I would like to post photos on a site that is accessible to others but that is A) somewhat respectful of personal information (i.e. nothing owned by Facebook); and B) is not too silly looking (Imgur). Is there any good option, or is Flickr still worthwhile? I don’t mind if the site charges a reasonable fee. Thank you.
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For what you want to use it for, Flickr is still the best option!
I recently started to revive mine, and frankly should’ve used it for a link I posted this morning instead of 500px :P
I’ve had a pro account for some 8 years now; still waiting for that Flickr comeback!
There was so much potential when Smugmug bought it. They really blew that opportunity.
Beyond the reasons you listed, it’s also been helpful as a tool for gear research. There are other tools for finding images taken with a certain lens or body but it is a useful alternative.
I still think Flickr is one of the best options out there for photos. It’s still a favorite of mine, even with the fee. I think it looks great, and it’s a photo centric site.
Did everyone abandon it? kind of, but not really. The hardcore audience is still around I think.
Been using it since 2005. There are some great photos there, plus I get 200 times the views I get on instagram.
try looking into adobe portfolio. you can set it up and upload bunch of pics/albums under in like 10 mins.
it can basically serve as archive and portfolio at the same time.
I still use it (since 2009). It’s gone through a lot, but for me it’s still the best way to have images accessible and create galleries. If I were more active as a community member, I believe there would also be a decent interaction as there was before. All in all, I vote yes. Leave us a link so we can follow you if you decide to make it. :)
yeah it’s fantastic. The film photography community is the best.
agreed
I use it not as a social media (kind of dead in that aspect imo), but as a backup of my photos I can reach from anywhere should I need, and to show galeries to relevant people, like, I send my photos I took on a trip to my friends that were there, or to the model on a TFP shoot.
It is a decent option to store, share and let download jpeg’s in an unlimited storage for a decent price.
Flickr is one of the few places where I feel like photos are posted as photos for people to enjoy, and not just to get likes. Some people have amazing looking galleries on there.
I love Flickr, it just does what other sites don’t do, allows me to share my photos in a way that makes sense to me. I think people using it as file space for all their photos rather than carefully curated content contributed to its initial downfall, and I was completely annoyed by Yahoo forcing me to have a Yahoo account. When it was bought by Verizon I pulled all my content and deleted my account. I’ve come back to it since it was purchased by the SmugMug people and am considering paying for a pro account but am managing with a free one at the moment.
Flickr used to be good. I have tons of photo there. But since March this year, I cannot upload photos via the Web interface on my PC where I do all my editing. Neither does the Flickr uploader program work. I have to transfer my photos to Android phone and then upload from there. I am not the only one suffering from this upload issue. There are plenty of complaints in the Flickr group. Flickr Web interface is broken and slow to refresh. The sad thing is that Flickr do nothing about it. Think twice before you put your photos there.
I love and pay for Flickr. It’s being revitalized too- more people are using it again. Great way to meet fellow enthusiasts and they let you upload full size and zoom in.
It’s the best out there, right now, as far as I’m concerned.
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I still use Flickr, but glad to see others are as well since I had doubts myself. I do like how you can find groups with similar interests, which leads to finding photographers similar to you.