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Photos and Images
Photo sharing online can be useful tool for galleries from book covers to writing inspirations. Attention grabbers and story ideas that draw your readers to your blog.
To complete Thing 6 you must:
A. Explore the Flickr site
B. Search for and download a photo
C. Reflect on Thing 6 on your blog
It's important to know the what and why of online photo sharing before looking for the potential as a writer and/or illustrator. This one from the Common Craft Show. Video 1: Online Photo Sharing in Plain English (If you can't see the video, click here to watch it on the Common Craft website.)
Okay, now you know what online photo sharing is, lets look at the uses, and discover the potential of such sites. While the focus here is Flickr, for common conversation. There are other sites:
- Snapfish
- Picasa (Google-based)
- Flickr (Yahoo-based)
- Cnet Reviews
Watch this video for general usage of a photo social network, and for creative ideas for writing and illustrating. Video 2: Exploring Flickr
Keep in mind copyright laws when using pictures from any website. On Flickr, scroll down the page. In the right column, there is a section called Additional Information. You will see rights to the photo. If it says All Rights Reserved, you must get permission from the owner to use the picture. Otherwise, you may not use it. One solution is to use photos that have Creative Commons licensing. This gives certain rights to users: Creative Commons on Flickr. The Library of Congress on Flicker also has public domain photos on Flickr.
C. Reflect - Blog Prompt for Thing 6
Create a post on your blog about one of the photos you downloaded. Why did you choose a particular photo? What is it about the photo that you found interesting? Be sure to include the image in your post. Use Blogger's photo upload feature to do this.
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