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Being a photographer, I tend to back up my photos in multiple locations. I have them on my laptop, a backup USB drive, then another USB drive that is stored in a safe. I sometimes save my best photos online on Flickr since I have about 2 terabytes in storage, as well as my other online portfolio site of 500px.
All of these locations are part of my process to have some piece of mind if in case something goes wrong. Well today I saw in article on WebDesignLedger where they were claiming that Yahoo is downsizing. You can read the full article here. My concern with this feels falls first to my “free” account with Flickr. Yahoo purchased Flickr in 2005, so about 11 years ago. I won’t go into the changes and improvements of Flickr since, but the ability to store 2tb of photos online is great, I am aware that Yahoo’s financial performance has been declining so how they decide to deal with the picture website will be closely watched.
For those of you like me, it may be a good time to take stock of what you have loaded to Flickr, and be sure you have your originals saved somewhere in your library. If you don’t be sure to download your photos and save them as well as connect with your followers on other means like their other social media websites and online groups.
Here are a list of alternatives you may want to consider should you need another online repository:
Google Photos – While this offers unlimited “high quality” photo uploads. Uploading RAW files will count agains a 1.5Gb storage quota.
Amazon Cloud Storage – Offers unlimited cloud storage for about $60.00 a year. There is an inexpensive option for still unlimited photos, but a 5gb limit on video files. This plan is about $12.00 a year.
Dropbox – While you do get up to 5g of free storage, you will then need to pay for an upgraded annual account. $10 a month for up to 1tb, or $15 a month for unlimited storage and managed file and folder permission controls.
Have more questions on this? Or do you have some great other options for online storage? Let us know in the comments below.
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I recently did a shoot at the Edgewater Hotel in Winter Garden and one of my favorite photos was from the mother of a young actor/model. Reason why is because she was only there for her son and didn’t think she’d be a good model to shoot. What stood out for me was her hair and her eyes. You’ll see in the photo why. I’m glad she wasn’t too reluctant and allowed me to shoot her, and here it is.
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Earlier this week on Blab, we did our show talking about Snapchat at a really basic and superficial level. I’ll be honest I’ve only used it personally a few times in the last 6 months, and don’t know all there is to know about the application. So Bess and I figured we’d learn a little bit about it and discuss it on the show.
The main thing I’d like to mention though is this, there are many social media channels out there. While Snapchat is pretty popular of lately, that doesn’t mean it’s the main network for you to shift all of your focus on. You’re really going to want to think about where and why you’d use it, and the benefits that you’ll be making to your audience. Just below this video are some great links to read to learn more about it and some ideal use cases. Be sure to share and let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Show Notes:
Snapchat Features You Didn’t Know Existed (Or Just Didn’t Know How to Use)
Snapchat Marketing: A Beginner’s Guide
Check out your Snapchat Analytics
Blab Video Replays
This week’s Blab was a rapid fire one! We dished out a bunch of apps, websites, tips, and tools for social media, engagement, websites and more. When I think back at it, it really was a LOT!
The objective at the beginning of any year is to do more and do better. With that be sure to try out some of the tools and tips mentioned in this replay. And if you do try some of these out be sure to let me know in the comments below.
Lastly be sure to scroll past the video to see the show notes!
Show Notes:
If This Than That A free tool for automating functions for when you do or post something, a function happens as a result.
Hot Jar A “freemium” website analytic tool to see what your visitors are reading on your website with heat maps and more.
OneShot For highlighting screenshots and quickly sharing to Twitter (iOS only)
Typosaurus Get ahead of your spelling typos
Wedgies Polling made simple
WorldPackers Find unique places around the world where you can exchange your skills for accommodation.
Namechk To see what social media profiles are available for a name or profile you’re thinking of starting.
Buffer App A better way to share on social media
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Last month on the first week of December I made a trip down to Miami for Art Basel. I’ll write a post about my experience with that soon, but what I wanted to show was some of what I shot of the Wynwood Walls area not far from Miami Beach.
During the week of Art Basel, there were a lot of street artists in the area that were painting murals on the sides of buildings for this event. Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to Miami each year for Art Basel and all the other happenings and let me tell you they didn’t disappoint. If you ever get a chance to visit, I highly encourage it. And also speak to the artists, they are actually really approachable!
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