I spend so much time writing about dance and Internet video that I don't get around to discussing dance photography.
A lot of dancers upload their photos to Flickr. This popular photo sharing site has a very good slideshow viewer that you can easily embed on your own website or blog.
Once you start the slide show, you'll see thumbnail images on the bottom that you can choose from to watch specific slides.
One of the benefits of adding the Flickr slideshow widget to your website is that your viewers can add it to their own online content by clicking the "Share" button in the top right-hand corner of each slide. But the downside is that the "embed" option is only included if your website and blog visitors are already logged-in to Flickr/Yahoo.
Flickr Video
Flickr users can now upload short video clips and Pro users can add HD-quality videos as well.
Here's a Flickr slideshow series from Motionographer that features the work of the Digital Kitchen . In this slideshow, you'll see a combination video clips and photos:
The Benefits of Adding Photo Slideshows to Your Website
What I like about photo sharing widgets such as the one from Flickr is that it offers an easy way to add new and regularly-updated content to your dance website. I think that dance sites often do not reflect the latest work and activities of dancers and dance companies. And one of the simplest ways to make a site current is to add a Flickr slide show and constantly change which photo collections and sets you share with your online audience.
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I just wanted to clarify something for your readers (I spoke to someone today who read your post and thought they needed to be logged in to see the slideshow).
So, to clarify ...
Anyone can see and interact with the flickr slideshows - you do not need to be a flickr user, or logged in to interact with any slideshow.
Also - you can see the slideshows either as a full screen (with the link provided), as a pop-up (as Jody has it setup on her site), or you can embed it straight into your site. There are many options to play with once your flickr account is setup and organized.
What you cannot readily do is SHARE the slideshow as an embedded object. Just like you can share YouTube videos with readily available code, you can do the same for flickr slideshows.
In any case, you can now stop reading this and go play on flickr. Enjoy!
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Hey Doug -
I just wanted to clarify something for your readers (I spoke to someone today who read your post and thought they needed to be logged in to see the slideshow).
So, to clarify ...
Anyone can see and interact with the flickr slideshows - you do not need to be a flickr user, or logged in to interact with any slideshow.
Also - you can see the slideshows either as a full screen (with the link provided), as a pop-up (as Jody has it setup on her site), or you can embed it straight into your site. There are many options to play with once your flickr account is setup and organized.
What you cannot readily do is SHARE the slideshow as an embedded object. Just like you can share YouTube videos with readily available code, you can do the same for flickr slideshows.
In any case, you can now stop reading this and go play on flickr. Enjoy!
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