Recommend a web application (gallery) for a photographer?

[NeilF]

A friend of mine wants to create a simple website to:-
a) Just have a landing page with his details
b) To allow his photos to be displayed

Obviously the photo gallery would need a web application to allow them to be shown and administered.

Can anyone recommend a simple way to achieve this? ie: To allow a nice simple gallery to be created and maintained with a simple yet attractive interface?

 

[NeilF]

Flickr, but using the flickr API / flickr gallery import onto a basic html page hosted by some cheap shared webhosting?

I was thinking of something more self contained and configurable?

eg: http://www.tinywebgallery.com

 

[NeilF]

One of their products for the gallery? http://www.simpleviewer.net/products/

The free ones work fine, paid for just add some extra flexibility. Simple interface.

I use simple viewer for my gallery pages: http://conalthomson.ie/recent/recent.html
and just added some custom HTML at the top for alternative links

- So is the version you're using there the free or pro version?
- How did you can the link in across the top? I assume that's a manual effort of amending HTML or PHP or something rather than thru an Administration program?
- Looking at the source, what dictates to the java applet the photos to show for the page in question?
- Do you use the SVBuilder PC application to publish? Is that easy/friendly? I assume it does all the resizing for you?

 

[NeilF]

I also use SimpleViewer (Click sig). However you will need to have some simple HTML knowledge to get it set up nicely.

I've also used PixelPost. This is much much easier to add photos and configure. It's a much easier all in one solution.

Thanks for the reply.

You recon PixelPost is a more straight forward solution? Even though you need MySQL etc etc?

Why do you use SimpleViewer then? Also, I notice on your site, you don't have a link to SimpleViewer in the bottom right? Is that because you've bought the pro version?

 

[NeilF]

www.500px.com

Sorry, I can't quite work out what that site is? Looks like a site just hosting various people's photos which are rated? Not really what my friend is after. He want a site dedicated to him and his photos , that he can easily manage.

 

[NeilF]

It's both.

http://500px.com/hcanning
and
www.hcanning.co.uk

are hosted on there. The latter is just the 'portfolio' mode

OK! I must be being thick? The second URL is more along the lines of what my friend would be interested in... So what exactly is that second URL? ie: What applications?

 

[NeilF]

This, basically. It's the 'frontend' to your account on 500px, basically.

Aha! Is it free? So we could basically knock up something akin to your www.hcanning.co.uk with a free 500px account?

And then how do you front it with your own domain? How tricky is that bit?

 

[NeilF]

Yes I do think PixelPost is more straight forward. Setting up a MySQL DB isn't that hard compared to designing and coding your own site around SimpleViewer. Most web hosts include an easy installer for PixelPost anyway (Softaculous).

I use SimpleViewer because themeing PixelPost was more long-winded IMO. PixelPost does have many ready made beautiful skins, but if you want to design your own layout, it's easier to work around SimpleViewer.

Also, PixelPost has a great web based back-end for making photo management very very easy. With Simpleviewer, you need to do it manually, but saying that It's not hard or anything.

And yes, I have paid for SimpleViewer Pro mate, which Is why there's no link.

OK! Any cheap hosting company in particular you'd recommend? I've seen one asking just $2.49 a month, including unlimited use and a domain! Which seems very good!?

 

[NeilF]

TSOhost or Vidahost for paid hosting.

If you want something free for testing etc x10hosting.

Cheers! I notice with TSOhosting, they don't seem to list Pixelpost as one of the apps they support/install?