Since Aidan was born we’ve been using the FuturePhoto service provided by FutureShop to store our digital photos online. Not only can we share our photos with selected friends and family, we can also order prints, calendars, mugs etc. etc.
It’s been a great service and we’ve ordered prints from it quite regularly.
Unfortunately they’ve just updated their storage policy, effectively crippling the service. Each account now has a maximum 50Mb storage capacity. That’s a pitiful amount, enough for maybe 200 images if you’re lucky. I can store more images on my camera.
I can understand imposing some kind of limit, but 50Mb? It’s pathetic. I would expect an account which regularly orders prints to have a capacity of at least 1Gb. Storage is cheap, especially when you’re a storage retailer.
I emailed them asking if it was possible to increase the limit. Here’s the response:
Unfortunately, once this storage limitation is in place, you will be unable to upload more photos once you have reached your limit.
So that’s it. Futurephoto is dead. Can anyone recommend an alternative online photo sharing site which allows selective sharing and printing in Canada?
Update: I found ShutterFly. Unlimited storage, prints to Canada, selective sharing, and they support Linux. Website seems a bit sluggish but we’ll see how it goes.