How photo filters affect online engagement
Looking at 7.6 million public Flickr app photos, Flickr and Yahoo Labs researchers found that filtered photos are 21 percent more likely to be viewed on Flickr and 45 percent more likely to be commented on.
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Buying a digital camera: Part 5, DSLR/MILC cameras
DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras and MILC (Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras) are a natural step-up from Micro 4/3 systems. Like Micro 4/3, they consist […]
Buying a digital camera: Part 4, micro 4/3
Announced in 2008, Micro 4/3 systems have found a niche in the space for photographers looking for more versatility and quality than a point-and-shoot and […]
Buying a digital camera: Part 3, compact cameras
The first popular consumer digital cameras were point-and-shoot or compact cameras, which enjoyed enormous popularity until the rise of cameraphones. These systems tended to be […]
Buying a digital camera: Part 2, cameraphones
(Part 2 of a five-part series. Read the first post here.) Cameras have been a regular feature in cellphones and smartphones for well over a […]
Buying a digital camera: Part 1
The holiday season is fast approaching and many of you are going to be thinking about getting a new camera. How do you cut through the hype to work out which one is right for you? Let us help.
A thousand words: Celebrating Autistic Pride Day
To commemorate Autistic Pride Day, Flickr photographers share a glimpse into the world of autism, in their own words.
Morning scenes by early risers
At the break of dawn, many of you are already up and busy shooting landscapes bathed in dramatic sunlight. There’s a staggering abundance of exceptional pictures from a “morning” image search.
Most alluring little-known places
“The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.” — Author unknown Does your spirit need to be […]
Flickr Photo Walk in Taipei, Taiwan
More than 20 local photographers and Flickr members gathered in Ximending, Taipei, Taiwan, for the first Flickr Photo Walk in the city. Ximending is one […]
Hawaii’s forbidden ‘Stairway to Heaven’
What began as a rickety wood pathway to install antenna cables over a cliff in 1942 has become a hiker’s enigma often called the “Stairway […]
#Flickr10 Samplr Day 5: Perspective
In ten years of Flickr photos, we’ve been mesmerized by changing points of view and evolving trends in photography. In the #Flickr10 group, we saw […]