Limits of Flickr's Free Version

I have a large collection of images taken for Case Western Reserve University.

I have downloaded the free version of Flickr to help organize these images. I used Lynda.com to get me up to stead on how to use Flickr.

With the free version we can only download 100 mgbs a month. The full version is $24.95 for a year with unlimited storage and bandwidth.

According to Lynda.com I should add metadata before hand and also resize the images before going importing into Flickr.

I have a Microsoft Power tool called Resizer. I have resized select images before importing them. It's really too bad that Resizer is not standard on XP and Vista. I hope it is available on Windows 7.

I aslo used Adobe Bridge to go in and add metadata to my library of images. So at least I can now do searches on names of staff, events and other categories.

I need to create folders in order to organize all my images. With the free version of Flickr I am able to create Sets to store grouped images. The sample project was to organize all my images of campus buildings. My goal is to create a folder called Campus Buildings and in it have sets that include images of individual buildings.

In Fickr Professional, we are able to create folders called Collections. Once I have a folder created I would be able to move my Sets into it. I can then make Collections for all categories. This feature is not available with the free version.

I have maxed out our space on Flickr. They most images we can have stored is 200. I am right at 200 now.

For now, perhaps the best idea is to load all these images onto the new server and them give access to anyone in ITAC or ITS permission to go in and view the images.

My conclusion on Flickr is it is too limited for the free version. It's a great way to show off images to family members it is not a professional tool. Upgrading to Flickr Professional is a must for serious logging of photos.

DJ