In my previous article about publishing online image galleries, I have addressed the two major solutions available for hosting your photo galleries on your own web site. The first solution that I have talked about was to use gallery generation software that will produce all the files necessary for publishing your gallery. This article will explore some of the implementations that are available for this solution.

What does it mean to host your own picture gallery? The simple definition is that you have paid for your own website name and space and therefore you own your own space on the internet. In addition, you are using the space you have bought for publishing your pictures. There you have it: you’re hosting your own picture galleries.

What is an online sharing image library? An online sharing library is a software application that provides an easy way to upload your digital pictures, categorize them and then share them with…well whomever you want. These days, the choices are very many and to try to review each service would be useless since there are so many reviews available. My intention is to provide a quick list of pros and cons that would help you decide if this is the way you want to go when it comes to publishing your pictures online.

I have written articles that deal with organizing the pictures on your hard drive using efficient folder names. But how about the photo galleries that you publish online for family or customers to see? I also maintain a travel blog where I publish some of my travel pictures and I believe there are many of you who publish some of your pictures online. Today I’m starting a series of articles about the different options available for publishing pictures online. This article will address two fundamental questions that need to be answered before publishing pictures online.