How to Open a Flickr Account

Last Updated: June 29, 2021

Flickr is an image hosting service that is different from the rest. Not only that you can share your pictures with family, friends, and other members, but it allows you to pinpoint on maps where you took the pictures, organize pictures in sets or groups, and other interesting things.

Steps

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Go to the homepage by clicking here. On the right hand side of the screen, click on "Create Your Account" button.
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Sign in with your Yahoo ID and password. If you don't have one, you'll need to create a Yahoo account. After doing so, click on "Sign Up" or "Sign In".

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Decide whether you want to have a free or pro account. Here is a comparison list between the two accounts.

Community Q&A

Question

How can I find out my Flickr password?

Community Answer

If you forgot your password, click "forgot password" on the sign-in page and they will email you a new one.
Question

If I open a free account, can it be private?

Community Answer

Yes, you can make any of your photos "Private" if you don't want them to be viewed publicly.
Question

Can I open a Flickr account with an entirely new Yahoo email account and password?

Community Answer

Yes. As long as the email is valid, it will be adequate for opening a Flickr account.

Warnings

3. Do set your preferences to allow "only you" to download.

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Because it is an image hosting site, there is still the possibility of people grabbing your pictures. If your images have a Creative Common related license on them, people are enabled to download them with several sizes available to them. If you do not want people getting your images, do not put them on the internet on the first place.

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However, there are a few things you can do to protect your pics.

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5. Do save your pics "for the web", and post them only as low-res images.

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6. Do choose to have flickr notify you whenever somebody "faves" one of your pics and"ban" anybody who hasn't put up their own profile and/or photostream but does seem to be "faving" a big bunch of images.

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1. Don't give a blanket Creative Commons license in the first place.

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