Nov 6
2009

How to Order from your Online Gallery

by Austin

in For Clients

Hey, this post is for those who may be a little confused by their Online Gallery. Believe it or not, ordering your photos from your site is actually incredibly easy!

Update: we recently created a similar tutorial on how to download your digital negatives.

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Let’s do this!

Step #1. Go to the URL provided.  It should look something like this:

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Step #2a. Click on an image you want to see.  Navigate until you find an image you’d like to order.

step2-image

Step #2b. Once you’ve picked an image you like, hover over it to see the left menu item marked “Add to Cart”, or click the “Add to Cart” button on the top right of the page.

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Step #3. From the pop-up page, you need to specify whether you want an actual print, or a digital file.

Printed photos will be mailed to you at whatever size you choose, and digital files will be available for download.

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Step #4a. To order a print, choose from the options under “Prints” on the left.  Your choices are as follows:

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  • Best Fit: These are prints that would not need any cropping
  • Small Prints, Medium, Large, Square, and Wide Prints: These are just different ways of viewing optional sizes.
  • All Prints: These consist of all sizes available for order.

Our recommendation: Unless you need a specific size, choose from the “Best Fit” List.

Step #4b. After you know what size you want, click the + button to specify the amount of copies of that you want and either “Add and Go to Cart” or “Add and Continue Shopping”

step4-print-ordering

Step #5. Ordering a digital file is a bit less complicated.  First, Click “All Digital Products” under the heading “Downloads”.

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On the pop-up page, you will have 2 options as follows:

  • Unlimited Online Usage: These are files that you can download to put on facebook, email to friends, and print at a very small size.
  • Full Resolution Digital Files: These are the full sized Jpg files that you can print your self or bring to your local print shop.

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Our recommendation: Choose the Full Resolution file because you can print it any size you want, OR shrink it down for the web.  We don’t recommend downloading both unless you’re really lazy or don’t want to bother resizing them to put them on the web.  Also, don’t go to a budget place like Costco to print your photos.  Spend a little extra, and get them printed with a real printer.

Simply click the box to the left of your chosen download and either “Add and Go to Cart” or “Add and Continue Shopping”

Step #6. To Checkout, Go to your Cart.  The link is on the top left of the page.  Once you’re there, you have the option of cropping your image, and/or framing it.  You can also verify everything you are ordering at this point.  Once you’re happy with your order, “Proceed to Checkout” and follow the directions ;)

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Booya – you are done!

Want to know how to download your digital negatives now?


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