101 QUICK AND EASY SECRETS FOR USING YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS- P9:Millions of people around the world have many photos stored on their laptop and desktop computers, external hard drives, CDs and DVDs, and flash drives. Most images are just sitting there idle, waiting for the world to see them. Some have been unused for years. Up until now there has been no guide to help people find ways to use these photos. | Chapter 2 Sharing Your Photos Online Free is definitely the name of the game when it comes to posting and sharing your photos online. Nowhere in the world will you find so much that s free as you do in cyberspace. There are a slew of options for sharing your precious moments or your adroit photography skills with others. Photo sharing and social networking sites can host hundreds of your photos. Some have photo editors others have slideshows. Each site has its own limits on file size and number of photos you can upload as well as access options for connecting with other Internet sites. Navigating these sites can be tricky. This chapter spells out all the bells and whistles of managing your photos on different photo sharing and social networking platforms. 28 Sharing Your Photos Online Posting and Sharing at Flickr How easy is it to join and post to Flickr Well let s see. 1. Go to and click on Create Your Account. 2. Sign up for a Yahoo account it s free or sign in to Yahoo 3. Click on Create a New Account. 4. Click on Upload Photos and Video. 5. Click on Choose Photos and Videos. 6. In the window that appears navigate to the folder where your photos are. 7. While holding down the Shift key you can select contiguous images to upload. To upload non-contiguous images hold down the Command Mac or Ctrl Windows key while selecting. 8. Click on Select. 9. Click on Upload Photos and Videos. After you ve uploaded your photos you can either sign out or add descriptions by clicking on the prompt Next Add a Description Perhaps If you select Add Descriptions you ll also be asked for titles descriptions and tags. When you decide to come back to Flickr for some more uploads or to find friends to share your photos with you ll have to log in again using your Yahoo ID and password. When you do you ll be taken to your homepage. On that page you have options to upload photos or you can just view organize and share the ones you have. To view your photos you can click on
