Observing an L.A. photographer – an article about a LA Times photographer who took the buy-out and is
doing her own thing and posting it to Flickr. You can see more of Iris Schneider’s photography in this Flickr set.
QOOP is sending 10,000 free 4.25” X 6” postcards anywhere in the world. Head to QOOP to get yours.
“With the plethora of social networking sites, it’s easy to come to the quick conclusion that what we are doing on these sites – chatting up strangers, lurking on people’s profiles, spying on friends – is just a waste of time. But there is one site that is more than just an unhealthy habit: Photo-sharing site Flickr is a photography school, art gallery and a sandbox for experimentation. On Flickr, bad photographers get schooled, mediocre ones get better and some even rise to the top as stars – all supported by an immense, and sometimes intimate, international community.” – Flickr Changes Lives, Launches Photog Careers, MediaShift
“1001 is a unique Flickr client from Adriaan Tijsseling, developer of the Mac version of blogging app ecto (the one with a slick new alpha version) and RSS newsreader endo. In addition to letting you upload your own photos to Flickr, I think 1001’s primary appeal lies in its downloading and viewing abilities.” – 1001: A really cool Flickr client, The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
“Flickr on Wednesday announced Nikon’s sponsorship of a Flickr site, the Nikon Digital Learning Center. The site provides online tips and tutorials and lets photographers chat live with pro shooters Rosanne Pennella and Cliff Mautner as well as Nikon School instructors Reed Hoffman and Bill Durrence.” – Nikon gets the Flickr bug, CNET news.com
Pretty things to put your MOO MiniCards in.
“Web trends seem to come and go like the seasons. The latest one out of the Bay Area is a sport that offers relief to cubicle workers around the globe. It’s called “Faceball,” and workers at Flickr invented it to take off the edge.” – ‘Faceball’ Craze Hitting Cubicles Around The Globe, CBS5.com (with video!)
Photo from schneidereye.