This presentation is an overview of Flickr and how it can be used to distribute your photos across the web. It dovetails nicely with the Picasa presentation. This was originally presented at the UKAg 2011 Communications Conference.

1. 
It’s about Flickr:
A short course to the photo sharing super site

2. What exactly is Flickr?
• Yahoo! website to manage & share images world‐wide
• Share with everyone or limit sharing to just friends and family
• Op@ons for saving and prin@ng photos
• Op@ons for protec@ng copyright
• Free

3. How are people using Flickr?
 People post their vaca@on photos
 Ar@sts use Flickr to promote their work
 Non‐profits use Flickr to distribute photos to media
 Library of Congress posts historical photos & records
 GeIy Images uses Flickr to buy stock photos

4. Breakdown of a Flickr page

5. Main menu bar & Search box

6. Photo box & Description

7. Comments & Favorites

8. Geo‐tag, Location, Tags & License

9. The Order of Flickr
Your Photos Other People’s Photos
Favorites
Photostream
Photo Photo Photo
Set Set
Galleries
Photo Photo Photo Photo
Photo Photo Photo

10. 
Your Photostream
It’s all your photos

11. 
Photostream to Sets
Sets divide your photos into manageable folders

12. Breakdown of a Flickr page

13. 
Favorites
Bookmarks to your favorite photos
Click the star
Shows up in your
Favorites list

14. 
Galleries
Favorite photos to compare and discuss
• Comprised of Other People’s Photos only
• Galleries are limited to 18 photos
• Promotes discussion and helps develop contacts
• Draws traffic to your page some@mes

15. The Order of Flickr
Your Photos Both Other People’s Photos
Groups! Favorites
Photostream
Photo Photo Photo
Set Set
Galleries
Photo Photo Photo Photo
Photo Photo Photo

16. 
Groups!
Photos grouped together with a common theme
Member Photos
Rules of the Group
Discussion Board

17. 
Contacts
Organize your Flickr people into friends and/or family
• Similar to Facebook Like buIon
Contacts
• Contacts accept automa@cally
• Adds contacts latest photos to your page
Just a • Use Friends/Family op@on to control access
contact to certain photos or sets
Friends Family

18. 
What can we do with Flickr?
Op@ons to link Flickr to other social media
Facebook
Picasa • Upload from Picasa
• Post to Facebook page
TwiIer
• Tweet a photo
• Post recent photos on
county website
County
website • Print photo at local Wal‐Mart,
Wal‐Mart Walgreens, Target or Snapfish

19. 
State Fair Photo Problem
How do I distribute my photos so people can use them?

20. 
State Fair Photo Solution
Import to Picasa, Upload to Flickr & Output to Everyone
 Alert media
 Connect to Facebook pages
 Link to county website
 Allow printable copies

21. Final Recommendations
 Create one Flickr account for each county office
 Join college sponsored Flickr groups
 Link to Facebook to quickly build contacts
 Follow guidelines for acceptable photos
 Add ukagriculture as a Flickr contact
 Visit hIp://photo.ca.uky.edu/help