Sharing images is the ultimate goal for any photography personnel. Whether you are a professional photographer or you have a photography studio, you need to send your work to your clients after completing it as early as you can. Sharing your photos with your clients gets tougher when you have big size files. Lack of ensuring seamless image sharing capabilities many photographers lose their clients. This is one big issue for every photographer. Not only photographers, this an issue that hurts both sides. It consumes a lot of time which results. So what is the best way to share photos with clients? How do professional photographers give photos to clients?

Sending small size photos or a few photos doesn’t create any issue. When you have large batches consisting of hundreds of images with high file size you will face difficulties. The most common issues of file sharing are

With several companies, there has been a significant change in the scale and sophistication of the communication structures and the growing number of connections. Huge file sizes increase and intensify the need with speed. Aberdeen Group estimates that the “volume of file transfers is 8 to 11 percent annually, while file volume is 6 to 7 percent annually.” Vanson Bourne’s report revealed that “88% of managers say that they face challenges in moving large data.”

In another report, Aberdeen Group estimates that the number of users who need to move files rises by 6 to 9 percent annually. With this increasing file size and number of users, sharing files more seamlessly is becoming a prior necessity day by day.

What way you will use for your image sharing will depend on your goal. Do you like your clients to choose their favorite ones? Or do you want to create an impression for your commercial clients? Do your clients want their image at high resolution? And you want them to be able to download? Your needs will determine your image sharing solution.

Most of the DSLR cameras produce high megapixel photos. The popular and favorite DSLR camera used by the most professional photographers for product and still life photography is Canon 5DX. It produces over 50-megapixel photos. With this camera, you will get images with fine detail but the file sizes will come along with it also.

You will consider the size and space of the file when you will go to select the delivery options. If you need to send several PSD files to an agency, the files will be huge and you will need a suitable solution. You need to consider the end-users and according to it the file-sharing options. If the photos are for social networking sites only, it’s best to create small files. The file sizes of Instagram and Facebook are sufficient. They compact too large images and delete unnecessary data.

WeTransfer is one of the well-known file-sharing systems which is totally free but it also has a paid version. In the free version, you will get unlimited sharing but the catch is you will be able to share only 2GB limit for sharing in one go.

In 2009, Bas Beerens and Nalden created we transfer to give us a seamless file transferring experience for big files. The Fast Company selected WeTransfer as one of the world’s most innovative design companies. The paid version allows you to share large files with a quick drag and drop. Unlike the free version here you can transfer up to 20 GB (no zipping required, just like “Home job” pants) of file or archive. You can also determine whether transfers can be accessed for the week, for a month, or forever.

Dropbox is one of the most frequently used cloud based file-sharing services. It has both a free and a business version. It is considered the world’s first smart workspace. In the free version, you will get 2GB of storage whereas in the business version you will get 2 to 3 TB.

Dropbox is an obvious choice for many photography professionals, as they already have a high chance of using it for the online storage of other records. It is a resource that is already familiar to many of us whether you manage your tax documents or the Lightroom in Dropbox collection. This tool’s familiarity increases its popularity in sharing photos with clients online.