what's the big deal?

It is where all th eyounggeneration go - sheep syndrome I think.

For the reason you stated I don't either - and only a few on photobucket that I don't mind getting half inched, they are mostly of my sea kayaks and I want them publicised!
 
Ok....I'm new to all this photography lark, but I quite like Flickr...

It lets me show off my pictures to my friends and family in one place in a well organised manner, and I have the option to restrict who sees them.

I've used Photobucket, but the quality is appalling. I normally use them for uploading images to forums, and Flickr is far superior when it comes to quality.

True, I've seen that it can be a bit sycophantic, but I don't subscribe to all that nonsense...I'm only a member of one local group and so far I haven't been bothered by anyone.

Make of that what you will....

Janet
 
I didn't realise that the quality was better TBH.

If images are set to private though, does that not mess up the links a little? Or is it like PB where the gallery is set to private but displays the image when it links? (Just I've seen people post an image and people have to sign into flickr to view it)
 
I'm in two minds whether to use a flickr account I know £25 for a years "unlimited" hosting is not silly money but I'm sure there are better free options out there if you are prepared to hunt them out.
 
I like Flickr. I've been using it to host my P&S photos for years, but nobody is going to half-inch them, and if they do it wouldn't bother me. I like the way it resizes your images, but without losing the quality.

I don't know about the whole sycophantic thing, but there again, it's very rare that I bother titling and tagging my photos, so I don't receive comments from strangers. I get comments from the two friends I have on there, but it's not any sort of ego boost. Just C&C really, which is especially good now I'm in the process of learning to shoot with a DSLR.

It's also the only image host that isn't blocked by my work's firewall, which makes it especially handy.
 
MagicMynx said:
What's the big deal with Flickr? I don't get it :shrug:

I use photobucket and have a redbubble account but haven't used Flickr before, I notice that alot of people do and that alot of peoples images get pinched from there. :thinking:
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It's a photo sharing site :shrug: learn how to use it sit back and enjoy ... :cool:
 
also, you're pretty much guaranteed more exposure through Flickr than you ever will via your own hosted site.
 
CGeezer said:
I'm in two minds whether to use a flickr account I know £25 for a years "unlimited" hosting is not silly money but I'm sure there are better free options out there if you are prepared to hunt them out.
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Oh do you have to pay ? I get it free
 
Tomas put it nicely, in the other thread:

You get out of it what you put in.
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I know people who are using Flickr for a wide variety of different purposes and it's just as secure as any other image hosting site i.e. it's not. As long as you appreciate the risks involved with making images publicly available for download then there's no reason why Flickr should be any less secure than any other popular gallery of similar ilk.

There's a huge social element, if you're so inclined and I've made lots of real life contacts through Flickr who I now think of as friends.

Using Flickr can be a great way to get exposure. Most of my online image/print sales have involved Flickr in some way and I've been contacted by a number of organisations regarding the use of my work through it.

There are also plenty of opportunities to had too. Just off the top of my head, I can recall two competitions run through Flickr recently; one by the Anglican Cathedral and another by the Mersey Ferries company. Both involved worthwhile prizes and some form of recognition.

Almost a year ago, a group of local togs (pro and am) and avid Flickr users decided to form a collective. Months later, we held our first exhibition which brought in thousands of visitors. We now have a wide network of contacts in the media and are working with other organisations on projects. Oh, and we still post on Flickr and pat each other on the back.

If all you want is somewhere to share photos with friends and family then Flickr is great for that.

If you're wanting to look at and share images in niche interests then Flickr is great for that also.

If you want to reach out to newspapers and magazines then you can also do that through Flickr.

If you want to meet other togs in your local area and go on photo meets then sure, use Flickr.

I could go on, but hopefully, you get the idea. :thumbs:
 
Anyone still use myspace?
Nope, I didn't think so, the masses fled to facebook.
Flickr is the 'facebook' of photohosting.
Other websites are well known but I think if you asked the average home user to name a photo hosting website, it's the first name most will come up with.
 
Flickr is also great for researching a possible location. It's been a great time saver for me, in that respect.
 
hashcake said:
Anyone still use myspace?
Nope, I didn't think so, the masses fled to facebook.
Flickr is the 'facebook' of photohosting.
Other websites are well known but I think if you asked the average home user to name a photo hosting website, it's the first name most will come up with.
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Indeed. The casual user ditched Myspazz because it's unnecessarily complicated and fussy, whereas Faceache is simpler, and a much easier way to keep in touch with mates. But pro musicians still use Myspazz as a way to get their music heard, which is what its intention was from the start.

I'm a casual amateur photographer (that's the first time I've referred to myself as a "photographer". La-di-da. :D ), so I use Flickr, because it's simple, unfussy, and easy to share shots with my mates.

If I were a pro tog then perhaps I'd use a different host. Situations being as they are, Flickr suits me down to the ground.
 
MySpace is turning into a Flickr for music artists. Facebook is going to work with MySpace to "integrate" their audio and such into Facebook profiles.
 
It's a social community, a bit like here, but bigger, TP is more chat based, Flickr is more image hosting based.

Even though I have my own site I like to be on Flickr too, mainly because there is the interaction there.
 
I'm not a fan of flickr. I rarely upload my things but I do use it to browse other people's photo's. The only way I can tolerate it is to use it with CoolIris though.
I hate how to view comments and a small image you look at one screen. If you want a larger view you have to go through to another page and then if you want to view the exif you need to go back to the first page and click on another link. Far too laborious and clunky for me to really appreciate.
I've always liked Pbase but the biggest reason I don't use it is because people on here don't seem to and for the sake of watching other people's work I followed the crowd...baahhh (that was supposed to be a sheep :lol:).
 
DigitalRelish said:
Flickr is also great for researching a possible location. It's been a great time saver for me, in that respect.
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Yep, agree with this, and it also helped me when getting started to understand how certain shots were taken in terms of the EXIF data. If there was a particular type of shot I was stuck with, I'd get help by searching for similar shots on there.
 
I use it because I get a pro account for free with BT Internet, so it's unlimited hosting for nothing, which in my eyes is a pretty good reason!
 
chris321 said:
I use it because I get a pro account for free with BT Internet, so it's unlimited hosting for nothing, which in my eyes is a pretty good reason!
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Thanks for that information I'm on BT and now need to find out what our login is. I have never logged into the BT account.
 
TriggerHappy said:
I'm not a fan of flickr. I rarely upload my things but I do use it to browse other people's photo's. The only way I can tolerate it is to use it with CoolIris though.
I hate how to view comments and a small image you look at one screen. If you want a larger view you have to go through to another page and then if you want to view the exif you need to go back to the first page and click on another link. Far too laborious and clunky for me to really appreciate.
I've always liked Pbase but the biggest reason I don't use it is because people on here don't seem to and for the sake of watching other people's work I followed the crowd...baahhh (that was supposed to be a sheep :lol:).
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so, exactly how would you like it to work ? would you like everything on one MASSIVE page, making it all look cluttered ?
 
recrudesce said:
so, exactly how would you like it to work ? would you like everything on one MASSIVE page, making it all look cluttered ?
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Take a look at this example from PBase (this isn't my picture or page, it was just the first image to appear on random). There's the image, basic exif along the bottom, options for 4 viewing sizes and then comments below, although in this instance no comments have been left.
Not exactly cluttered is it?

Another feature I love on PBase is that you can browse images taken with a certain camera or lens or even different film types. I've found this very useful in the past and much more reliable than simply searching for a name because there are far fewer erroneous results.

Don't get me wrong, there are some features I do like about Flickr. For example, I really like being able to pool photo's into relevant groups. Aside from this my personal preference is with the interface of PBase.
 
I had a look at PBase and it seems like someone has pulled a copy of CopperMine down and installed it. it looks "amateur" to say the least. not everyone wants to see the EXIF data, but Flickr provides a LOT more information from the EXIF.

You can see pictures taken with a certain camera in Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_digital_rebel_xsi/ <-- 450d search as an example

you want to get a copy of Chrome with the Fittr Flickr extension, or get the Quickr Flickr Greasemonkey script for Firefox: http://photography.dustindiaz.com/blog/archives/quickr-flickr-greasemonkey-script/ as they enhance the Flickr experience.
 
I got back into Flickr a few weeks ago, mainly because I saw lots of people with flickr signatures and thought that I might as well join in and update the account I created several years back. I even bought a pro account, me a tight Yorkshireman :).

It's like all social elements of the internet; there's a lot of ego massage and back-patting but that can be avoided by not joining groups.

I'd like to say that i haven't become engrossed with watching my stats and wanting people to leave comments, but the truth is that I have; I'm pretty much hooked on it every time I go online....

Will I get anything out of it? I doubt it - my professional stuff takes care of itself; this more a chance to do my own stuff and display it somewhere for someone to see. Plus, like it's already been pointed out, F+F can log onto it to see pics I've taken.

Anything that's based around a social elements on the web can become boring, tired, frustrating - look at this site. There are some crap photographers on here who spout rubbish; some great ones who keep quiet, and a lot of folks inbetween. There's also a lot of bum licking towards certain contributors that is left to go on because it's the norm now. It's one of those things. I won't let it bother me and I'll keep being involved, whether or not people agree with my views on photography, life, whatever.
 
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