Thomas Hawk, who has to be one of the most prolific photographers on Flickr with over 67,000 shots uploaded, has finally made his shots available for print on SmugMug.
Hawk has started by offering 5,000 of his shots for sale and promises to upload more if the interest is there. And I’m sure the interest will be there. Hawk takes some fantastic shots – available to view here on his Flickr Photostream – and I will certainly be ordering some prints.
Single shots seem to start at $49 for 8 x 10 prints, which is a bargain, and you can even order giant 30 x 30 canvas prints, mugs, t-shirts and even funky postcards for a bargainous $4.
SmugMug is a pretty cool site. It’s an elegant way to display and share your photos and even make some pennies from your shots too.
The Standard Account, which is $39.95 per year, provides you with unlimited storage space, unlimited data transfer and a generous amount of pre-designed templates. The Power Account, which is $59.95 per year, gives you the ability to brand your photo galleries by replacing the SmugMug header and default designs with your own, which most professional photographers seem to do.
SmugMug is best suited for professional photographers and graphic designers who want to sell and display their digital images with potential clients. If you simply want to share photos, I recommend using Photobucket, Google’s Picasa or a free Flickr account. If you want to try and flog some of your shots though, then give SmugMug a go.
