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May 25, 2007

photography

Fun with Flickr

Posted May. 25, ’07, 11:30 AM PT by Kate Marshall
Category | Photography

camera.jpgSo I’ll admit it: it took me a while to even set up a Flickr account, let alone actually use it more than once a season. But the more I finally used it, the more I saw how useful it was, even just for sharing pictures. Prime example: my extended family is huge so for the most recent Special Event, I decided to throw some pictures up on my Flickr page, copy the link into an email, and wait for the comments roll in. No more worrying about email limits, slow downloads, or large attachments.

If you plan on using Flickr for a lot of photos (let’s say, more than 20 because I like that number), I recommend using an uploader tool instead of the web-based method. My personal favorite is the shareware FlickrExport iPhoto plugin from Connected Flow but your mileage may vary. It’s also worth looking into the different privacy levels you can set for your photos, such as restricting access to just people you’ve marked “friends” or “family.” Naming and tagging photos (even in batch-mode) is so easy it’s scary. Don’t forget: you can even make Flickr work with Photobooth.


5 Comments

Peter Cohen said:

It's also worth noting that Connected Flow makes a plug-in that works with Aperture, in case you've graduated from iPhoto.

May 25, 2007 12:11 PM
Rick LePage said:

There's also a great Flickr export plug-in for Aperture, which you can find here.

May 25, 2007 12:26 PM
Chris Erb said:

Just thought I'd mention that you can easily do the same thing with .Mac from apple. Although Flickr is free.... Just thinking out loud. :)

May 25, 2007 2:32 PM
beaman said:

there are some other great options out there..

Firefox Companion
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4441

oakflickr
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3359

and then your flickr tools
http://flickr.com/tools/

May 26, 2007 6:18 AM
kdo Author Profile Page said:

you know, i've seen flikr over time and watched it change a little, but i still prefer smugmug. smugmug has so much greater customization features that it just flows so much better. but then again, flikr is free for the most part and smugmug is not. i guess you get what you pay for.

May 28, 2007 12:13 AM

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