Posting Photos Online: Tips from Shutter Sisters Kate Inglis and Tracey Clark

After speaking with Tracey and Kate last night on my podcast, I wanted to share some of their thoughts on posting photos safely on the internet. Of course, the safest course of action is to not post any at all.

However, if you are wanting to share photographs with your family, your friends, and your blog readers, that's not a viable option.

If you're looking to just share photos with family, you can check out certain sites that allow you to upload pics and keep them totally private -- invite only. Babyspot.com allows you to go public if you want, but can also be completely private. Additionally, Kinzin.com has a completely private system. A special feature that they offer is a mail service where you can sign up and have your pics printed and sent to a physical address. Both services are free (the Kinzin.com mail service has a fee attached).

If you do want to post pictures on your blog, be choosy about what you post. No bath pictures, naked pics, or anything that you feel might be abused.

And finally, if you use a site like Flickr do not title or tag your photos. If people are searching for specific things, your photos will not come up.

You can listen to more tips on the podcast and visit Shuttersisters!