Smartphones are now the dominant means of photography
Smartphones have long since eclipsed point-and-shoot digital cameras in popularity for photography. An infographic looks at to what degree this is the case.
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Sources of stock photos featuring people of color
Those looking for stock images featuring people of color aren’t out of luck. Here’s a list of several websites featuring such, both free and for sale.
5 sources of free Creative Commons licensed images
I make use of Creative Commons licensed photos for my blog when possible. Here’s a look at some excellent sites offering such free images.
Which image file types to use for websites?
JPEG, PNG, and GIF have become the dominant image file formats. But which ones are the most suitable for website and blogging purposes?
I’m now on Instagram
After some indifference all this time, I’ve finally decided to sign up for Instagram, the popular photo sharing service. In the past, I’ve had some doubts about the need for Instagram, between my lack of interest in most filters, the limited photo size options, and storing my photos on Google Photos. I also usually display photos … Read more
Google to end support for Picasa
On Friday, Google announced it’s ending its support for its desktop photo management software Picasa. The program will be available for downloading through March 15, 2016; after that point, no further updates will be provided. Google is offering support for either exporting photos from Picasa, on top of the photos being available through Google Photos. … Read more
Ways to attribute Flickr Creative Commons photos
Creative Commons photos are quite useful for websites and bloggers, but do require attribution for their creators to be included. This includes the photos offered on services such as Flickr. The Creative Commons wiki recommends photo attribution includes the following information: Title of the photo Author of the photo Source of the photo, preferably as a link to … Read more
NY Public Library releases 180,000 public domain images
The New York Public Library has released over 180,000 public domain images from its collection. Said collection of images is largely photos and artwork, but also include various sheet music, manuscripts, maps, and so forth. Since all of the material is under the public domain, it’s free for anyone to use. NPR has more on this collection release. … Read more
Flickr Pro is back
Yahoo, the owners of photo hosting site Flickr, has announced it’s bringing back Flickr Pro subscriptions. A few years ago, Flickr was revamped, with accounts gaining 1TB of photo storage space for free. No new Pro accounts were allowed; existing Pro users could keep paying for Pro. In exchange, they’d get… the ads removed. Needless to … Read more
Google+ Photos shutting down on August 1, 2015
Google’s recently spun off its popular Google+ Photos service into the stand-alone Google Photos, without the “+” or ties to Google’s less-than-popular Google+ social network. As such, the search engine giant is shutting down its Google+ Photos apps as of August 1, starting with the Android app, followed by the iOS and web versions. Users … Read more