Comments on: How to get your photos Explored on Flickr

By: Lily Plume

Lily Plume — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:04:02 +0000

I don’t think you appreciate that Flickr staff do not choose photos. It’s done by a machine.

Some of the worst photos I ever saw appear in Flickr Explore.

By: jo

jo — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:12:46 +0000

this was hilarious and informative. thanks :)

By: Franck

Franck — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:58:55 +0000

Hi all,

Very interesting subject indeed… I’ve just published a set of statistics I’ve made on explored photos of the last 2 years: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franckmichel/6471458477/

This is not a set of tricks, but an attempt to make observations on explored photos.

Let me known what you think!
Franck.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:53:54 +0000

Yes I agree with everything you ave said. I think as well there my be an issue of consistency built into their algorithms. Post often, lots of contacts and views and comment regularly and you will probably get noticed faster. I doubt if you get 10 views a week you will ever make it to the explore page. While some people will never want to get views I think Flickr can have value for bloggers and those writing newsletters to get more subscribers.

By: Rick Landry

Rick Landry — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:27:48 +0000

I find your deconstruction of Flickr’s EXPLORE element to be very accurate, and the way you’ve composed it (albeit several years ago now), very amusing.

However, I’m not at all bemused by Flickr’s stealthy policies surrounding EXPLORE, especially the function within EXPLORE known as DROPPING an image that was briefly ‘Explored’. I find it demeaning. The fact that a corporate entity owned by Yahoo! and valued at over $4bn creates this artificial “status” for their clients to ascribe too, then keeps Flickrites completely in the dark as to EXACTLY how that works,—i.e., what goes into the algorithims which drive the selection/deselection process, is quite frustrating to me, and managed with the same disconnected arrogance as Wall St. brokers seem to display to OWS demonstrators.

Although I have enjoyed “meeting” and making contact with those on my Contact list who prove to be good respondents/correspondents, I really don’t believe there is any real value to being on Flickr. I am looking for a more evolved and more intelligent photographer’s site to migrate my images too. Know of any?

Thank you, and best wishes.
bittermonkMT (photostream on Flickr at present time)

By: Meleah Reardon

Meleah Reardon — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:08:21 +0000

I’ve had two photos explored, and both involved mountains reflecting into a lake. So I would add reflections to the list :)

By: Ruth Cooper

Ruth Cooper — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:36:48 +0000

Great blog! now I want to try Flickr, in my research on how Flickr works is it enables you to manage your photos when sharing including image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community. Nice article. Sarah Kimmel Photography

By: Layne Jonte

Layne Jonte — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:28:28 +0000

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By: Rosie Spooner

Rosie Spooner — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:58:48 +0000

Just enjoy Flickr and take part in whatever parts of it you enjoy. I have posted here before when I was fairly new to Flickr. I have had lots of photos on Explore but the algorythm changes all the time to allow new people to get in. It can be useful to get more views to your photostream. Tag photos well especially the type of lens and camera. My views often come from sites where people want to see photos taken by a particular camera or lens. If you do not get in, try something else. Join groups and enjoy the discussion threads etc, or start your own group for something you enjoy. It should be fun if it is your hobby. If it is your job, you do not need to be reading this probably.

Check out my photostream.
I have an EXPLORE set. Some of my best photos are not necessarily there. Explore does not like me at present. Another month or so it will again.

Rosie Spooner

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:25:17 +0000

The sad thing about Explore is that those whose photographs are picked by a machine think that Explore is holding them up as to be ‘Amateur Photographers who should turn Pro’

I don’t look at explore I have seen some great stuff there but a lot more crappy photos than good.