There is a lot more to Flickr than most people realize. It isn’t just a site for uploading and viewing pictures and videos.
When a photo is uploaded to Flickr the system automatically makes a note of the camera that was used to take the shot. This information is used to make graphs which indicate how popular different models are.
If you go to www.flickr.com there is a drop-down menu showing these figures.
To upload to Flickr Video you need a Pro account but it’s still free to view the video clips on the system, unless they have deliberately been made ‘private’ by the person who uploaded them. The rules on this site are strict and relentlessly enforced. All content must have been generated by the user who uploads it and video clips must be less than 90 seconds in length.
If you want to organise photos and video together Oganizr will help you to do this. Simply go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize All you have to do is to drag and drop the items where you want them. There are other useful things to here too. Reorder pictures, or groups, add photos to group collection, or even plot images on a map.
To look at the photos that have been added to the map go to http://flickr.com/places.
You can look at a location and see the photographs that have been taken in that place. Browse using the map, or enter place names into the search facility.
It is also simple to email your photos to Flickr once you have an account. Each day Flickr chooses a photograph to feature on its calendar. Just clicking on the date will show the picture, plus others chosen for a particular date.
If you intend to use Flickr pictures in articles, on websites, or other wise, you will need to check the copyright for each individual photograph. Photographs and videos posted here are not automatically free to use.
March 26th, 2009 at 7:22 am
I’m not the camera person in my family, but i will pass this information on to my wife. Very informative article, and very well written. Thanks.
March 26th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Thanks for the information- Its useful to know and I will be passing this on to a good friend of mine.Thanks
March 26th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Thanks for the info! I’ve been using shutterfly for a couple of years and am happy with that, but I should compare it with Flickr and see which makes more sense for me to use. Thanks!
March 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Thanks I learned something new today!
March 26th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Louie, you always amaze me with the new tidbits of info you collect.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Interesting, informative work – thanks!
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:24 am
Great informative piece, Louie. I’ve just visited Flickr for the first time on the strength of this article.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Very informative write Louie
March 28th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
great info Louie
I didn’t know there was so much to Flickr
April 5th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Most interesting and informative!