Like me, I bet you take lots of pictures. With your phone…er camera. And they’ve gotta go somewhere. You likely just back’em up with the default photo/cloud system on your phone. And the ones that are share-worthy, you probably have your go-to site or service like Instagram. But I’m not sure where I stand with all that now.
In October, something spurred me to reconsider investing in Flickr as my place to practice and pursue photography as a hobby. It’s compelling, but I think the biggest barrier is time.
Then, as I was contemplating Flickr for my photos, a few things happened. One, Google Photos, my oft-enjoyed photo service of choice, dropped a small tactical nuke: no more free photo storage!
Second, I switched from Android back to an iPhone, so I migrated away from Google Photos to iCloud Photos. Because Apple. And I like it.
So, for me and my family, we’re relying on Apple’s iCloud photo library to auto back-up all our cat pics, food shots, and selfies. And the ones that are share-worthy, well, that’s the part I’m unsure about.
One good article that helped me think about this is here; check it out.
Ignoring the lack of time, Flickr would be my first choice because…good reasons. But the limiting factor then would be either the 1,000 photo limit at the free tier, or simply paying money for the Pro tier. I’d like to support Flickr with my money, but that’s another blog post.
Other than Flickr, are there other good options for posting good images? Instagram? No, I said “good options.” IG is just not good anymore as it has gotten worse and worse over time. I can’t believe IG replaced the main photo capture button! That’s a bad sign for sure. Bokeh has less competition since IG has strayed so far from its roots!
For now, I’m not really sharing any pictures except for the occasional one on Facebook. But those are not typically the photo-hobby type, they’re more like what you’d put on Instagram circa 2012.
Are there any sites besides Flickr these days that are worth any investment? Is iPhoneography still a thing?
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I used to use 500px, but got tired of the racy photos that seemed to be everywhere. Otherwise it was a pretty nice site. I don’t recall what the storage limit was.
In theory I backup my photos on a hard drive, but it’s yet to become a good habit for me. 😛
I’ll be interested to hear if you find any good sites!
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Thanks, Marian, good to hear from you. I agree; 500px was too risqué for me. I’ll likely post about what I find, if anything!
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Hey Jason, I’m pretty happy just using Apple’s iCloud Photos. The shared albums allow you to create a link to a web page that anyone can access. I use that for family that don’t use Apple devices. But I have pretty simple needs, so am not sure if this would work for you. Thought I’d mention it.
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Thanks Rob. Yeah I use iCloud photos and have a few shared albums for just my family. I like how you can even comment on shared photos much like social media.
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