Image Sharing with Flickr

The Purpose: To share photos with others.

Background:

"Flickr is one of the most popular photo-sharing sites on the Internet. Owned by Yahoo!, Flickr offers its users a website where they can create free accounts that let them store, share, and explore digital photos. Flickr is also an online community, whose members share photos and mutual interests. Just read on and begin your Flickr experience!"

Tutorial:

Your Task:

Create a Flickr account.

You probably don't need step-by-step directions. It's pretty intuitive. Just go to Flickr and follow directions. But should you run into trouble, Mahalo has made Step-By-Step instructions:

STEP ONE

  1. Go to http://www.Flickr.com.
  2. Click on the "Create Your Account" button located in the top right corner.
  3. If you currently have a Yahoo! ID for email, you can use this to log in.
  4. If not, click on "Sign Up" to register for a free account.
  5. Fill in the information requested in the three sign-up steps.
  6. If you're creating a new Yahoo! account, you'll receive two emails:
    • a confirmation email with a link you need to click to activate your account.
    • an email with a clickable link that will verify your email address.
  7. Open both emails and click on the provided links.
  8. Now your account is active! Return to Flickr's home page and sign in!

STEP TWO: Upload Photos

  1. On Flickr's home page choose "Upload Photos."
  2. Click on the "Choose Photos" button.
  3. Select the photo(s) you wish to add to Flickr.
    • To select more than 1 photo, hold down the "Ctrl" key on a PC, or "Apple" key on a Mac as you select photos.
  4. When you are ready to upload, click "Open."
  5. Select the privacy level for your photos.
    • You can make the photos private (visible only to yourself).
    • You can make it visible to you and friends and family who are also on the site. They must be registered with Flickr for you to make images visible to them with this option.
    • You can make the photos visible to the public - anyone who searches in Flickr will be able to see them.
  6. Click "Upload Photos."
  7. Once your photos are uploaded to Flickr, you need to describe them.
  8. Give each photo a title, a short description, and tags.
    • Tags are keywords you use to describe each photo. You can search your photos by tag, so choose words and phrases that make sense to you!
  9. When you're done, click on "Save This Batch" and your photos, with descriptions, are saved in the system.

 

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