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Flickr Testimonials - Free to Good Homes
Love is Being Stupid Together by Nattu
One of the commonly neglected features of Flickr is the ability to write testimonials about other photographers. Some of the more popular users have dozens of testimonials, but most have few, if any.
I only have three in my account; two silly and one serious. And you know what? All three were great ego boosts when I received them. Seeing what people had to say about my work rekindled my desire to grow as a photographer.
I’ve got some spare time coming up and I want to spread a little joy to my readers, so I’d like to write Flickr testimonials for all of you. Put a link to your Flickr account here in the comments.I’ll browse through your photos, write a testimonial for you, and next week, I’ll link to everyone who participated.
Testimonials posted so far:
Brian Auer Said,
August 10, 2007 @ 11:45 pm
Looks like the holiday season is a bit early this year! This is a great gesture on your part, and I’ll be certain to repay you with a reciprocal testimonial. I didn’t even know that feature existed, but I do now.
My Flickr
dgarcia Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 12:00 am
Fire away - i’m always interested in commentary/suggestions - and i’d be more than happy to look/comment in return!
my flickr account
donnaidh_sidhe Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 12:13 am
I can has constructive criticism?
Matt Simpson Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 12:50 am
my flickr, i’ll repay the favour after my current ten day stretch at work.
Garry Tan Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 2:04 am
Great idea. Have been a big fan of your site for a few months now. Thanks for blogging and sharing the love.
tokyowars Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 5:21 am
I’m new to both photography and Flickr, so I’d certainly appreciate some suggestions all round!
My Flickr should be here. (Hopefully the link works? Still learning that stuff too!
Brian Larter Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 5:25 am
http://flickr.com/photos/brianlarter/
pass along the love
Hayley Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 1:24 pm
I’m still REALLY new to photography so any hints or suggestions would be very nifty ^_^
I only have a Fuji Finepix A330 and a Minolta DiMAGE X60, someday I would love something better and to learn about lighting/lens/etc…
I also add photos to my account friends have taken but there’s credit under them so it should be easy to tell what photos are mine and which aren’t.
Sending you the link to the ones I like best might be easier
http://flickr.com/photos/questa/sets/72157600083995374/
thank you ^_^~
Chris Hall Said,
August 11, 2007 @ 3:37 pm
I’m relatively new to Flickr, and happened to find your post today. Some constructive criticism would be nice. Here’s my page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/89162954@N00/
Martin Said,
August 12, 2007 @ 2:37 am
Wow. Thats a great idea ! If you write me one, I*ll write one back for sure ;) Greetings for Germany !
Nattu Said,
August 12, 2007 @ 12:44 pm
Wow..
Thanks so much for posting my photo there :)…
And a hello from Maldives to all happy flickr people around here.
Darren Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 9:57 am
I come to this slightly late, but if the offer’s still on, and if you can find anything nice to write about my photos (”Darren’s sometimes able to locate the On button”?), I’ll take it.
Olivia Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 12:10 pm
Wow, I don’t know if this is still on either, but that would be fantastic. :)
Andrew Ferguson Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 12:30 pm
This is *totally* still on! If it’s popular enough (but not too popular!) I might never stop :P
I’ve pretty much decided to close entries when I get either overwhelmed or run out of places to write testimonials. No worries though, there will be a notice.
And as for everyone who’s submitted themselves so far, thanks for reading and participating! I’ll be starting tomorrow :)
Brian Larter Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
I am going to copy you and testimonial it up right now on flickr.
Savvie Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 6:26 pm
Aww, this is a really nice gesture - and i’m sure you’ll see the love comin’ back your way, too….no one has done one for me before, which is ok because it’s really for fun for me, but feedback is always nice anyways…
www.flickr.com/photos/savvie
Avelino Said,
August 13, 2007 @ 7:30 pm
I’m way late on the bandwagon (I haven’t slept in the same place three nights in a row in the past month, stupid moving!) but I’d love to get in on the action!
Here’s my flickr:
http://flickr.com/photos/avelino_maestas/
aCoolDryPlace Said,
August 22, 2007 @ 7:14 am
am I too late?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acooldryplace/
Andrew Ferguson Said,
August 22, 2007 @ 9:56 am
Nope, you’re not too late :)
I am out of town for a wedding and some landscape photography for the next week or so, though. Yours will be coming a bit later on.
Travis Said,
September 8, 2007 @ 8:38 am
If you’re still taking some late-comers, I’d love to hear what you have to say about my stream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hcoyote/
Ezee123 Said,
September 8, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
I came to your place looking for some inspiration to write testimonials for some dear friends. This seems to be a real cool and nice effort.
Dreamzzz.... Said,
September 8, 2007 @ 11:00 pm
This seems like a geat one.
I hope to write some for the people here.
Andrew Ferguson Said,
September 15, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
I’m still taking late-comers guys, thanks for your interest :)
Doreen Said,
September 26, 2007 @ 10:16 pm
i’m very late, but here’s my stream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/18seconds/
:-)
Andrew Ferguson Said,
October 15, 2007 @ 5:05 pm
No worries Doreen, I’m very late too :)
A lot of non-Flickr posts and brief hiatus means that a lot of these testimonials are still pending. I should have a new stack up tomorrow, though.
Matty in Korea Said,
January 14, 2008 @ 12:15 am
I don’t know if you are still up for writing testimonials but i’ll give it a go :) I am starting out on flickr and need all the help I can get! Will of course reciprocate.
My stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattyinkorea/
Liz Said,
February 14, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
New to photography. so I wouold welcome comments.
Zoriah Said,
March 31, 2008 @ 2:27 pm
I am trying to find a new way to get my work out to the world, circumventing the main stream media. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Zoriah
Joel Suganth Said,
May 9, 2008 @ 2:10 am
Now thats a grand thing to do, I wonder if you have the time to look at everyones stream, but do stop by at mine when you can.
thanks
joel
www.flickr.com/photos/joellazarus