Flickr is an image and video hosting website that allows users to upload and share their own images for others to see. Users can create a free account that will allow them to upload 300mb of images and videos per month. These images are then stored on Flickr's site permanently and can be accessed by the account owner as well as others doing a search for images through Flickr.


Pro accounts - Upload unlimited amounts of images and videos
Normal free accounts - Upload up to 300mb per month
Groups - Groups allow users to invite people to share images of common interest
Tags - Images can be given tags (descriptive words) so that if someone searches one of your tags on your image, that image will be displayed to the user
Access control - Users can set their images to be private or public. Private images can still be shared with specific people



Creating and Account
Go to the Flickr Page - CLICK HERE
In the top right hand side, click "Sign Up"
Options:
1. Create a Yahoo account and use that as your account
2. Sign in with your Facebook account
3. Sign in with a Google mail account
4. Allow yahoo access to your information on the account
5. Enter a screen name
6. Enter your birth date
7. Click Sign Up

Click the bold text to view guides (all guides start from the Facebook home page after you have signed in!)
Home, You, Organize & Create, Contacts, Groups, Explore and Upload are the main menu options when you have signed into Flickr. All of your information can be accessed by using these menus.

UPLOAD AN IMAGE:

 

1. Click the Upload button in the main menu
2. Click Choose Photos and Videos
3. Find the photo/video you wish to upload, click it and select open
4. Your image/video will now be in a list
5. You can add more to the list if you wish by clicking Add More
6. Select the privacy you would like for the image (Private or Public)
7. Click Upload Photos and Videos

VIEW YOUR PHOTOS:

 

1. Click You in the main menu
2. Click Your Photostream

ADD A FRIEND:

 

1. Click Contacts in the main menu
2. Click People Search
3. Search the persons name/username into the search
4. Click add as contact
5. An invitation will be sent to that person, upon acceptance you will now be friends

CREATE A GROUP:

 

1. Click Groups on the main menu
2. Click Create a New Group
3. Select the privacy you would like your group to have (Public, Private Invitation only or Private)
4. Click create on the corresponding privacy
5. Fill in the details of the group (Group name needs to be unique)
6. Select the group safety
7. Click Next
8. Enter name for admins, mods and users
9. Click Next
10. Your group is now create!

SEARCH FOR AN IMAGE:

 

1.In the search bar in the top right, enter your search
2. Hit enter or click Search
3. Browse related images