Posts tagged Flickr
The Allure of Instagram
1 year ago
Just finished reading a very interesting article named The Addictive Allure of Instagram by Faruk Ate in which I found myself agreeing with many of his points.
One of the things Instagram does very well is making the process of sharing a cool photo you just took to multiple sites really easy. After you’ve authenticated to them once initially, it is but a single tap (for each) to share your photo to Flickr, Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook.
And my feelings on Flickr and it’s community today are very much echoed by the author.
…more than anything else, for me personally Flickr has lost its sense of being a community site.
That is one of the saddest realisations I’ve had this year – the dying Flickr community. I am a member of quite a number of groups but have noticed photo views and comments dropping off in the last 12 months alone. This meant my interest in taking photos and in particular sharing them suffered until Instagram and it’s friendly community came along. It’s unlikely that I will now renew my Flickr Pro account next month.
Read The Addictive Allure of Instagram by Faruk Ate in full.
Thanks to Glyn from iPhoneography for tweeting the article.
The iPhone rules Flickr
2 years ago
From The Next Web, regarding the iPhone now being the most popular camera on Flickr…
The iPhone is now showing us what it means when we combine technology. The camera isn’t ‘just’ a lens stuck to an iPhone. The fact that you always carry your iPhone, it is always connected to the web and always knows where you are makes it far more effective and efficient than ordinary digital camera’s that is isn’t surprising that it is quickly becoming the most popular camera.
I was just discussing this with a friend recently. I’ve been spoiled with the ease of uploading a photo to the internet in seconds with the iPhone without the nuisance of wires or docking that I rarely take my digital camera out with me now. I had recently considered buying a digital camcorder but wouldn’t the ultimate all-in-one device be the iPhone 3GS? Why take two bottles into the shower? Indeed.
From iPhone to Flickr
52 years ago
Depending on the subject and lighting available, I find that photos taken with the iPhone 3G can look bland, washed out and just not very interesting. It’s fine for sharing a quick photo on Twitter or MMS to your friend, but sometimes I want to upload a photo to Flickr but the quality lets me down.
iPhone Photo Post-Processing
I bought CameraBag a couple of weeks ago which gives you 10 filters to play with including Instant, Lomo style, Holga style, fisheye and more. The photo below was taken with the Helga (Holga style) filter…
And this one with the 1974 filter…
As you can see, the subjects themselves are just regular everyday things, yet the filters make them just that little more interesting to look at. More filters are expected to hit the app soon. CameraBag is £1.19 in the App Store [link].
If you are looking for a true polaroid style then check out ShakeItPhoto. Not only do you get wonderful results from this 59p/$0.99 app, but the true-polaroid sound effects to go with it…and by shaking your iPhone you will make the photo develop just that little bit quicker. If you’re like me and have an aversion to apps that require shaking your expensive piece of kit then don’t worry, the photo will develop anyway in the absence of any shaking action. Here’s a few of the results you can expect from ShakeItPhoto…
Grab ShakeItPhoto in the App Store for 59p [link].
iPhone to Flickr Uploading
The app that has both form and function for uploading to Flickr is Flickit. It has a gorgeous interface and allows you to upload and tag batches of photos from your iPhone, edit the standard Flickr metadata such as title and description.
To see the app in action, visit the Flickit website or just download from the App Store and check it out for yourself as the app is absolutely free.
For viewing the photos I’ve uploaded to Flickr, via my iPhone, I usually use Darkslide (free). This app is also capable of uploading but it’s been my experience that Flickit does it way quicker and with the all important ‘Taken with an Apple iPhone’ data intact.
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