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Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#21

Post by nvr219 » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:01 PM UTC

I think this looks really slick. Good job!

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#22

Post by supo » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:05 PM UTC

fudged71 wrote: post #20

3amOpsGuy wrote: post #11

I think you're missing a trick. Genuinely chrome-less could be pretty useful, and more attractive. The small black navigation bar at the top of the screen could be done away with, if you change your URL structure to be more easily understood & manipulated. From shoulder surfing various people of various levels of tech experience, i've noticed they are quite happy to edit a logically structured url in the address bar…

If you use fullscreen, having to get to the URL bar can be challenging. I'd prefer a very simple navigation than needing to use the URL.

Is the current navigation simple enough? Or maybe bigger click targets for the top bar?

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#23

Post by supo » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:07 PM UTC

nvr219 wrote: post #21

I think this looks really slick. Good job!

Thanks! I am not a front-end guy and this is really an experiment and a learning experience so this goes a long way :-)

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#24

Post by supo » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:10 PM UTC

Thanks for the terrific feedback guys, here AND the UserVoice.

To be honest, I am super-surprised that nobody complained about the google-only login. Maybe a sampling bias here at HN?

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#25

Post by donniefitz2 » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:22 PM UTC

I really like this. Great idea. The main issue I see is pricing. I would offer a yearly option. Also, creating a Lightroom plugin would go a long way with more serious photographers.

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#26

Post by lifeisstillgood » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:31 PM UTC

donniefitz2 wrote: post #25

I really like this. Great idea. The main issue I see is pricing. I would offer a yearly option. Also, creating a Lightroom plugin would go a long way with more serious photographers.

Yearly pricing has ticket-shock - 8USD a month is nearly a hundred bucks, right now. And its a lot more hassle to refund than not collect.

Monthly pricing has big advantages.

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#27

Post by epa » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:44 PM UTC

I think your pricing per month is a bit too high. Looks like a good service though.

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#28

Post by morsch » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 7:46 PM UTC

I'd like a way to be able to access a full-resolution version of the image. (Fwiw I didn't watch the video.)

I couldn't zoom in the image with with browser zoom (ctrl-+/wheelup), it breaks badly when I do that (Firefox nightly Ubuntu).

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#29

Post by spqr » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 8:07 PM UTC

I have 37,000 family pictures taking up 50 GB. Will that be an issue?

Is there a way to password protect or otherwise make pictures private?

Re: Show HN: Dofsome.com - Chrome-less photo hosting

#30

Post by colmvp » Sat, Nov 10, 2012, 8:14 PM UTC

$8/month ($96/year) seems kind of steep considering that's more expensive than Flickr and 500px pro-type accounts.

FWIW I really like this idea and focus.