After reading about photosharing this week, I had to count the number of places I had my photos backed up. First, they're all on memory cards. I have about five memory cards, all filled with photos. I don't just delete photos after I upload them onto a computer; I just buy a new memory card when I need one. Secondly, they're all uploaded onto my laptop computer that I own. Third, they're all safely uploaded onto an external hardrive - My Passport. Fourth, they're all printed off and put into albums (I even have a shoebox full of some doubles of the photos I really like). And last, I have them all uploaded onto the internet (most of them are on Facebook). Needless to say, my photos are very important to me. It's also important to me that others get to see my photos, which is why I have them on display all over my apartment and on Facebook. Most of them are just candids of my friends and I out doing something fun. I usually take a picture to document something--like a fun camping trip or whatnot. Photos also capture a memory and keep it for me. I like to go back and look at them and feel the memory.
This week, I've considered taking advantage of photosharing sites. I use Photobucket to host my images that I want to put on my MySpace (because Photobucket automatically writes a code for them). I also put some other photos on there, but not many. I feel like Facebook is enough for me. It may not be an exclusive photosharing site, but it allows me to upload them into albums, and allow others to view and comment on them. One of the features I really like about some of the photosharing sites I've learned about this week is the editing tool featured on many of the sites. It would save the hassle of uploading photos to Photoshop then to the photosharing site. It is especially a nice feature for me in the summer, when I don't have a computer with Photoshop software. On the other hand, I don't really like the idea of sharing photos with people I don't even know. It just doesn't appeal to me, because why would someone care, especially considering a lot of my photos consist of people--probably people they don't know. So, I have thought about using photosharing more often, but do I really need another place to put my photos? The internet is the most secure place, in my opinion (referring to never losing them), and I might not always have a Facebook account, so I'm thinking about it...
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First off, I would like to say I think your photos are safe! It is better to be safe than sorry though! I also have my photos saved in multiple different places, including on photobucket and facebook. The first time I used photobucket was when I was in high school and I am glad I did because that is the only place where some of my photos are that I did not save anywhere else. What I like about photos is that they are important and can capture a memory to last a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteI am not a photographer at all, but I do understand the value pictures have in many situations. I would say it sounds like your pictures are secure as much as you take care of them. Facebook is sufficient for my picture purposes, but I know some people who would rather look at a real picture than at a picture on a computer. Photosharing is a wave of technology that probably will continue and grow more and more as our society becomes more advanced.
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