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Digital photo sharing is the process of allowing others to see your photos, whether publicly or privately, usually via the Internet.  This ability is provided through private websites or blogs, by public website services like Flickr and Snapfish and also via direct email.

Although both your own blog or website and public website services may feature public and private options, sharing digital photos on your own blog is likely to be more secure.  However, your photos may be seen by fewer people, which may be good or bad, depending on your purpose.

You are likely to have greater control over the photos on your own blog or website than by using a service.   For example, you may choose to store your photo at full resolution whereas many services will reduce the resolution of your photo in order to save space.

Generally, one would share digital photos on his or her own blog or website to gain control; he or she would use a service if greater exposure to the pictures or more features – more stuff to do with your photos — is wanted.

Sending photos via direct email offers the greatest precision, allowing you to specify exactly which photos may be seen by whom, but file size is the limiting factor here.  Many ISPs (Internet Service Providers) limit email file sizes and attachments to about 10 megabytes, or only about 5 or 10 high-quality photos.

Related articles:

001 How to Share Photos on Your Own Blog or Website

002 How to Share Photos Using a Photo Sharing Service or Website

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