Ready to upload some photos and videos to your Zenfolio account? Great! You have a few options on how to do that...
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Upload photos and videos directly into a gallery (used for displaying your work) using any supported Internet browser
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Upload an already organized directory of photos and videos into a Group, like All Photographs (made for organization)
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Use one of our mobile apps to transfer photos (and sometimes videos) into your Zenfolio account
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Upload photos via Blogstomp, or another third party program
Below you'll find the steps for uploading photos, videos, and RAW files to a Gallery or Group using a supported browser. Please see the Resources section of our website for more information on using plug-ins, mobile apps, and migration tools.
Please note that no FTP access is available. Photos must be uploaded to the account using one of the above methods.
Uploading to a Gallery (Photos, Video and RAW) via web browser
Before we dive into step-by-step instructions, here are some helpful tips to get you started...
Photos may be uploaded to a Gallery (used for displaying photos) through a web browser. Before uploading photos, you may want to view our photo guidelines.
2GB of RAW image file storage is provided for free with each account. Any amount stored over the 2GB will incur an additional cost.
Video may be uploaded to the same Galleries as your photos. Note that video clips must meet specified video guidelines and need to be compressed and converted for online viewing. Only converted video files are stored in your account. We recommend that you save a local copy of your original video file. Note that your video clips will not be available for viewing until the conversion process has been completed.
Have tons of files to upload? No problem! Uploading via web browser is a process optimized for uploading many files at once.
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Original Photos Page:
Creating a Gallery and Upload through the Dashboard of your Account
Note that these screenshots will vary based on your web browser, operating system and OS version. But the main steps will be similar across most platforms.
In the Dashboard, you will see colorful tiles that contain shortcuts to various sections of the account. In the Photos tile, click Create New Gallery. A pop up window will appear.
Creating the New Gallery
- In the new pop up window, you will be prompted to give the New Gallery a Title, along with options to create a Caption and Keywords. Once you are done, click Next.
- Now, you will be able to choose which containing Group will hold your New Gallery. If no other Groups been created, the gallery will be placed in the top-level All Photographs group. All done? Click Next.
- Next, determine your New Gallery’s accessibility. You may choose to make the Gallery Public, Password Protected, or Private (only visible to you while logged into your account). Note that you can always change your selections by going into the Access Control settings of your New Gallery. Click Next.
- On the next page (for Pro and Advanced plans), choose a watermark mark, if any, that you want to add to the photos that will be uploaded to this Gallery. Click Continue to Upload.
Uploading Photographs
After clicking Continue to Upload…
Open the folder in your computer that contains the images. While holding down the left mouse button, drag the files over the uploader browser window. When you see an orange highlight around the uploader box, release the mouse button and the files will drop inside the uploader.
Click Upload to begin uploading.
Depending on your internet connection speed, number of images being uploaded, and the file size of each image, the upload may take a little while. Please be patient, and feel free to keep an eye on the Estimated Upload Time, which will countdown as the images are uploaded.
Click Done to close the Upload window once the uploads have completed.
More of a visual learner? No problem. Check out the video below for a handy tutorial covering these steps.
Upload into an Already Created Gallery
Have some additional photos that you’d like to add to an existing Gallery? Follow these instructions to do just that:
- On your Photos Page, within the Organizer (on the left side), select the existing Gallery where you want to upload your photos and videos.
- Click Upload (located under the gallery title in the top menu). The uploading tool will load automatically.
- Click Add Photos, Videos or Raw files, or you can drag and drop directly into the upload window by using your computer’s File Manager within the upload tool. Simply navigate to the desired files, and highlight the files that are to be uploaded.
- Select image files, from your file manager, to add to the upload. If you're dragging and dropping, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the files into the uploader window. When you see an orange highlight around the uploader box, release the mouse button and the files will drop inside the uploader. Repeat the steps to add more directories.
- Click Start Upload to begin uploading.
Note: In the process of uploading, EXIF and IPTC data is transferred along with the photos. Video will still need to process before it can be viewed.
Uploading to a Group (Directories of Photos, Video, and RAW files)
Note: uploading folders of photos and videos into a group is a feature only available using Google Chrome.
Before we dive into step-by-step instructions, here are some helpful tips to get you started...
A directory (essentially, a folder on your hard drive) containing only photos and videos will become a Gallery once it has been uploaded. A directory which also contains subdirectories (sub-folders) will become a Group instead of a Gallery, wherein the subdirectories will become Galleries within that Group.
Before uploading photos, you may want to view our photo guidelines.
2GB of RAW image file storage is provided for free with each account. Any amount stored over the 2GB will incur an additional cost.
Video may be uploaded to the same Galleries as your photos. Note that video clips must meet specified video guidelines and need to be compressed and converted for online viewing. Only converted video files are stored in your account. We recommend that you save a local copy of your original video file. Note that your video clips will not be available for viewing until the conversion process has been completed.
Here are your step-by-step instructions on how to Upload to a Group (Directories of Photos, Videos, and RAW files):
- In the Photos page of your account, Select the Group in the Organizer where you want to upload your directory of photos and videos. This group may be the All Photographs group, or any group within.
- Click Upload (located under the gallery title in the top menu). The uploading tool will load automatically.
- Click Add Folders, or you can drag and drop directly into the upload window by using your computer’s File Manager within the upload tool. Simply navigate to the desired files, and highlight the files that are to be uploaded.
- Select a folder, from your file manager, to add to the upload. If you're dragging and dropping, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the files into the uploader window. When you see an orange highlight around the uploader box, release the mouse button and the files will drop inside the uploader as a Group or Gallery, depending on the organization structure of the added files. Repeat the steps to add more directories.
- Click Start Upload to begin uploading.
Note: In the process of uploading, EXIF and IPTC data is transferred along with the photos. Video will still need to process before it can be viewed.
More of a visual learner? We’ve got you covered. You can see these steps for uploading folders of images into a Group in this video:
New Photos Page:
How to create a Gallery and Upload in your Account
Note: These screenshots will vary based on your web browser, operating system and OS version. But the main steps will be similar across most platforms.
In your account, after logging in, your last uploaded/updated Gallery will appear on your screen in the Photos page of your account. If you are not already in the Photos page of your account, simply click on the Photos button to go there. While on this page, there are multiple ways of creating a new Gallery within a Group.
Before continuing with any further steps, first, select the Group you want the new Gallery to be located in, from the organizer column on the left side of the Photos page, in the Organizer column.
- Click on New. A dropdown will appear, click on Gallery. This will add a new Gallery to your All Photographs Group.
- OR hover your mouse pointer over the Group title you want to add the Gallery to, click on the dropdown arrow. A dropdown will appear, click on New Gallery.
- You can also create a new Gallery within an existing Group by clicking on Actions. A dropdown will appear, click on Gallery.
A blank box will appear in the Organizer column. Type the title of the Gallery you are creating then hit Enter/Return on your keyboard.
Uploading Photographs
After creating the Gallery, if it does not automatically open on your page, click on the title of the new Gallery from the Organizer column on the left side of the page. Once in the Gallery, click on Upload.
Open the folder in your computer that contains the images. While holding down the left mouse button, drag the files over the uploader browser window. When you see an orange highlight around the uploader box, release the mouse button and the files will drop inside the uploader.
Click Upload to begin uploading.
Depending on your internet connection speed, number of images being uploaded, and the file size of each image, the upload may take a little while. Please be patient, and feel free to keep an eye on the Estimated Upload Time, which will countdown as the images are uploaded.