Nov 21 2009
Best Photo Tools
I have asked my good friends on Twitter what Web 2.0 photo tools they recommend, in preparation for a CPD session I’m giving in a week or two on the use of ICT in RE teaching. Here are their (and my) recommendations:
Flickr – I think the number one choice of most. Worth paying for. Which reminds me, I need to pay for the next year. Anyway, I think it’s well worth it. It’s about the only web tool I don’t even hesitate to think about paying for. It’s about £12 a year. I use it constantly, and have about 5000 photos stored there at the moment. I think. (Supported by tweets such as @creativetallis, @davefoord)
Compfight – Strange name, great way to browse Creative Commons Flickr photos.
Flickrstorm – Another way to browse Creative Commons Flickr photos (thanks to @mtechman).
Photo Sharing Web Tools – A whole list of good Web 2.0 tools for photos. (@mtechman)
Gazopa – A way to search for similar looking photos (and, I think, videos). (@mtechman)
Cool Iris – “The fastest way to browse photos and videos”. (@victoriaellis has been going on about this for ages!)
Big Huge Labs tools – A variety of fun things to do with your photos (@victoriaellis)
ImageChef – Customise photos and clip art (thanks to @dominic_mcg).
Tag Galaxy – Visual way of honing in on just the photo you are looking for by gradually being more specific in the tags used (thanks to @dawnhallybone)
It’s amazing how many more photo and image opportunities, tools, applications etc there are now compared with two years ago. There are still many of the sites that I thought were fantastic when I first found them, but I think as I have become busier, and the amount of time I have to spend online has decreased, I have become more particular with which sites I use. It is good to have a reason to find out what I might be missing out on in the wider world of Web 2.0, and it makes a huge difference that I now have Twitter to help get more precise and focused recommendations. It’s also good to see that Flickr continues to be popular!
If I have missed out your favourite photo tool here, please leave a comment and I will update this at some point!
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Great list! Don’t forget google’s image search options button. It allows searches by colour, image size or image type. There’s also a new(ish) button on google image search results under each image – find similar images.
http://www.photoswarm.com is a another good one.