When I first decided to go ahead with this project I needed some web space to show these images but I really could not be bothered to start designing web pages to support the pictures so I stumbled on Flickr. I was impressed from the start and the interactive nature of the site made my mind up.
I originally went for the free option but as I wanted to separate all of the images into different catagories it soon became clear that I would need the " Pro " option. This gave me unlimited "Sets" and at £12 for a years subscription seemed very reasonable.
So, thats why !
Forgotten Faces at Flickr
About Me
- Rob
- I have been collecting old postcards of the Isle of Wight for many years and it was quite by chance that during a search on ebay I discovered a real photographic card depicting a large group of family and friends on Ventnor beach. Taken around the 1920`s or early 1930`s by a local photographer who probably roamed the beach in search of business I was facinated by this image from the past. Who were these people and how did they live their lives ? Did they all live nearby or were they on holiday ? The truth is we will never really find out as they were just ordinary people who thought it would be nice to have their photographs taken, a spur of the moment thing that has survived to this day. This is how my Flickr site Forgotten Faces began and you can visit by clicking on the View Flickr Photostream link at the top of this page or by going to My Complete Profile and clicking on My Web Page.
2 comments:
Hello :)
So glad to see that you have jumped into the blogging community!!! I check daily to see if you have uploaded new pix on flickr---and I probably have most of them marked as favorites! I think you will enjoy the world of blogging (a lot of nice and creative people here). It's real easy to blog your images from flickr to Blogger too. I have put your blog on my "must see" list.
-shari (luvs2create2)
Thanks shari
Early days yet but I hope to keep the blog going with my thoughts and other things connected to Forgotten Faces.
Rob
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