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  • 1.  Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-03-2014 03:08 PM

    Our Development Department is looking for an easy way to quickly share event photos with donors, trustees, etc.

    Does anyone use an online service to do this? Our staff photographer suggested Photoshelter, but is seems more like an e-commerce tool.

    I welcome any suggestions.

    aloha
    Lesa

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    Lesa Griffith
    Director of Communications
    Honolulu Museum of Art
    Honolulu HI
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  • 2.  RE: Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-03-2014 03:26 PM
    Hi Lesa,

    I've never done photo sharing at the museum level, but I know a lot of other businesses that use an account on Flikr or Photobucket.

    Good luck,
    Steven

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    Steven Prokopchak
    Associate Producer
    Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
    Williamsburg VA
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  • 3.  RE: Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-03-2014 03:59 PM
    At a museum where I used to work, we took a lot of pictures of our summer camp.  We set up a private Flickr account just for camp and then after the first day of each session we sent out the link and password to the account to all campers' parents.  Of course, we made sure not to take any pictures of campers whose parents had opted out of having their pictures taken.

    It turned out that parents really liked the Flickr account - they were able to see a ton of pictures of what their children had done each day and we were able to share those images without having to print and physically distribute them.

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    Miriam Musco
    Director of Education
    Science Museum of Western Virginia
    Roanoke VA
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  • 4.  RE: Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-04-2014 11:59 AM
    From my experience of photosharing sites, Flickr is very slow and fairly cumbersome.  Picasa (which is a google thing) is a lot more efficient.



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  • 5.  RE: Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-05-2014 09:08 AM

    We use Picasa here at Piedmont Arts. Easy to create albums and share.
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    Kathy Rogers
    Executive Director
    Piedmont Arts Association
    Martinsville VA
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  • 6.  RE: Sharing event images with guests

    Posted 11-05-2014 01:11 PM
    At the Museum at FIT we use Flickr for all our event photos as well as press photos for our exhibitions. We're really happy with Flickr, as you can also embed slideshows to your website, which we do! 

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/museumatfit/sets

    Pinterest is another photosharing site that has proved useful, as multiple users can post to the same board.

    Best of luck,


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    Tamsen Young
    Digital Media & Strategic Initiatives Manager
    Museum at FIT
    New York NY
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