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We ordered a bunch of Flickr prints and here’s an in-depth review

January 11, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments

In August this year, Flickr brought back its photo printing service. Alex (a.k.a. Shaka1277) ordered two prints to see what they look like, and he kindly shared his impressions with DIYP and our readers. But, many people wanted to know more about prints from Flickr and about the ordering process itself. So, we ordered a bunch of them and here we bring you a truly in-depth review.

I printed some of my photos: color and black and white, digital and film; in different finishes and different sizes. You’ll see what they look like, and I even did some torture-testing. I got everything in photos, videos, and of course – in writing, so you can get a full picture. So let’s get right into it!

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Flickr protects Creative Commons images and “In Memoriam” accounts from deletion

March 11, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments

Since Flickr got acquired by SmugMug, there have been some significant changes on the platform. One of them is the 1000-image limit for Free accounts, with all the excess photos being deleted. However, Flickr has announced that all Creative Commons images will be protected from the deletion, as well as “In Memoriam” accounts dedicated to deceased members.

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Is Flickr Still A Relevant Social Media Outlet? Yes – and You Should Use It!

April 22, 2018 by JP Danko 3 Comments

Years ago I had a Flickr account – I didn’t use it much and it languished in oblivion until at some point Flickr deleted it.

I didn’t really give it a second though – I kind of thought of Flickr as a place newbies post snapshots of flowers and sunsets. All the cool photographers used 500px. Flickr is a dead social media platform anyway right?

However, I recently needed a platform where I could keep track of all my published photography, so I opened a new Flickr account – and hello, I discovered that Flickr is actually an amazing tool for your photography business (if you treat it like a tool, not a social media platform).

Here is why I think you should still post your photos to Flickr…

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