I have just set up an online ordering system and while I was snowed in I uploaded over TEN THOUSAND images! Lucky that I have super fast broadband here!
All new galleries are going to use the new system.
There are some advantages for myself and for past and future couples.
1) ordering is simple and immediate, you can pay online and the order is sent to your door. Postage is currently £2.30 and prints start at 1.50.
2) As well as this system being for online ordering it is also an online backup. I don’t go to bed till images from a wedding are on two drives. I don’t reuse the camera cards until they are on a third drive which can be stored off site.
Now for extra piece of mind I’ll have online storage of all the images I use to create the box of proofs that couples receive.
3) You can now buy individual digital downloads. This means you can select and download your favorite images at much lower cost than having to buy a high resolution disk of all the images.
4) If you have a photostation your guests can download or order prints of their images. I got 6 orders the very next day after Rachael and Kevin’s photostation photos went online! I have some cards printed with the address to give out at the photostation.
5) The galleries look good, are easy to navigate and can be password protected easily.
The address is orders.photoluminaire.co.uk
I have many more galleries uploaded than are visible, if you would like your own gallery activating please get in touch and request a password if you wish.
If anyone has problems with an order, if the postman bends it or even if the dog chews it, please get in touch! Try to order all you want in one go to avoid more than one postage charge (£2.30 at the present time).
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