Fotolog and Flickr

[imomus]

I now have an account with Fotolog and an account with Flickr. Basically, they do the same thing: host and display my digital photographs. Does anyone have experience of both these systems? Which do you prefer? What are the pros and cons of each?



At first sight, Flickr has the cleaner interface, although I like Fotolog's world map. I get the feeling that I'll reach my bandwidth limit on Flickr pretty quickly too. And I'm curious about the social networking aspects of both systems. What are your experiences? Are there other photoblog publishing systems you recommend?

Comments

[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

I deleted my Flickr account yesterday because I found it all too chatty and friendly, my friendless and commentless noble_savage, whatever its artistic merit, does have the advantage of actually being about the photos (in a world drowning in images).

[lucanus-cervus.livejournal.com]

Friendless with a capital 'F', perhaps, but surely beloved of many connoisseurs of pornographic Neil Scott Hitler doppelganger scenarios?

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[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

That's the good thing, by not knowing who the audience is (apart from 60-odd LJ people), I avoid the great threat to all bloggers (photo or otherwise), which is to be perverted or diverted by the audience's demands and desires.

[charleshatcher.livejournal.com]

You must be quite the pushover if you need to isolate yourself from the public in order to remain "true to oneself" (not that I for one second believe such a condition exists).

[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

Yes, but you yourself are quite clearly indifferent to entertaining or instructing your audience.

For myself, I hope that people find something of interest in what I do, but I'm Reithian enough not to pander to their whims.

[charleshatcher.livejournal.com]

I, conversely, hope that people find something of interest in what they do, and I the same.

[imomus.livejournal.com]

Yes, there's something to be said for a simple page of photos like that. Nice pictures, by the way, I like your handling of depth and perspective, and the attention to close-up and small things.

[neil-scott.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The more photos I take, the more I realise that I only really see small things (a common problem with myopics) ... the rest is a haze. I'm surprised more people don't talk and think more about the punctum, rather than tbe historical and biographical interest of pictures.