If you’re looking for new ways and places to sell your prints, you might actually want to go to an old place, one  you may have forgotten. Yup, I’m talking about Flickr, which could soon allow photographers to sell their prints directly to their customers. That’s right, Flickr has launched a printing service that’s different […] The post You might soon be able to sell your prints on Flickr appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

Yesterday Twitter announced that they were adding view counts to tweets on Twitter. I thought I’d use this announcement to very unscientifically compare the number of views one of my photos received on Twitter vs. Flickr. While some might call this an “apples vs. oranges” comparison, and Flickr is admittedly more of a photography-centric social network, […] The post Twitter vs. Flickr: A View Count Comparison for Photographers appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

SmugMug and Flickr have joined forces once again, and this time, it’s to expand of their efforts to promote and preserve photography online. They’ve started Flickr Foundation, a new non-profit foundation dedicated to preserving billions of historic and culturally significant photos. Flickr and SmugMug want to keep them “safe, sound, and accessible for future generations,” […] The post SmugMug and Flickr start a non-profit to preserve cultural and historic legacies in photography appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

Here’s a letter from me, a reformed influencer. We’ve covered the many changes to social media for photographers in 2022, including the VERO vs Instagram debate, the time we should spend on social media, and how Instagram is switching to a more video-centric feed. I’ve been thinking long and hard about social media for photographers, […] The post You’re doing it wrong! what if photographers did social media right? appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

When the pandemic hit the world and showed us that it was here to stay for a while, we discussed whether video game photography could become the next big thing. And apparently, it’s happening. Video game photography is becoming a new genre, and Flickr has just introduced a whole new category for it on its […] The post “Virtual photography” is now officially a thing. At least on Flickr appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

  Since it was acquired by SmugMug, Flickr has undergone a bunch of changes. In my opinion, mainly positive ones. The company has now announced another big change – and I’m not sure how to feel about it. From now on, the ability to share restricted and moderate content will be reserved for Flickr Pro […] The post Flickr now limits NSFW photos to paying members only appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

Last November, Google announced that its free unlimited photo backup was going to end and it would all fall under the free shared 15GB get you with Google’s other services, like Gmail and Google Drive. Now, it’s almost upon us, with the service set to shut down on June 1st. You can, of course, upgrade […] The post PSA: Google’s free cloud photo storage ends in 2 weeks – Here are eight alternatives appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

In case you missed it recently, Google Photos has decided to end their free unlimited photo hosting service. Beginning in June of next year users will be limited to 15GB of space before being asked to pay for more storage. How much you’ll have to pay will depend on how much storage you use. Unfortunately […] The post Google Photos – Bait, meet Switch appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

The photo-sharing platform Photocentra has been around a few years. A few weeks back, they reached out to me and asked if I could have a look, scout the platform and provide some feedback. They told me that they worked hard to improve the platform in order to reach a wider audience, so I said […] The post Photocentra – taking a look at another photo sharing platform appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more

It was back in 2014 that I set up an account on Flickr. I posted a few images and forgot about the platform. Two years later I returned with a sensation of that this time it would be for good. Flickr is cozy —  it feels like a small town where everyone knows each other. I […] The post Why Flickr is a diamond in the rough, and how to make it awesome again appeared first on DIY Photography ..read more