A Flickr Alternative
I recently received an account alert at Flickr that states that I am nearing 200 photos!! Flickr states that I may upgrade my account to "Pro" or else I will only be able to view only the newest 200 uploaded photos. The older ones won't be deleted; I just won't be able to see them.
Of course, they have their "one month free" spiel; however, upon looking at their pricing plans, I don't see where the free one month is - especially considering that they start billing you right away. It occured to me that they should only start billing one month after you upgrade your account; at least, that's how I would like it to happen.
Then I started to wonder if there are Flickr alternatives. And that is when I found this post on Photographybay.com.
Fotki was the most attractive, offering free & unlimited image hosting for websites and blogs; which is, at the core, what I am looking for. I signed up for a Fotki account to see how this works. It's cool that the hosting is free and unlimited; however, there is no option to manage the photos. For example, if you need to obtain the link location again (for whatever reason), then you're S.O.L because the upload it is not listed in your Fotki account. You'd have to re-upload the photo! I guess if you're organized enough to keep a separate running tally of all your uploaded photoes, then this isn't a problem; but that's a pain in the backside. There's also no way to delete images if you want.
I won't be using Fotki, and the only other on that list that appealed to me was Zooomr. It's free and unlimited. While it's not the same as Flickr, it seems like a pretty descent alternative. I found another source that was not on the Photographybay.com list, which is MediaFire. It's very different from Flickr in terms of its functionality, but "different" doesn't have to equal "problem".
I am partial to MediaFire's layout and GUI, but I don't like that I cannot get a URL for my photo tags - for example, a URL that will only display photos tagged with "Ocelot". (The URL is always the same .php address no matter which tagged set I'm viewing.) And when viewers look at a particular photo, they can see all of the tags for that photo; however, none of the tags are links so - viewers can't click to see all photos with the same tag. Zooomr has the tag functionality though. Between the two, I'm sure I'll settle with one that I live with. I'll just have to readjust my habits (which shouldn't be hard), because I seriously cannot see myself paying for Flickr; which isn't a poor reflection on Flickr, but a frugal reflection on myself.
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Thanks for pointing out those options. I'm still with Flickr, but can't see my photos past my first 200, which isn't bothering me enough to want to pay right now. I'm very frugal, too...it'd be different if it was a one-time fee, but $25.00 each year? That really adds up.
Hey what happens when you want to add photos to Ravelry (because you can only add from flikr)?
Me? An inspiration? That's so nice of you to say!! Don't think I've ever been called that before. :)
I can't believe I couldn't find the comment you left me about the 'tax credits' you get!! How does that work?
What do you mean you can't see the face in the coffee beans??? Try looking again.
Hey Patrizia - I don't know what happens when you add photos to Ravelry; I'm not an avid Ravelry user.
But I've been told that once you pass your Flickr 200 mark, the old photos are not effected where ever you posted them. For example, let's say you have 300 photos on Flickr and you included photo number 50 in a post on your blog. While you will not be able to see photo 50 in your Flickr manager, you will be able to see it on that blog post that contains it. Does that make sense?
Yep, it sure does make sense - thanks for that.
Ok here is your one and only clue..
the face is somewhere at the bottom of picture.
:)
LOL
I can just imagine you squinting and torturing your eyes while doing that!
;)
Sorry!
Where was this post a few months ago when I hit my photo limit. I'm that sucker that paid for the Pro version.
Have you looked at Picasa? I don't know much about how it works, but it's a Google tool, which means it probably does it's job well...
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