Why I Joined Flickr

Head In The Sand (1/60th at f2.8, 23mm at ISO 500)

I finally got my head out of the sand and joined Flickr.  I’m not sure why I waited this long to join, but it’s proven to be another wonderful outlet to connect with fellow photographers. I’m a big believer in looking at other people’s work for inspiration. Working in a cocoon has never worked for me and Flickr provides the perfect arena for exchanging ideas, techniques and feedback. It’s a place much like school, “you get as much out of it as you put into it.” It’s taken me a few weeks to get the hang of it, but I’m telling you it’s a no brainer for those of you looking to connect with photographers. Here are my suggestions: join Flickr (it’s free for 100mb each month), join some groups of interest (such as Black and White, or Travel Photography), upload your photos to these groups, make sure to comment on other people’s photos, if you enjoy someone’s work or comments then add them as a contact, interact with your contacts and groups. To check out my Flickr stream just click HERE (feel free to add me as a contact). If you become a Flickr addict I strongly suggest using a program like Flickroom to help manage your stream, contacts and uploading process. So join the party and let me know what you think.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 10:41 am. It is filed under Blog Suggestions, Flickr, Inspirational, the internet and tagged with Flickr, Flickroom. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.