We Are Media Toolbox: Photo Sharing
It's photosharing day in the We Are Media toolbox festival!
Does your organization run any events? Do you hire a photographer? We used to. Now, each year at the NTC, we ask our colleagues to upload any digital photos they take into Flickr, and to tag those photos with 07NTC / 08NTC / etc. (and NTEN).
The major down side is that we don't always get the high resolution images we might want for a printed piece of collateral.
But there are many more up sides than down sides. I can't think of a better way to show the energy and enthusiasm of our community than through their own photos! Also, we get a much broader range of photos than we would from a single photographer. Finally, when the photos are in a service like Flickr, we can use them in a multitude of ways.
Take a look at the images in the header of our web site. Those are all images on Flickr tagged "NTEN".
Or, say you're working on a blog post about the Golden Gate Bridge. You can embed a slide show of photos right in your post:
If you use photo sharing, we want to know what tools you're using, and why. Give us examples! Share those ideas in comments or on the wiki!
