Comments on: How Flickr Can Make you a Better Photographer

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 12 May 2009 10:53:22 +0000

Very good article and I agree with most of the above comments regarding do’s & don’ts, etc.
One feature of Flickr which I find very useful to search for photos made by a specific camera. I just bought a new non-DSLR camera (Canon Powershot A650 IS) and seeing photos from other people gives me good ideas of its strengths, weaknesses and limits. Plus, if I see a great photo I can view the EXIF information to see exactly how it was done or I can ask the photographer for any helpful camera-specific tips.

Just getting started with my photostream, here it is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aylesbury_mark/

Please feel free to view and give comments or constructive criticisms!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:54:12 +0000

I recently deleted my Flickr account because I discovered a pervert (and I judge him based on the groups he was part of… I won’t even list the names of the groups because they are too disturbing) was looking at the pictures I had on my site. I had pictures of my kids on there and the thought of him looking at them was enough to make me delete my site. The ridiculous thing is, I couldn’t even block him from seeing my pictures. I could only block him from commenting on them. So I quit. It’s very dissapointing because I really liked Flickr.

By: Jana

Jana — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:54:07 +0000

I recently registered on Flickr mainly for storage purposes, so I can show images to people on the DPS Forums. For getting inspirations, useful comments and such I use deviantART (deviantart.com), because I’ve been on there for about a year and have become accustomed to the site and the community, mainly the forums, which give you a great opportunity to expose your art. But the fact I choose dA over Flickr is only a preference thing. I would use both equally as much, though lack of time only allows me to be on one site (not to mention that DPS recently added up on my daily-visited-websites list which means taking up more time already).

By: Art

Art — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:05:31 +0000

absolutely agree with the articles.. i find myself learning each day with flickr.. and there’re just so many talented photographers out there in flickr that one can learn from or be inspired from. From these wonderful people, I’ve learnt techniques, tricks, be inspired and challenged to do better with my own works… the groups are also a great way that one can tap into other’s creativity and share the output from the knowledge gained… :)

and like all others who has been putting their photostream link… here’s mine :p http://www.flickr.com/artermisz

By: sourabh

sourabh — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:44:11 +0000

great article. the most important thing is the inspiration from others. learning by way of looking at other peoples work is so great. i always thought i do good photography. joining flickr made me feel that theres much more than what i have done. theres much more on flickr to learn from.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/offtomoon/

By: Kent

Kent — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:50:56 +0000

Beyond just scoping out other photos another venue to learn is through the ‘Challenge’ groups…I currently help to moderate the ACG (Another Challenge Group) on Flickr by entering the Various themed challenges I have found we have all tended to develop a better eye for composition etc..do a Challenge group search and join whatever one you wish..of course I like the one I spend the most time with as above but there are others and all run a little differently some more competitive and some less.. it’s a fun way to sharpen skills and learn!
Kent / ShaadowFox

By: Keikyu

Keikyu — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:41:32 +0000

Gratz on the article mention in today’s Flickr Blog!: http://blog.flickr.net/en

By: Muzzlehatch

Muzzlehatch — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:33:02 +0000

Flickr is what you make it. If you want it to be boring and full of useless comments and people, it can do that for you.

If you want to make a little effort and find the right people to talk to and groups to hang out in, it can be amazing.

Thanks for the article… I agree completely.

By: Steve Berardi

Steve Berardi — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:28:51 +0000

@rana – the “more properties” link is on the right hand side of each photo page, under “additional information” .. Some people choose to hide this additional info about their photos, so you may not see it everywhere.

Thanks everyone for your comments! I’m glad some of you found this article useful :)

Steve

By: Miguel WIckert

Miguel WIckert — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:07:00 +0000

Useful advice, I’ll have to share it with others. :) This inspired me to update my flickr page and to find related local peeps and groups. Well done. Thanks again,

-Mig