Finally! The Flickr Update I Have Been Waiting for!

(I began writing this post last week, but got busy and never finished it. Better late than never…)

One of the things that has bothered me about using Flickr to host my pictures is that, short of asking everyone to sign up for a free Flickr account, I have had no way to easily share private pictures on Flickr with family and friends–until now.

Signing up for a Flickr account is a nice thing if you want to share photos and participate in the huge online community. It is a fun and interesting way to view pictures. If you take pictures, or if you want to comment on other people’s pictures, I would highly recommend it. But if you just want to see a couple of my private pictures, it might be a bit of a hassle. Now you don’t have to.

When I create a set of private photos, I can give out a guest pass to anyone who wants it, so all you have to do is go to the link I give you, and you can see them. Of course, you can still join Flickr if you want, but now you don’t have to.

Why is this important? My policy is, I don’t want to post pictures of family and friends publicly, unless they give me permission. I know many people might think that is silly, but I want to respect people’s privacy. I worry that the next time I whip out my camera, no one will want to let me take a picture, because they are afraid everyone in the world will be able to see it!

I have many private pictures that I have been holding back. When I have time, I will get them up and get out guest passes to everyone! If you want to read more about this, check out the November 21st post of FlickrBlog.