Comments on: Location Scouting With Flickr http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr Marketing Your Photography Business Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: R. Richard Hobbs http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-1702 R. Richard Hobbs Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:14:48 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-1702 I use Flickr more and more all the time for location scouting (I am a professional). My main location library is maintained at locamundo.com, which I use in mission-critical, hired-gun situations, but I use Flickr for customized presentations of remarkable locations for my general marketing purposes. I use Flickr more and more all the time for location scouting (I am a professional). My main location library is maintained at locamundo.com, which I use in mission-critical, hired-gun situations, but I use Flickr for customized presentations of remarkable locations for my general marketing purposes.

]]> By: Curtis http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-781 Curtis Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:29:39 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-781 There is an alternative to using Flickr and that is <a href="http://www.trekearth.com/" rel="nofollow">TrekEarth</a> which is specifically for location-based photography. You aren't allowed to upload a photo without at last listing the city it was taken in, I've used that site many a time to figure out what I wanted to shoot when traveling. There is an alternative to using Flickr and that is TrekEarth which is specifically for location-based photography. You aren't allowed to upload a photo without at last listing the city it was taken in, I've used that site many a time to figure out what I wanted to shoot when traveling.

]]> By: Dan http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-360 Dan Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:51:09 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-360 Interesting approach... but it seems likely to lead to oft-photographed and geotagged locations getting more traffic. I'm a firm believer that *all* locations "have photographic value" - it's just a matter of the photographer figuring out what that value is, and how to bring it out. Interesting approach... but it seems likely to lead to oft-photographed and geotagged locations getting more traffic. I'm a firm believer that *all* locations "have photographic value" - it's just a matter of the photographer figuring out what that value is, and how to bring it out.

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-358 Jeff Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:36:03 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-358 This is a great post. This sure beats buying travel books just see which locations have photographic value. This is a great post. This sure beats buying travel books just see which locations have photographic value.

]]> By: Justin O'Neill http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-333 Justin O'Neill Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:39:58 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-333 We use a combination of Flickr and Google Earth when doing location scouting for our films. You can get an incredibly detailed sense of a place by matching photos on Flickr with where they were taken on satellite footage from Google Earth or Google Maps. We occasionaly contact the photographer who took the pics and ask them to take a shot at a different angle or from a different perspective. I can't imagine what location scouting was like before Flickr! We use a combination of Flickr and Google Earth when doing location scouting for our films. You can get an incredibly detailed sense of a place by matching photos on Flickr with where they were taken on satellite footage from Google Earth or Google Maps. We occasionaly contact the photographer who took the pics and ask them to take a shot at a different angle or from a different perspective.

I can't imagine what location scouting was like before Flickr!

]]> By: Jauder Ho http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-332 Jauder Ho Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:33:48 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-332 I certainly used Flickr to scout things out during a trip to Japan in September. To top it off, I have tried to geotag almost all of the pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jauderho/sets/72157602229609984/ I certainly used Flickr to scout things out during a trip to Japan in September. To top it off, I have tried to geotag almost all of the pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jauderho/sets/72157602229609984/

]]> By: Dave Nofmeister http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-329 Dave Nofmeister Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:57:30 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-329 Certainly awsome news, considering so much of photography is just finding new subject matter. Certainly awsome news, considering so much of photography is just finding new subject matter.

]]> By: Nick http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-327 Nick Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:52:28 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-327 In a few weeks i'm taking a trip up north into the mountains for some wonderful sunrise / sunset photography and i've been using topographic data from the USGS to map and plan. I also have a great program called Global Mapper which produces a close replica of the mountain layout in 3D. In a few weeks i'm taking a trip up north into the mountains for some wonderful sunrise / sunset photography and i've been using topographic data from the USGS to map and plan. I also have a great program called Global Mapper which produces a close replica of the mountain layout in 3D.

]]> By: The Curator http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-326 The Curator Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:49:58 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-326 What a great idea! not only for photographers, but for the designers doing conceptual work. It would be interesting to see how much firms (and independent photographers) can save (time and money) by utilizing this tool. I'll be sure to encourage everyone I know to tag their content by location so that others can use their photography for scouting purposes. Great article! What a great idea! not only for photographers, but for the designers doing conceptual work. It would be interesting to see how much firms (and independent photographers) can save (time and money) by utilizing this tool. I'll be sure to encourage everyone I know to tag their content by location so that others can use their photography for scouting purposes. Great article!

]]> By: Nikographer http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-325 Nikographer Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:46:59 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-325 Many many of the locations I shoot at were discovered via flickr and tags, not so much the geotagging. Many many of the locations I shoot at were discovered via flickr and tags, not so much the geotagging.

]]> By: Filipe Freitas http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-321 Filipe Freitas Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:26:39 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-321 Now Yahoo's Flickr is competing with Google's Panoramio.com! Now Yahoo's Flickr is competing with Google's Panoramio.com!

]]> By: PhotographyVoter.com http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr/comment-page-1#comment-320 PhotographyVoter.com Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:36:04 +0000 http://blogs.photopreneur.com/location-scouting-with-flickr#comment-320 Great article on how to use Flickr to scout for photographic opportunities.. Great article on how to use Flickr to scout for photographic opportunities..

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