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Zenfolio
Type of site
Image Hosting Service
Headquarters
USA
URLwww.zenfolio.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNot required for viewing

Zenfolio is one of the leading paid digital photo sharing websites.[1][2][3]

History

Zenfolio was started in 2004 as a site targeted at professional photographers.

  • 11 July 2005 Beta officially launched
  • 15 January 2006 Open to subscribers
  • 15 April 2006 Updates (UI, cache, zoom, slideshow redesign, new themes, help)
  • 17 July 2006 Updates (favorite collections, visitor subscriptions, custom domain names, themes, layouts, larger thumbnails)
  • 14 September 2006 Improvements to slideshow on Zenfolio website
  • 16 October 2006 Updated browser support
  • 14 January 2007 shopping cart, themes, crop tool, email notifications
  • 2 March 2007 API released
  • 20 April 2007 New features and enhancements from user feedback
  • 23 June 2007 Downloader, EXIF in generated images, miscellaneous updates
  • 13 October 2007 New themes, update print ordering, max file size increased to 12 MB
  • 10 November 2007 Premium subscription plan introduced at $100
  • 20 December 2007 Gift subscriptions, updated cart without subscription, new upload tools
  • 18 February 2008 New premium feature: review/approve orders
  • 12 March 2008 User forum and team blog introduced
  • 26 April 2008 New fulfillment partner, new products, infrastructure upgrade
  • 17 May 2008 Enhancements, security, new products
  • 17 July 2008 Updated prints and products, new resolution requirements
  • 11 September 2008 Improved visitor pages, new products, more premium features
  • 6 November 2008 Google analytics, new products, many improvements
  • 18 December 2008 Photo comments and guestbook added
  • 6 Feburary 2009 Digital products, friendly URLs, reporting enhancements
  • 10 April 2009 Paypal, pricelist improvements, more products and themes
  • 26 June 2009 Worldwide shipping, multiple currencies, embeddable slideshows
  • 14 August 2009 Drag and drop sorting, batch downloading originals, Social networking to such sites as facebook, flickr, twitter
  • 2 October 2009 Postage stamps, password protection of downloads, embeddable slideshow enhancements
  • 7 January 2010 Portfolio layouts with logos and site menus, visual Theme Designer, better SEO tools, new full-screen Slideshow, faster and more streamlined Edit View
  • 5 March 2010 Music (uploaded or from Triple Scoop Music), favorite photos, new larger pictures, updated slideshow
  • 27 May 2010 Featured products, better coupons, export to Animoto, new themes, etc.
  • 19 October 2010 ShootDotEdit partnership for raw editing
  • 4 November 2010 Packages, Premium business plan with MpixPro, redesigned Photographer-branded cart, etc.
  • 14 January 2011 Expiring galleries, gift certificates, email marketing, client access code, etc.
  • 18 February 2011 Custom web pages, digest comments, contact export
  • 2 June 2011 New website, new UK lab, new add-on services
  • 30 August 2011 New integrated uploader
  • 22 September 2011 Video uploading rollout starts, enhancements, support for touch-devices, dropdown menus
  • 1 November 2011 Google+ support, buttons for Facebook, Twitter, dropdown menu customization
  • 8 February 2012 iPhoto plug-in
  • 17 February 2012 Photo blogs, multi-user accounts, mobile browsing

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Features

Zenfolio is not free, although there is a two week evaluation period. Membership varies from a basic account to full professional account[5] that provides for larger files, unlimited space, affiliated providers, credit card processing, self fulfillment services, etc."Zenfolio.com Plan Comparison List". Zenfolio. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

Privacy and security

Zenfolio has various options to allow control over the privacy and security of published photos. The goal is to allow the photographers to have complete control of their work. Additionally, photos and galleries can be published to social networking sites, such as facebook.

See also

References

Zenfolio Article Resubmission (note instructions say to not change anything, but saving does not work without a subject/headline)