware FTP Tools
Some great FTP (File Transport Protocol) software that can be used to download and upload files to an FTP server, from Shareware Guide Michael DeSanto.
Learning HTML
- Basic HTML
It's not as hard as you think to create a page of your own. Learn the basics of HTML with the help of Personal Web Pages Guide Linda Roeder. - Beginning HTML
If you are just starting out on your Web page, or you're looking for basic information, HTML Guide Jennifer Kyrnin can help. - Learn HTML & Design
Go beyond automated software and create your own custom photo galleries, or learn enough to spice them up a bit, with this compilation of links from Personal Web Pages Guide Linda Roeder.
Online Photo Sharing
If you aren't concerned with personalizing your photo gallery, you might prefer to use one of the many online photo sharing sites. Here's links to reviews and information on photo sharing sites from several About Guides.- Photo Album and File Storage Hosting
From Personal Web Pages Guide Linda Roeder. -
Free Digital Photo Storage
From Freebies Guide Lee Seats. - Sharing Pictures Online
From Family Internet Guide Marcy Zitz.
