Things To Keep In Mind While Uploading Pictures On Flickr
Written by Anurag Bhateja on October 28, 2009 – 12:59 pm -Flickr is one of the biggest resource for photographers in order to share photographs. We, who are on flickr, upload photographs very often there in order to get recognition as a photographer. Now, while uploading a photograph, sometimes we just upload it and forget about many things that has to be taken care of. I am explaining the list of “to dos” when you upload a photograph there.
1. Title: Always try to be specific in your title. Avoid titles as IMG0808 or something like that. These are names given by your camera while saving it on memory. No one can recognize your work with such names. Be specific and to the point in title. It also helps you to get recognized by search engines.
2. Description: A very important part. You should write a small introduction of the place where you clicked, your subject, name of the model if any, information on the species of the animal/bird/insect if you are aware of and keep it precise. This is not important to stretch it like a long story. You should keep in mind that only 10% read full story, 20% take it personally, 10% comment and rest 60% just see the photograph and go away. So if the description is small and informative, there is chance that people will read and if they like, you will get more comments.
3. Reply to comments: People think that commenting on their own photographs is just to increase comments but I think you should reply to queries if occur or answer to a generous comment. Thanking all above in single comment can also be done. This creates a bond between you and your viewers.
4. Send to group: Keeping the rules of the groups in mind, you should add your photographs to groups. You should also visit those groups regularly and comment on photographs you like. Some group have rules to comment and fav so keep this in mind too.
5. Sets: You can make different sets and sort your photographs accordingly so that people can see photographs according to their interest.
6. Geotagging: Maximum of do not do that. It is marking the photograph’s venue on map. It is good to do as sometimes people search for photographs of a particular place so that they can see how it looks like. Geotagging the photograph properly will increase the chance of getting more people to your photograph.
Keeping the above points in mind will surely help you in getting good results for your stream 
Enjoy, keep blogging, keep reading and keep clicking
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