I like Picasa, and Photoshop Elements. Both do a great job of managing my photos. Right now, PSE is my manager of choice because of the tagging and excellent editing capabilities. However, I have yet to find a Photo manager, free or paid, which utilizes one or many of the free online hosting services. Granted, some of these sites create their own photo manager software such as Ofoto, Shutterfly or Imagestation. However, those are all closed source and not open for development.
Again, in my spare time, I’d like to be able to develop a client application (not a web based app) that will manage my photos on Flickr as if they were on my local drive. Here is a list of my requirements:
- Add and update photos from the client
- Choosing the source of your master copies of images (either your local drive, or Flickr.com, or both)
- sync up your master source with your other area.
- Create a slideshow
- Create a screensaver
- Create a collage
- Rotate your desktop background
