Zenfolio is a fantastic online photo sharing and backup service. I first stumbled across Zenfolio while looking for an effective way to present my work online. Out of the services available I was most intrigued by the free 14 day trial offered by ZenFolio. Rather than plunk out some hard earned cash for one of the other services I have the opportunity to try Zenfolio out.
This service while similar to Smugmug, Flickr, Imagekind, and Redbubble takes the best from each service and provides it in one easy-to-use one stop shop for photographers. It also gives the ability to sell your photographic prints as well as selling your own stock images through digital downloads.
Having this ability to store and sell your prints is incredible for a photographer whether you are just starting to sell your fine art, or you are already an established commercial photographer.
There are three types of accounts available as of the time of this writing: Basic, Unlimited, and Premium. Each plan allows for the uploading of files in JPEG, TIFF, and PNG file formats. The Basic plan allows 1 Gigabyte of storage space and provides an additional 1 GB for each year you are a member.
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