I'm finally on Flickr: Does that make me Flickd?

"Swan on the Lake" by Michael Beck

This image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Well I finally did it. I signed up for a Flickr account and uploaded a chunk of my photography. All of the available Flickr features are going to take some getting used to, but from what I've seen so far, I am going to like using the service.

One of the more interesting features to me is the ability to specify specific licensing by picture. "Creative Commons" is becoming a big buzzword on the Internet lately, and Flickr gives you the ability to participate in it automatically.

"The Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others legally to build upon and share. The organization has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses, depending on the one chosen, restrict only certain rights (or none) of the work." (From wikipedia.org)

I elected to make all of my photography available for both non-commercial and commercial use, so long as no alterations or derivative works are created from my photography, and I receive full credit for the photo.

You may have seen some of the Flickr photos I have used on this blog from other photographers. Each time I do I always make sure I give credit where credit is due by stating who the photograph is by, and linking to that Flickr user's profile.

You can see all of my photography on Flickr by clicking here.