Myphotos.site
Consumer and social
photo gallery website builder
SHOW HN2024
195points
82comments
#406of 3,515 in 2024
Top 12%of 2024 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 17 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score -0.16.
Design: 2 for, 6 againstIdea: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, good-looking design and simple presentation.
From 2 comments
I appreciate the presentation and simplicity. You did a good job of presenting it.
ddtaylor on HNthe website itself looks very Template-y, now if that’s not of concern just ignore I said anything but that’s always what comes to mind when I visit a new website, like…
yapyap on HN
Fast and easy setup from Google Photos.
From 2 comments
as someone who has been involved in gallery making in the past, i love it
croisillon on HNreally cool
ibzsy on HN
Objections
AI-generated SEO guide content and stock images hurt trust.
From 4 comments
Great website and the pricing makes sense. Some links still go to gphotos.site (automatic redirected). I tried so see how easy the iframe feature is, or rather if a non-technical…
mtmail on HNThe problem for me is not the SEO, but the vast AI blather, which is virtually content-free. You need a complete rewrite by an experienced human. After reading and reading, all I…
wrycoder on HNAgree ! Please remove those tacky ai stock photos !
cryptozeus on HNI would be concerned that it also flies a bit too close to the sun with the gen AI photos; if one of the primary markets is creatives who are trying to showcase their (non-AI)…
dinosaurbone on HN
Custom domain behind a $15/month plan is poor value.
From 1 comment
Sorry to be critical but $15/m before allowing custom domain is not a good value IMO, that's right up there with squarespace and they'll register the domain for me at that price…
jazzyjackson on HN
Missing map and text blocks, videos, and bulk storage for large libraries.
From 1 comment
My mom is an avid traveler who takes a ton of photos and puts them on albums she then shares with the family, and a while ago she was asking if I had a solution so she could have…
yoble on HN
Concerns about Google data use and privacy.
From 2 comments
I don't want Google using my data to train their models among other things.
dawnerd on HNBeen looking for something like this myself and surprisingly not that many options out there especially self hosted. All of the new ones are trying to chase after AI. Older ones…
dawnerd on HN
Requests
Support video uploads.
From 2 comments
Awesome nice work! Does this work for video? I recently digitized about 80 home videos from 30-40 years ago. Each of the 80 videos is 2 hours of 5-10 minute recordings from the…
cj on HNMy mom is an avid traveler who takes a ton of photos and puts them on albums she then shares with the family, and a while ago she was asking if I had a solution so she could have…
yoble on HN
Export albums for long-term longevity.
From 1 comment
My mom is an avid traveler who takes a ton of photos and puts them on albums she then shares with the family, and a while ago she was asking if I had a solution so she could have…
yoble on HN
Import and sync albums from Google Photos automatically.
From 1 comment
My mom is an avid traveler who takes a ton of photos and puts them on albums she then shares with the family, and a while ago she was asking if I had a solution so she could have…
yoble on HN
Support map and text blocks from albums.
From 1 comment
My mom is an avid traveler who takes a ton of photos and puts them on albums she then shares with the family, and a while ago she was asking if I had a solution so she could have…
yoble on HN
Better free-plan limits compared with Flickr.
From 1 comment
Really good execution! I was definitely looking for something like this - so great job in working on a real problem. I think the pricing might be a bit tricky. The free plan…
krat0sprakhar on HN
Questions
Does it support video?
From 1 comment
Awesome nice work! Does this work for video? I recently digitized about 80 home videos from 30-40 years ago. Each of the 80 videos is 2 hours of 5-10 minute recordings from the…
cj on HN
How the Google Photos integration works and whether deletions sync.
From 2 comments
If user delete photos on Google side, are they also removed from your service? And also what's the retention of user data on your service once I cancel my account?
a012 on HNLooks awesome, and will help quick galleries to be created. I wanted to build something similar, but at that time photos did not expose APIs to get list of photos. What was your…
darubramha on HN
How it differs from sharing a public album link.
From 1 comment
Hi great idea! I was also trying to build something similar for photographers! But who are your target audience? How is this different from sharing a public album link?
rishikeshs on HN
Data retention after account cancellation.
From 1 comment
If user delete photos on Google side, are they also removed from your service? And also what's the retention of user data on your service once I cancel my account?
a012 on HN
Alternatives named
Google Photos album link sharing
From 2 comments
I often use Photos album link sharing option. Have never tried to embed in in an existing page, is that the problem it is solving at the moment (and relocating the images though…
almog on HNHi great idea! I was also trying to build something similar for photographers! But who are your target audience? How is this different from sharing a public album link?
rishikeshs on HN
Flickr
From 1 comment
Really good execution! I was definitely looking for something like this - so great job in working on a real problem. I think the pricing might be a bit tricky. The free plan…
krat0sprakhar on HN
Adobe Portfolio with Lightroom
From 1 comment
Something to consider, adobe Lightroom has a feature coupled with adobe portfolio (iirc that's the name of the product) where if you use Lightroom you can turn albums into sites.…
spike021 on HN
Static site with links to Google Photos albums
From 1 comment
> she could have a website where all her albums are listed. She wanted to not have to share a new link each time, and have people easily look up older ones. Would a static site…
tyrust on HN
Google Business Sites
From 1 comment
Sorry to be critical but $15/m before allowing custom domain is not a good value IMO, that's right up there with squarespace and they'll register the domain for me at that price…
jazzyjackson on HN