great photos's jeff!   and.... we just love using your 'realestateshows.com'   thank you - thank you - thank you :)

Kara... no, thank you - thank you - thank you!! :)

Another thank you Jeff. Your blogs are at the top of my list. I think that most of my bookmarks are from you!

{SVW} Hubba...

Geesh. I keep forgetting you've given us consent to use your images on Flickr. I will keep that in mind. Perhaps I just need to thump my own head once and awhile :) I love Flickr. It's one of the few places I can go and actually find the twisted kind of images I need for my Blog :)

TLW...ROAR!

Jeff,

Good idea...I'll have to try this out...I'm laying low with photos for only my local posts so it might be a good idea to experiment with this.

 I forgot about that as well. Thanks for the reminder Jeff!

Jeff, can flicker resize images to proper ratios.  I have a logo on my RES account and it gets cut off on teh right and left side no matter how I try to resize the photo or canvas.  I don't want it to appear distorted, but I can't use it like that either!  Suggestions?

Well that's pretty coolJ eff. I guess all of these photos link back to you. That's a good thing.

I have been so paranoid about using photos that seem to be free, but then you find they are not in the form of a lawsuit.  This is great!  I will have to check out Flickr.  Thank you, Jeff!

Ron... you must be trying to upload a logo into the personal photo slot. We'll resize and place yoru custom logo for you. Just send it to info@realestateshows.com and our CS team will take care of it

Elaine, just make sure your searching on flickr using their advanced search and search for only photos that are creative commons licensed for commercial use. As mine are.

Hi Jeff... Creative Commons licensing is definitely a win-win proposition. Excellent exposure for the creatives and a great source of fresh material for those who need/want pics. It definitely looks like it's working well for you!

Marti... the interesting thing for me is that some of my least "creative" photos are some of the ones that get picked up and used. So, people shouldn't think they need to be an "artist" to have this work for them.

Hi Jeff...It must feel great when someone uses your photos, especially that first time.

I went to Flickr and began looking at your pictures until I finally realized that's for another time when I have lots of it.

I especially liked the one sliding on the stairs.  My children used twin mattresses and called it Mattress Mountain.  Thanks for reminding me.

Kathleen

Hi Jeff, you take some awesome creative photos. I think I have to join flickr and put up some of my photos that I took recently. 

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the info on this, it's new to me. You've always been so giving and willing to share with us all. BTW, I just ordered the Panasonic you suggested.

neat pics and the places they are showing up are interesting, I tend to forget about flicker

I really need to check what I have mine set at. I remember when I signed up for Flickr I didn't go into the detail to know what I was doing...

Thanks, once again, Sir Turner. You amaze me.

I love photos also and enjoy seeing other areas thanks for sharing. I agree use my photos as long as you give credit.

Jeff, you've done some absolutely awesome photography!

Jeff- Your photos are all really good, as much as it sucks (that it actually happened) I think I like the shattered iphone the most :-\ sorry. The Bee and the flowers is a really really really close #2 lol (I just hate bees I get stung atleast 5-10 times a year lol) Thanks for the info as well.

Jeff, I love Flickr too,  I have a question, when I use a photo there from creative commons, I put in the alt tag the name of the photographer, is this Ok?

Does the credit belong elsewhere in the post? I noticed your iphone didn't give you credit. How did you get a Google Alert on that one?

Jeff This is great, now I know where I can go for some pictures! Guess I should take some more and do something like this as well. Thanks for the idea!

Jeff...

As an early-online Internet Photographer, my photos show up on thousands of pages, most are properly acredited.

The ones that are not, nine times out of ten, are used by REAL ESTATE AGENTS!

I even saw one of mine, posted on Localism by ANOTHER AGENT with my copyright notice on the photo!

I'll have to look into this more.  I have been contacted twice though asking if I would give persmission for a specific photo, most likely since I don't have that checked.  At least they asked. 

Jeff it is good to be loved. You do a great job with your photos..noc surprise there!

Great pictures, thanks for your post.  I used to be a professional photographer before my life in real estate...you have sparked something in me because now I want to go out and take some more pictures.  How have you been handling the situations where you are not being given credit for the pictures?

Your photos are terrific, Jeff. An obviously lots of others love them too! A nice way to be honored, as long as they are used appropriately. I never seem to get around to loading photos to Flickr.

Jeff

It's great to see you get so much extra exposure.  Do you link it back to your blog or just attributal by name.

Jeff, that is pretty cool. I had not even thought about putting my flickr id as a google alert. Now it kind of makes me wonder if any of mine had been used before. Looks like I have something else to add to my list of alerts. Of course, looking at your photos as I have done in the past, I can see why many of them have been used.

I loved the iPhone image but of course they are all great.  I had no idea we can use some photos on Flickr...thanks for yet another great bit of info!

Missy... I don't believe that is enough. You may have missed the link in the iPhone posots. Both of the posts that used my iPhone photo linked back to the Flckr photo page. The first link did so at the very end of the article, like this: (Photo: respres).

Missy... also, I find them when they don't give credit, but use the image link, as was the case with this one: The Buy And Bail. I use a link search instead of a word search. Most of the time, I will go and comment on the post that I'm happy they liked my photo, but it requires attribution. 

For those who don't know how to do that, here's how this one works. I put link:http://www.flickr.com/photos/respres into a blog search. Then I save that to my feed reader. I also do it for other variations of how they could link to my flickr account.

Jeff, fantastic photo of the bee and flowers.  The bee almost seems three-dimensionally closer to us.

Here is an alert that popped up this morning. A photo was used in LifeHacker. This one is a screen capture. But it's also a topic close to my heart, so it was a double bonus.

Could You Go Email-Free Once a Week?

Stefan... as I said to Missy, I will usually find those instances using the link searches I do. When I do, I typically go comment on their posts. They will either fix it and not post my comment, or they'll post my comment which gives me attribution. Unfortunately, there is no way to track those who might save the jpeg images to their hard drive and upload into their blogs that way.

Jeff, thank you for making your photos available on Flickr with the CC licensing.  Your picture worked well in my post about things to do with your kids and I will have to look through the rest of your portfolio for future posts.  It is too bad that a lot of people don't provide the attribution, as it not only gives the credit where it is due but can help point other people to new sources of great work.

Thanks again for the photo and for the link!

Derek.. it's all about building relatiionships. YEO, you engaging others. You do that when you use the CC correctly. Thank you!

Jeff, thanks for the instructions on CC - I have loaded a ton of photos of my local area and would love others to use them so off I go to my flickr acct. I also appreciate you showing the examples of how to attribution. Thanks!

Jeff - Great pictures. I enjoy taking great pictures of wildlife and nature, so I understand. Keep up the good work, it's a real education reading your post.

Jeff -  You know that I love your pics already. I did forget that I could use them though. thanks for the thoughtful reminder. See ya on Twitter along with all the rest of our buddies. Thanks again Jeff BH

Jeff- You have got a kick grass blog. I really enjoy it, thank you. See you in cyberspace!!

How cool Jeff that you ave more than one creative talent.  Cooler yet is that you are sharing it thru the world putting really putting it "out there" in cyberspace...thanks you sharing !

Jeff, I've been looking for new ways to find photos, thanks for the tips on CC.  Also, Ron may want to download "IrfanView"  it's an excellent free program for resizing photos.

Excellent photos!  Way to go Jeff!

The last time  tried to find the photos I wanted on Flickr, I had trouble finding any under the Creative Commons licensing. So I've accumulated a list of about 15 other sites that make it easier to find what I want. Maybe you know womething I don't know.

Jeff, I always enjoy your posts. They are filled with great information. I also love Flickr, and love your photos AND RES..,;-) Your photo of the bee is very nice....

I am so jealous I missed meeting with you and the others on the 6th...I was in Santa Clarita at a high school graduation for one of my grandsons. Next time...I hope....;-)

Lisa... there's no question that it's harder to find the perfect photo on Flickr than on a stock photography site. We pay $249 a month to Shutterstock to have access to some of the best stock photography available, so I understand that. 

But there are millions and millions of photos available under creative commons for commercial use and if you're doing a local story and can find a photo by another local photographer that allows you to connect with them, it's far superior for you than a random stock photo from an unknown and unreachable pro.

If a local realtor uses one of my photos, they get my attention. You can see above that just mentioning one of the posts my photos appeared in attracted the blog writer to comment. So, is it easier to find a stock photo on a stock photo site. Sure. Is it always better? No.

Teri, so I flew from Santa Clarita to Phoenix and you flew from Phoenix to Santa Clarita? What are the odds?

Jeff... Amazing photo and thank you for sharing this information... I LOVE FREE STUFF!  I'm adding something else to my list!

Jeff - as you know I am all for free and while I do not have time at the moment I will be checking out your flickr portfolio

Jeff, thanks for your contribution of photos, but also providing a post that helps my creative juices into action.

I get so busy sometimes I forget to smell the roses.  That could have terminal results if I were a bee.

Jeff,

Once again another blog with great information.  GREAT picture also.

Hey Jeff,  I too have been taking many Bee pictures and have been trying to save enough to make a calendar to sell... care to see mine?

James, I'd love to see them.

Hi Jeff...Thanks for the Great post and sharing this with us. I created my Flickr account now; where I added my Best Friend my American Cocker Spaniel "Winston" my handle is Victoria Realtor.

Cheers, hope you're having a great Summer!

Jeff... What Kind of camera did you use to capture this image?

Debbie... that bee photo was captured using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5.

Sold...  I'm going to buy one tomorrow.  Wow!

Jeff...  I picked up my camera today.

It's AWESOME!

Great Photos..thanks for sharing them and for the opportunity to share them with others. 

That is really cool of you to post your photos as Creative Commons. It's so hard to find images sometimes. Usually as I'm typing a blog post, I have an idea of what kind of photos I want in certain spots. And I have bookmarked several copyrigh-free sites. I don't usually even try to find anything on Flickr. I'll have to check out your stuuf =)

Thanks for clarifying this Jeff. I'm a Flickr user but was confused by all the attribution options. I'll definitely take your advice. Thanks a bunch!

I check out Flickr pictures from time to time but did not know we could use some of them.  I am always looking for a good source and your pictures are a great.  This explained it very well and very useful.

Jeff ... I will check out Flickr, I usually use Snapfish.  Great photos, thanks for sharing them!

Hi Jeff, I've taken your advice and marked my photos with a Creative Commons license. But I'm not really sure which one I should be using. Which one do you use? Thanks for sharing!