Getting started

We’ve made getting started with Glass simple. Create your account to start your free trial, add profile information, and start uploading your images.

Create your account

Sign up starts with your email address on the web or by signing in with Apple. Next you’ll create a username. Your username becomes part of your Glass profile URL, so choose something you’ll be comfortable sharing.

Select your membership type. See Membership and billing for current prices and plan details.

Note: new yearly Standard and Patron memberships include a 7-day free trial. Monthly memberships begin immediately and do not include a trial. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, your provider charges the yearly plan you selected.

Make your profile yours

Add a recognizable profile picture, write a short bio, and include your website or any external link (personal blog, portfolio, other social link) you want to share with the community. You can also choose whether your profile is public on the web or visible only to Glass members.

Unsure? You can always change these details later. See Your profile for every profile setting.

Share your first photograph

Standard and Patron members can publish. A post contains one photograph, an optional description, and up to three categories.

Choose the photograph you want to post.
Add a description if your image has a title, an amusing anecdote, or needs context.
Choose up to three categories. (this will help your images be discovered by other members of the community)
Publish.

See Sharing your work for formats, metadata, Series, and publishing tools.

Find photographers to follow

Finding other photographers on Glass is easy. Open Explore to browse Members, Categories, Cameras, Lenses, Series, and Highlights. You can also search for a visual idea such as "35mm street" or "misty morning lake." Open a photographer's profile and follow them if you want their future work in your home feed.

See Discovering photography for an in-depth look at how to find other photographers and for a better understanding of how your own work is discovered. And remember, your Following feed stays strictly chronological.

Use Glass on any platform

Now that you’ve created your profile, your information and your images stay in sync across the web, iPhone and iPad, Android, and Windows. Use glass.photo in a browser, or download the app from the App Store, Play Store, or Microsoft Store.

On a Mac, the web app is the desktop experience. See Platform guides for installation details and features unique to each platform.