Social Networking for Photographers
Photography is an important element of social networks. However, in recent years have born specific forums to discuss technical aspects of photography and to expose the works themselves. From the world famous Flickr smaller ones, but other possibilities, photographers have a wide range of places to share your images and learn new things.
Principles of social networking photo
As important as learning the basics of photography is to have the opinion of other photographers to enhance images. Social networks have become a useful tool in this regard.
The main objective of social networks dedicated to photography is to share images. Showing your images, photographers typically seek corrections or tips to improve your shots, although some simply want to give visibility to their work.
Many of these social networking sites also have forums to answer questions and even specific articles on photography for users to keep improving his technique. Moreover, social networks are generalists and others dedicated to specific users, especially in regard to users of Canon and Nikon.
In Spanish, the offer is less extensive than in other languages like English and many Hispanic Internet users have taken refuge in the popular Flickr, which has long has a Castilian translation.
Flickr, the social network for excellence in photography
Flickr was born in 2004 at the hands of the company Ludicorp. In 2005, Yahoo bought it and began the great expansion of this website that has become the leading photo sharing site in the world.
Flickr is based on a simple system where you can share photos and discuss the images of others. Also possible to create a network of friends or join groups in the interests of each.
The possibility of using Flickr as a platform to publish images on other sites like Facebook or WordPress blogs, has increased its popularity.
Hispanic Social Networks photo
There are few social networks that target the Hispanic audience, but the supply has been growing in recent years, often created by media or other spaces that already exist.
One of the most interesting is Ncuadre, a social network that also produces a magazine. Ncuadre can upload pictures and receive comments from other users, make friends and keep forums on specific topics. In addition, some users have appeared in your magazine as prominent authors. He is currently undergoing refurbishment.
Inspi.re, meanwhile, also allows contact with users, but their system is based on internal photo contest, in which the photographers themselves voting works of others. It also allows images to be sold are up.
Some media have created their own network, and the Spanish newspaper ABC, which has launched Nomads. Other networks are clogged or Instagram interesting, the latter reserved for iPhone users.
Nikon vs Canon
The passions unleashed by the cameras of Canon and Nikon has made the rivalry between users of both brands to the Internet. Therefore, within social networks have sprung up specific sections for users of Nikon and Canon.
In addition, we have created two specialized websites, although they are not social networks themselves are interesting in their forums. One is Canon, which as its name suggests is aimed at users of Canon. It is a page where you can follow all the news about the brand and seek advice from users about equipment or technique. It has a small social network where you can add friends, but is more limited than on other pages.
For Nikon, it’s more of a web page in the strict sense, where the forum is a small part. It has very interesting articles on the innovations of the brand but also on technical aspects or interviews with photographers, and also organizes competitions among users.
Social networking can be an interesting tool for sharing images and to improve the technique, so that any photographer should be taken into account to advance their knowledge.