One of the more common requests I've seen is what to use to replace the FrontPage Photo Gallery since Expression Web does not have a photo gallery generator built-in. I've collected a few links to free gallery creators that you might find useful:

1. Smooth Gallery: http://smoothgallery.jondesign.net/
2. Web Album Generator http://www.ornj.net/webalbum/
3. Jalbum http://jalbum.net/ (note requires Java on your computer to create the gallery but does not require Java to view once published.)

Do you have a favorite photo gallery creator to suggest? Remember that it must work cross-browser.

Here's another photo gallery to check out:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/lightbox2/index.htm 

Thanks for these Links Cheryl

I liked Jalbum and Smoothgallery.

I also tried Picasa but the default templates were very dull, so I looked around the web and found these templates for Picasa, some of which are great!

Just download them and put them in to your Picasa web templates folder (usually C:\Program Files\Picasa2\web\templates)

• Autoviewer www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/autoviewer/picasa_instruct.html
  
• Simpleviewer www.airtightinteractive.com/simpleviewer/auto_desktop_instruct.html
  
• Postcardviewer www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/postcardviewer/auto_desktop_instruct.html
• Applejuice antisleep.com/applejuice
• BanaAlbum www.bananalbum.com
• "Simple template for Picasa" www.ivan-herman.net/cgi-bin/blosxom.cgi/Private/General/picasaTemplate.html
• "DOM scripting enhanced template for Picasa" www.wait-till-i.com/index.php?p=212
• Simple Scroller Photo Gallery for Picasa www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/simplescroller/
• Highslide Photo Gallery and Slideshow www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/highslide/
  
• Stopdesign Photo Gallery templates www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/stopdesign/ 
• Lightbox Photo Gallery and Slideshow www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/lightbox/
  
• Thickbox Photo Gallery www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/thickbox/
• XFade Slideshow www.paulvanroekel.nl/picasa/xfade/

I really like Postcard Viewer but everyone has their own favorite styles.

I put up a quick gallery using it here http://jirehcakes.net/Flashy/flashy.html

Also tried the trial version of Expression Media and it can do some pretty good Web galleries as well.

 
David

Hi Cheryl 

Very nice site! Classy look throughout, this was designed by yourself wasn't it?

Even the contact form is styled so well.

Maybe I will be able to make sites like this someday.

David 

Thank you and yes, that site is 100% my design (well the jewelry is the client's).<g>

I was rather pleased with the result myself.

Is there any way to get these nice effects wihtout using javascript?

I found this:

http://www.webreference.com/programming/css_gallery/index.html

It seems that only CSS is needed, doesn't it?

http://www.ornj.net/webalbum/ is CSS based ... fully validates .... accessbility and usebility and seo friendly ....

 Why use any other type?

 They also entertained the idea of making it addon to Expression Web ... if you like it enquire also of the possbility.

 Tina

Have been playing with Web Album

Tutorial http://www.genealogy-web-creations.com/web-album/ 

Small album as generated http://www.the-gearys.com/ChristmasCrossStitchOrnaments/ 

After attaching a dwt http://www.the-gearys.com/christmas-ornaments/ 

 
There is an help system with the program.

pat 

I've done 2 with Jalbum

1 for my wife site here

http://jirehcakes.com/gallery2.htm

 
one for my friends here

http://kenyasunbeamministries.org/photos.htm

The rest of His site definitely needs fixed up though :)

 
Both made using the matrix skin in Jalbum