This article is not entirely accurate. I have had the required 59.99 yearly paid subscription for years.
But on June 28th they changed the terms, and as of July 1st I am getting a message stating I need to pay 399 in order to even access my images, so when they say "Photobucket said it let those users either subscribe to the new plan or migrate the photos off the site" That is not true, they will not even allow you to get into your account without paying the 399, so you have no way to move them.