I chose http://photopeach.com for my second web 2.0 tool review. Since I teach photography, I am always trying to find new ways for my students to present their work. I have been having my students create portfolios of their best work using Adobe Bridge. One of the benefits of using Adobe Bridge is that the entire portfolio is saved as a PDF file making it easy to email. One of the biggest drawbacks is the lack of ability to add music and create slideshows. Photo Peach solves both of these problems and is easy to use.
After you log in to the screen, click on the Upload Photos icon at the top of the screen.
Select the photos you would like to upload by navigating to the folder where they are located. Hold the shift button while you click on the files you would like to select. Click the Open icon.
The website will automatically take you to the Quick Upload Step 1. From here, you can change the order of your photographs by clicking and dragging the photos in the order you would like. One drawback to using this site is the lack of ability to rotate photographs. (This bothers me a bit. The files had the correct orientation when they were uploaded. I even tried to rotate photos in Adobe Photoshop.) Click Next.
The next screen is the Quick Upload Step 2. You can develop a title for your slideshow, change the slideshow speed, and add captions to the photographs. You can add music by choosing from lists of available music sources or upload music files. Then click the Create icon to finish the slideshow.
You can also add a multiple choice quiz option by choosing to edit the slideshow. You can add a question and up to three possible answers.
Once the slideshow is complete, you have the option of sharing your slideshow through Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, email, embed in a blog, or downloading the file. In order to download the slideshow, you have to upgrade to a premium membership, which costs $3 per month.
Here is my final slideshow.
Kaia and the Ducks on Photo Peach
I like the fact that you gave us a step by step process of how to use this program. even though I know nothing about Adobe Bridge and my expertise in photography is limited to point and click I do see how this can be an effective tool for presenting photos from what you have described.
ReplyDeleteSheri,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this awesome tool with us. As a mother of a little girl, I love to take pictures and this is one way in which I can showcase them in such a wonderful and artistic way. Your post was very informative and allowed the reader to form an informative opinion about the tool. I like how the work you complete at the site can be shared on the different social networks. This makes it easy to share with loved ones who live far away. Adding music and captions seem to be an easy task. I can not wait to start creating using this tool! Thanks again for sharing!!