Photo Sharing

violetmarie61516

Does anyone regularly use a photo sharing website like Instagram or Imgur?  I'm wondering which ones are good to share photos with family and friends.  I'd like to be able to have it password protected or something but I'm not sure what others opinions of these are.  I'm looking at the following:

Instagram
Imgur
Flickr
Photobucket
Shutterfly
Snapfish

vintagevix2016

Tiny Beans and Lifecake are two photo and video sharing apps that were recommended on this board awhile back. I looked into Tiny Beans but haven't used it yet. 

rmmorris

If you all have iPhones--use the shared photo album feature. It's by invite only and everyone can collaborate. 

adiaz132003

We use tiny beans.  They can either download the app and see pictures there or it sends a daily/weekly email with the most recent photos/videos.  Only those whose e-mail you enter is allowed to view your photos.

lac1252

rmmorris said:

If you all have iPhones--use the shared photo album feature. It's by invite only and everyone can collaborate. 

This is what we use with our family. And then they can also upload photos to the album as well.

26pointrunningfor2

Tinybeans is great. Even my horribly untech savvy mil can use it. Sort of... she at least gets the emails.

egirl1025

We use Google Drive to share photos with family.  We just provide them with a link to a folder location that we continually update.  They are able to download any picture they want this way.

vintagevix2016

egirl1025 said:

We use Google Drive to share photos with family.  We just provide them with a link to a folder location that we continually update.  They are able to download any picture they want this way.

That's what my husband wants to use. It's just easier.

meggyme

I use lifecake with my friends and family. It's like a private social media. People invited can post pics and videos, like stuff, and write comments. It also tracks how old they were in the picture automatically based on the date it was taken.

arteduc8

My family all uses Android, so we use Google Photos to share albums. I would imagine there is a version for Apple, but I don't know for certain.

RRiemann

I highly recommend Tinybeans since it is easy to use and you do not have to have a smart phone to use it! I have family who prefer to use the internet on a computer instead of their phone and the website is as user friendly as the app! If you use the app, it works on Samsung and Apple phones.  It's so easy to add photos and videos and I love how it keeps a timeline through the calendar format. 

amh101214

Tinybeans is the best app around. I've tried a few (notabli, etc.) And tiny beans hits it out of the park with their UI/UX and ease of use. All of my friends and family always comment on how their tinybeans email is the highlight of their day! It's such and great app to share photos and videos of your child without blasting social media. It allows you to control their social presence unail they want to since everything on tinybeans is private. I'd recommend tinybeans to any new mom/dad!

joycerie

My best friend uses Lifecake and it is fine but I sometimes find the interface difficult to navigate, particularly on a phone. We use Tinybeans and love it. I set it up the day after my LO was born to prevent in-laws from posting pictures on Facebook or other less secure social media sites. I was able to give family members posting access and friends viewing access so it has become a place for all pictures, regardless of who took them. Friends who don't want notifications for every post can just get a daily or weekly email summary. Friends now call our baby "Tinybeans" and everyone loves being able to watch his development!