I've already mentioned Flickr a fair few times in previous entries. For me, Flickr is proving to be a useful resource and an addictive forum through which I can showcase my work, receive comments and connect with other photographers in the wide, wide world.
What is Flickr?
Technically, Flickr (www.flickr.com) is a web application that lets you upload, store, display and manage your photos in a personal online gallery which you can share with friends, families, strangers and contacts. More importantly, Flickr is the space within which an online community has formed, to share photographs and images, to create interest groups (including online forums), and similar fun stuff. In Flickr, your photographs are displayed within a continuous photostream; you can then create sets (or albums) by nominating specific photographs for inclusion in specific sets; you can also submit photographs to public groups, which are special-interest forums for showcasing and discussing pictures related to specific topics, activities or themes.
Flickr is free, but you can sign up for a 'Pro' account, which provides you with unlimited uploads, unlimited photos and unlimited sets. A 'Pro' account retails for about $24.95USD (about $25AUD) per year. If you've got the $$$ and you think an online studio/workshop/forum/space for your photography is the way to go, then it's a recommended investment.
Flickr is also sickeningly addictive. Once your photographs are in your 'stream, you have a couple of sets up and running, and have joined a few groups and formed a number of contacts, people begin visiting your 'stream, viewing your photographs, leaving comments and nominating your photographs as 'favourites'. It's another avenue to connect with others on the web.
To get started, have a look a few of these recommended streams:
- John(C) - www.flickr.com/photos/cumisky
- AnomalousNYC - www.flickr.com/photos/anomalous
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