I'm trying to get an idea of WHICH areas of Creative Commons I can draw from on Flickr. I work for a state doing something that, while noncommercial, does support business in a way. I want to use creative commons pix for a website we're putting up. So attribution, I get. That's easy. The others I'm not sure about - as a government office are we, by dint of our setup, considered non-commercial? And the non-deriviative works...does that mean we can't even crop it? And I completely don't understand "share alike" at all. Does that mean if we use THOSE photos we have to let anyone have our website template and content (which would be our only original work) for free with complete unrestricted use?
posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 30, 2013 -
11 answers
I work for an organization that has lots of photos and videos but no system to manage that. I have introduced the idea of using a system like
Resourcespace to achieve this goal. What areas could I study to implement this most effectively? Any books, journals, associations or anything that covers effective metadata and content management?
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posted by andendau
on Apr 20, 2013 -
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Please help me pick a name and domain for our website/app. We're a private network for parents to upload, backup and share their kids' pictures.
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posted by signal
on Apr 14, 2013 -
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Years ago I was reading a book (an art book I think but it's possible that someone like Tom Stoppard might be messing with my memories) and it said that Tristan Tzara had decorated his children's bedroom and playroom with the most beautiful wacky paintings and props a dada artist could conceive.
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posted by Marauding Ennui
on Apr 14, 2013 -
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So basically I need to swap out all the art on several websites with photos of California that we have the rights to use in perpetuity (as well as for print). I realize there's the "buy one at a time from Getty" avenue but I have neither the time or resources for that. What I need is a boatload of pics that I can use for commercial use that are all OF California (as well as some general use pics, graphics and art). A very big collection that I can hand to an intern so they can get swapping.
I think in the old days you used to just be able to buy a CD-rom of images. Can you still do that? Are there full collections with hundreds of pics? Or are there any free collections that anyone knows about that are just public use for this purpose? My budget for this is not high (no more than a couple hundred bucks) so I'm open to any options possible.
posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 11, 2013 -
11 answers
I am adding an SSD as a boot drive in my Mac Pro. I am comfortable installing it, and intend to clone the existing boot drive onto it with SuperDuper! However, I'm confused about how and WHEN to move my documents, iTunes library, etc. in the process. Can you help?
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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Someone asked to use photos I took at their event to give to the media, and then used them on their Facebook page without asking me. I need to calibrate my anger and response.
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posted by jimmythefish
on Mar 31, 2013 -
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We're looking for photos of famous people riding public transit for a Facebook page that fights prejudice against public transportation.
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posted by Tom-B
on Mar 25, 2013 -
30 answers
Earlier this week, Mrs. Zooropa gave birth to our son, Elias (we call him Eli). He is our first, so of course, we are taking all sorts of photos and video on our phones, and have received a ton of requests from grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
Here's my question: what's the best and easiest way to share photos and videos with all these folks?
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posted by zooropa
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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Pretty much all of my photos exist on my laptop, a networked hard drive and Flickr. I am looking for a good way to keep the three locations synced with each other.
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posted by any portmanteau in a storm
on Feb 19, 2013 -
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For a research project, we’re asking ~24 high school and college students to log their experiences with homework by sending us text messages and photos over the course of about two weeks. Is there a site where they can send those messages so that we could see them from a computer? There are particular features we’re seeking... What comes closest to satisfying them?
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posted by daisyace
on Feb 19, 2013 -
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I am looking for a variety of photos to choose from for a caption contest. The contest is related to sexual health, but the photos need not be, and preferably will be fairly suitable for public viewing.
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posted by ghost dance beat
on Jan 23, 2013 -
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I carefully change my photos' color temperature using Shotwell (not accurate, but fast enough and easy), export them to smaller-sized pictures and upload to Facebook using Facebook's uploader, but the color balance is wrong. They're
all green.
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posted by BungaDunga
on Jan 18, 2013 -
8 answers
Photographers and photography buffs! Please help me find a really cool photography book (or photography-related gift) for my photographer boyfriend.
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posted by ad4pt
on Jan 5, 2013 -
15 answers
People keep stopping and taking pictures of my house. The previous owner was in a lot of debt and I'm wondering if we should be worried.
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posted by julie_of_the_jungle
on Dec 27, 2012 -
23 answers
As an aspiring artist, I've recently acquired a habit of saving to Dropbox every image I find particularly inspiring or useful as an artistic reference. This is fun and motivating, except I'm realizing that my Finder-based 'folder > subfolder' organizational structure is doing a poor job of keeping up with my needs. I'm looking for software recommendations (Mac OS X) or general tips re: sorting a frequently-accessed image collection that will eventually number into the thousands. The catch: the system needs to sync with an iPhone/iPad.
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posted by brieche
on Dec 17, 2012 -
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I made a holiday card for myself and my husband. My sister thinks it is embarrassing. I'm not going to send it anymore, but I have a questions about regarding the general consensus of what and when and why certain things are embarrassing or not.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 26, 2012 -
95 answers
Has anyone used
FotoBridge to enhance and digitize old photos, and if so how would you rate their services? (Asking for a friend.)
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posted by naoko
on Nov 23, 2012 -
3 answers
I have boxes of neatly organized crap! I would like to upload as much as possible to "the cloud" thus freeing up space in the basement for the
kitteh olympics.
I need recommendations!
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posted by Ruthless Bunny
on Nov 16, 2012 -
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Longshotfilter: Did anyone else in the U.S. see this magazine article about New Years Eve/Hogmanay (or possibly Christmas Eve) in Scotland circa 1996-97?
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posted by usonian
on Nov 13, 2012 -
4 answers
Suggestions for a photo management software that will allow me to quickly scroll through photos and tag them with keywords.
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posted by Zosia Blue
on Oct 27, 2012 -
12 answers
What is the best way to import my 10+ years of photos into Aperture without screwing up the existing on-disk organization?
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posted by primethyme
on Sep 15, 2012 -
8 answers
I need to better understand how WordPress works with images, how they load onto a page and the best way to automate the process to keep a WordPress self-hosted site running fast..
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posted by bonsai forest
on Sep 7, 2012 -
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I've accidentally happened upon a cache of someone else's photos on photobucket. Do I reach out to them, forget about it, or delete the account?
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posted by routergirl
on Sep 5, 2012 -
14 answers
What would you name a Tumblr blog featuring 'found photos' scanned from old rolls of film that were discovered in used cameras?
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posted by Venadium
on Sep 1, 2012 -
34 answers
How do you use iPhoto on a regular basis if you keep your library on an external drive?
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posted by GatorDavid
on Aug 28, 2012 -
3 answers
Wedding slideshow brainstorm: Is there a way to have an automatically updated slideshow running from a Facebook photo feed?
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posted by shinynewnick
on Aug 17, 2012 -
4 answers
A printout was inadvertently glued to a copy of a historical photo. How do I get it off?
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posted by johnofjack
on Jul 23, 2012 -
4 answers
Mac photo screensaver: are there any simple and free alternatives available that
don't automatically resize the images to fit the screen, and have more display options?
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posted by ossian
on Jul 2, 2012 -
5 answers
I'd like to move up from a point-and-shoot camera to a sub-$400 starter DSLR -- but which to choose? Details inside.
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posted by vorfeed
on Jun 27, 2012 -
9 answers
Calling all artistic, creative MeFites! Help me figure out something creative and not insanely expensive to do with all of these awesome old photos of Memphis and Memphians!
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posted by Quincy
on Jun 22, 2012 -
10 answers
How do I take good photos for an online dating site, as a guy who doesn't photograph well?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 15, 2012 -
14 answers
Where can I get affordable college grad pictures, complete with cap (if applicable?) and gown, in Toronto?
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posted by windykites
on May 28, 2012 -
3 answers
I want to consolidate the photo collections from 5 PCs and a Mac, fling them onto one drive (regularly backed up) and then access the drive from any of these computers with great convenience. Have you ever done anything like this? Any pointers? More inside...
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posted by razzman
on May 14, 2012 -
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When I download my pictures to my computer from my Nikon Coolpix S630, it always downloads ALL the pics instead of just the new pictures I just took. How do I download only the new pics?
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posted by lynnie-the-pooh
on May 12, 2012 -
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DIY Photo Art Question: I would like to have a photograph or image professionally printed onto canvas or good print-quality paper, about 4' x 4'. What do I need to know?
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on Apr 30, 2012 -
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