Case study: Flickr meet at Walsall Council House Dan Slee

Walsall Council

If a picture tells 1,000 words use Flickr to give yourself a voice... Dan Slee, Walsall Council. Local by Social, Coventry, November 2010.

What is Flickr?

What is Flickr?

It’s social

What is Flickr?

It’s social

It has 4 billion

images

What is Flickr NOT?

What is Flickr NOT?

A place for

camera snobs

What is Flickr NOT?

A place for

camera snobs(Although there MAY be a group for them somewhere.)

You don’t have to be a photographer to enjoy

pictures

They’re just good..

How does Flickr work?

(That’s my profile, that is.)

How does Flickr work?

How does Flickr work?

How does Flickr work?

Case study 1:Walsall Town Hall

Flickr meet

We invited the Walsall Flickr group...

Stained glass window by Lee Jordan

Stained glass window by Lee Jordan

They took some great pictures...

Council chamber Steph Jennings

8 photographers

99 images1,000 viewsWalsall people taking

pictures of Walsall places…

Spin off ideas…

Case study 2:Flickr header

What is Flickr?

Case study 2:Flickr header

We asked people to add the tag ‘walsallweb’

We go 430 tags in two days

Case study 2:Flickr header

Case study 2:Flickr header

This was one of the Flickr headers...

Case study 3:Caldmore Village

Festival

Case study 3:Caldmore Village

FestivalWe suggested the Walsall Flickr group become accredited photographers

Case study 3:Caldmore Village

Festival

Caldmore Village Festival

by Stuart Williams

Case study 3:Caldmore Village

Festival

Police officer by Swissrolli

Case study 3:Caldmore Village

Festival

Case study 4:Newman Brothers

Coffinworks

AWM cut fundingBirmingham City Council

£150,000

What is Flickr? Flickr•Social•Anyone can take part•Free•Helps paint a picture

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

Invite your local Flickr group along...

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

Invite your local Flickr group along...

Take some

pictures yourself!

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

Invite your local Flickr group along...

Take some

pictures yourself!

Stage your own photo

competition

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

Invite your local Flickr group along...

Take some

pictures yourself!

Stage your own photo

competitionPut on your

own exhibition!

What would yours look like?What would

yours look like?

Invite your local Flickr group along...

Take some

pictures yourself!

Stage your own photo

competitionPut on your

own exhibition!Send the best to the

local paper...

Contact:Email: sleed@walsall.gov.ukTwitter: @dansleeBlog: www.danslee.wordpress.com

Picture credits:Deckchairs CC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieldslee/5009933622/in/set-72157622063600853/Social CC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/isayx3/3748835100/sizes/l/in/photostream/Autumn CC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fourseasonsgarden/sets/72157607885506404/?page=2Stained glass window (c) Lee Jordan http://www.flickr.com/photos/leejordan/4023318530/sizes/l/in/photostream/Council chamber (c) Steph Jennings http://www.flickr.com/photos/essitam/4019279677/sizes/l/in/photostream/Police officer (C) Swissrolli http://www.flickr.com/photos/swissrolli/4673534659/in/pool-caldmorefestival