Module 4 Reflection

To access Flickr, I needed to open a Yahoo account- this was really easy and I then had fun choosing photos to upload. I am concerned about who has access to these as even though I have selected not limit the audience that can view my photos. I ticked the boxes that limited the audience, but checked after I had selected them and then found that somehow, my selection was unticked!! Maybe it happens in between opening the Flickr page and the final selection of photos.
I decided to use my own photos after viewing the copyright videos. I agree that it is often the request for permission to use another person's work that is the main requirement, but with the availability of images, artworks, music etc and the enormous creativity that people bring to their work, it is a difficult to fulfil all the ethical requrements. The Creative Commons really makes "common sense"! It acknowledges the intellectual and creative ownership of material, but acknowledges that co-authorship can exist, so that some rights and uses of another person's work is permissible.
I looked at some of the images available on Flickr - there are some fantastic photos there and they will be good to access, especially to show the kids digital artworks and some of the "do's and don'ts" of digital photography. The ideas and uses for photos is amazing- I think that the coffee table book would be a great idea for persoal photos of trips, holidays etc. The calendar could be easily used by kids as a gift idea for Father's/ Mother's Day, Christmas, Easter using their work- very personal as a family gift. If you would like to check out a couple of photos, I have added the link here to a fun photo. Happy blogging and Flickr-ing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/macbeth_on_film/4919179757/