sharing photos online
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Sharing photos online, workshop given at Showcase School of Photography in Atlanta, April 6, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Photo Sharing OnlineEnhancing your digital presence
April 6, 2013| Jason M. Parker | jasonmparker.com
Purpose + Platform + Practice = Presence
Purpose?
Platform?
300 million photouploads per day (August 2012)
Downloadable
Custom privacy controls
Profiles, Pages, Groups
Cover images
Photos only
100 million users
Resize to 612x612px*
Cross-posting
Third party apps
Similar apps: Hipstamatic,Picplz, Vignette
Integrated withGoogle
Two products:“PicasaWeb Albums” &desktop application
1GB storage free, upgrades available
Make collages or movies from photos
Backup available (as JPG)
New app
Organizr
Sharing
Embeds
Community
Pricey
Highly customizable
Sell within site
Not much community
Great viewing options
More than 101million blogs since 2007
Themes and customization
Aggregates other content
Similar services: Blogger, WordPress
Comparing Platforms
Cost Mobile Storage Max Upload Community Privacy Tags Embed Custom Sales
Facebook Free Yes Unlimited 15MB Yes Custom Yes No No No
Instagram Free Yes Unlimited NA (612x612px) Yes Yes/No No Yes No No
Picasa Free Yes 1GB 20MB Yes Custom Yes Yes No No
Flickr Free$24.95 Yes 300MB,
Unlimited 15/20MB Yes Custom Yes Yes No No
SmugMug$40$60
$150Yes Unlimited 24MB No Custom Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tumblr Free Yes Unlimited 10MB Yes Yes/No Yes NA Yes No
Practice
Shoot and Share
Join in the conversation
Try something different
Click “Help”
Practice
Presence
Presence
Be a constructive community member
Tie your network together
Streamline your workflow
Be consistent, committed and credible
It’s not about computers.
It’s about you.