Understanding the Photo Store
Photo Album includes a Photo Store, where anyone can order prints and T-shirts of photos in your photo galleries. By default, photos in your public galleries are available for anyone to order. If you want to restrict access to any photos, you need to place them in a private or password protected gallery. For additional information about protecting galleries, see, Making Photo Galleries Private and Password Protecting Photo Galleries.
To place an order, from your live Photo Album site, click the Photo Store hyperlink, select the photos in the photo store, and then complete checkout.
NOTE: You can order photos in either JPG or BMP formats.
Ordering Photos
During checkout, you can specify the following options:
- Type
- Displays the types of photo sizes you can select. When you select a Type option, the actual sizes display in the Size and Finish list.
- Size and Finish
- Displays the photo sizes you can choose, based on the Type option you selected. This list also displays the photo finishes and the price per photo. You can select from the following photo finish types:
- Glossy - A smooth, highly-reflective, shiny-coated surface, resulting in vibrant color. This is the most popular finish and is best for photos that will be handled often. Most fingerprints or smudges wipe away
- Lustre - A smooth surface that is less reflective than glossy, but still resists fingerprints. This is the finish used most often by professionals.
- Matte - A smooth, even surface free of reflection or shine. This finish is not recommended for photos that will be handled and is best for photos that you plan to frame.
- Quantity
- Provides you the option to enter the quantity of each photo you'd like to order.
Ordering T-Shirts
During checkout, you can specify the following option:
- Size
- Displays all available sizes and their relative prices.
For more information about ordering prints and T-shirts, see Ordering From the Photo Store.