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Who We Are

Aboutphoto is managed by Reardon Media, an independent technology research and reporting firm dedicated to bringing vital, unbiased information to businesses and consumers on high tech topics. See more on Reardon Media.

Aboutphoto was created to help anyone interested in digital photography access and evaluate the multitude of online storage and sharing services available on the web. In addition to reliable reviews and comprehensive feature guides, we collaborate with veterans in the digital photo industry to provide helpful recommendations and favorites. We absolutely do not accept any influence from the companies of the products we review. While they are free to send us updates on their products, each is reviewed thoroughly with a completely neutral eye.

See Aboutphoto Picks for our top choices for professional photographers, amateur enthusiasts, blog junkies, techies, scrap-bookers and more.

Why We Are Here

It is highly recommended that photo enthusiasts back up their photos on multiple media, such as computer hard drives, CDs, and hard copies. A method growing in popularity is uploading photos to an online storage site. Image organization, off-site backup, access from anywhere, easy ordering of prints and photo products and free editing software are just some of the benefits of using these sites.

Creating a photo storage site only takes some large servers with high storage capacity and a savvy webmaster, two resources readily available to many businesses. Many of these sites offer free membership and use the memberships as a means to reach a focused audience to market other products. This, along with the usual benefits of e-commerce business, makes photo site hosting an intriguing venture.

Because it is fairly easy to reap the countless benefits from photo site hosting (targeted advertising, merchandise promotion, upgraded membership revenue, minimal overhead, etc.), the number of photo sites is growing by the minute, making it all the more difficult for consumers to choose among them. Not only should a company offer the best products and services, but it should care for and respect your memories, your privacy and you. When using a site to backup images, it is, of course, also necessary to have faith in the company’s longevity. What good is backing up files to a site that will disappear? Easing the gargantuan task of evaluating all photo sites is the notion that good service and longevity generally go hand in hand. Although the internet business is dreadfully fickle, as sites appear and disappear every second of every day, the sites that offer the best services are most likely to stick around.

What We Do

At Aboutphoto, we strive to provide three main services:

	present the many options available for online storage
	provide impartial, reviews in language accessible to all users but useful to industry professionals
	offer our authoritative recommendations for various applications

Our in depth reviews, detailed feature lists and other useful tools help consumers and professionals make educated choices on where to store images and videos. We also provide areas for consumer reviews and an open forum for users to discuss the benefits or problems with sites and other issues related to digital imaging.

Each photo site is put through a rigorous test of all functions with a broad set of determinants that lead to our reviews and recommendations. Some of these determinants are:

	Storage Capacity
	Organization Tools
	Merchandise Quality
	Sharing Options
	Site Navigation
	Interfacing
	Unique Features

Each site is reviewed from the perspective of the common user. Industry professionals, such as photographers, image experts and web developers, are consulted for their authoritative input when recommending any site. Using this method, we are able to provide independent and objective analyses that are useful to users with any level of experience.

Our glossary is designed to provide information users need to understand and evaluate the many elements that make up the sites we review. It is written so a quick read-through will give any newcomer a brief overview of photo sites and the services they offer. Many sites have unique features that are not in the glossary, but will be noted in the “Special and Unique Features” section of each review.

Aboutphoto investigates legitimate photo websites. Many sites are particularly noteworthy for value, ease of use, unique features, entertainment or some other reason, and it is this material that leads us to our ranking system and Aboutphoto Picks page. We do not guarantee or endorse any site that we review, but we test each site individually and have determined that those included are established and have enough staying power to warrant our attention.

If you would like more information or have any comments about our work, please email info@aboutphoto.com.

If you own a photo site and would like us to review your site, or if you have comments on the accuracy of pricing or features in a review, please email editor@aboutphoto.com.

I hope you find our services useful!

Sincerely,

Dawn Sinisgalli
Editor-in-Chief

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