Online image archive Photoshelter : Digital storage platform provider BitShelter LLC announced the launch of PhotoShelter (www.PhotoShelter.com), an online image archive service and marketplace. Vincent Laforet, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer with The New York Times; Bill Frakes, a staff professional photographer for Sports Illustrated Magazine; and 2004 Canon Female Photojournalist Award winner Kristen Ashburn are among PhotoShelter's initial professional clients. Built by the engineers behind the success of HotJobs.com, PhotoShelter offers professional photographers a truly affordable and robust online image archive system, along with the tools and resources they need to turn their storage into sales.
Online image archive PhotoshelterImage archive - Secure Storage
"The shift to digital photography has created a modern crisis: How do photographers store terabytes of images, while providing immediate access and searchability to generate sales?" says Allen Murabayashi, CEO of PhotoShelter and former Senior Vice President of Engineering service at HotJobs.com. "Desktop hard drives, DVDs and even consumer-level RAID do not provide a long-term solution to the problem." PhotoShelter solves this dilemma by providing secure storage that is both locally and geographically redundant, with 24-hour online accessibility.
Photoshelter Software - Freelance Photographers
What's more, it serves as a sales platform, allowing photographers to create galleries, sell images, add search capabilities to their own sites and create RSS syndication feeds. Because PhotoShelter wants to empower photographers to turn their archive into a source of revenue, there are no commission fees, and plans start at just $5.99/month. "The features and workflow components of PhotoShelter are a perfect tool for freelance photographers. I haven't found anyone else out there who can compete," says Laforet. "This service gives me much greater freedom, instead of being bogged down by technology, I am liberated by it, both in terms of time saved and much greater mobility."
Photoshelter online image archive features
- Bulletproof archiving that is both locally and geographically redundant
- Commission free image licensing and sales
- Ability to add image search capabilities to personal sites
- Ability to create RSS and ATOM syndication feeds
- A "Virtual Agency" service that allows photographers to group together
BitShelter Photoshelter - Directory of photographers
PhotoShelter offers Photo Buyers: deal directly with a photographer and not a middlemen, a directory of photographers within a specified area or budget, or with a particular specialty and the possibility to view galleries through password-protected invitations.
About BitShelter
BitShelter, LLC creates technological solutions built upon the BitShelter Digital Asset Storage Solution platform. Founded in 2005, BitShelter is committed to developing products that help people protect and manage their digital assets. Our principals include professionals that have designed, developed and managed some of the largest websites in the world. For more information visit the PhotoShelter.com website.
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