Once you get comfortable using the basic functions in the Flickr environment, you might be ready to take advantage of some of the advanced techniques. For example, what are the pros and cons of watermarking your images? Is that the only way to protect them? And how about using watermarks for branding? Learn more about this by watching this video.
- [Voiceover] Watermarking.…Yes, no, I don't know, (laughing)…It's a topic that in all honesty…used to come up a lot more a few years ago,…in the earlier days of Flickr when people were…concerned about other people stealing their images.…I think now I don't hear as many questions…about watermarking, but there are some pros…and cons, and I thought, well, okay, it's worth…covering in this title…because it's still relevant.…Now here are the pros for watermarking…in my opinion.…
Not so much to protect your image from…being stolen, but as a branding tool.…I think if you're running a business, and you…have a nice logo, and you wanna brand your images,…I think a watermark is a good way to go.…Just don't make it too big,…don't run it across the middle of the photo here,…but yet have it on there so people know "Wow,…that's his or her photography business, and…that's pretty cool".…In that sense, I think watermarking is useful.…
And then if you wanna share photos, like I do,…I want other people to view them and share them,…
Author
Derrick Story
Released
4/27/2016- Why use Flickr?
- Using Photostream vs. Camera Roll to view Flickr images
- Setting up and customizing a Flickr account
- Uploading photos and videos from various sources
- Viewing larger photos and slideshows
- Editing and tagging photos
- Participating in the Flickr community through comments, contacts, groups, and more
- Exploring Flickr's vast ocean of images
- Enhancing photos with the adjustment tools
- Watermarking photos
- Uploading video
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 24s
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1. Get Started with Flickr
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Why use Flickr?4m 51s
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Camera Roll vs. Photostream2m 49s
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Overview of the homepage4m 29s
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2. Create and Customize Your Account
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Set up your Flickr account2m 45s
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Personalize your homepage2m 37s
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Specify email settings4m 1s
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3. Upload Photos and Videos
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4. View Photos
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Sort how images display2m 46s
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View photos as a slideshow1m 22s
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Search your photostream1m 29s
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Navigate the camera roll2m 7s
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5. Work with Photos
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Edit titles and descriptions5m 21s
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Add tags3m 21s
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Delete a photo3m 1s
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Replace a photo2m 40s
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Rotate a photo1m 6s
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Change the date of a photo2m 48s
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6. More Photostream Fun
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Mark a photo as a favorite1m 21s
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Comment on a picture1m 42s
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View EXIF data3m 23s
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Change permissions1m 35s
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Add to a group1m 15s
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Add to an album1m 21s
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Delete or add a tag1m 51s
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7. Community and Social Networks
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Add contacts3m 11s
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Invite non-Flickr members2m 26s
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Explore groups5m 8s
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Create a group4m 5s
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Explore albums3m 10s
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Options for sharing albums1m 53s
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Connect Flickr and Facebook3m 22s
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8. Flickr Explore
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Recent photos1m 21s
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Trending45s
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Flickr VR48s
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The Commons1m 5s
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Galleries1m 12s
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World Map55s
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The App Garden58s
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Camera Finder1m 34s
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The Weekly Flickr1m 17s
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The Flickr Blog1m 26s
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9. Edit and Enhance Photos
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Crop, rotate, and resize3m 6s
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Brightness and contrast2m 17s
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Warmth and saturation2m 16s
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Sharpness and focus1m 47s
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Retouch a portrait2m 19s
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Apply effects and frames2m 11s
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Drawing and text1m 57s
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10. Tips and Advanced Techniques
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Tips for using Flickr4m 50s
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Create wall art and books2m 53s
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Explore Flickr add-ons2m 17s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 31s
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