Photography 2.0 Developments

Since the last update:

• Bob, Melinda and I met to discuss methods to share photos. A shared network drive and Picasa were set up to find out if this would work for sharing our photos.
• As of right now, I am not optimistic about using Picasa. The application was intended for individual use and testing so far has been disappointing. Using the program is frustratingly slow over the network and at our locations with slower connections this may be worse. The way Picasa tags with keywords is another drawback of using this program. If the image is moved from the folder, renamed, or edited the keywords are often lost.
• The other option that Melinda suggested , using another Flickr account along with the Flickr uploader, looks like the better way to proceed. I am testing this method right now.
• Not all branches are using the Cannon A550. There are at least 4 models of cameras that have been purchased at for staff to take photos. Since the majority of the cameras are the A550 model , the BPL photo workshop will focus on this camera, but should be generic enough to apply to any digital camera.
• The hands-on photo workshop, codenamed "BPL Camera Clinic," needs just a little more tweaking, but should be ready by early next week. Due to the hands on nature of the workshop, the number of participants per session will need to be limited. We may need to do these workshops region by region.
• Once we have one of the BPL Camera Clinic workshops, we could add the slideshow to the intranet or staff blog. A podcast of the program to accompany the slideshow may be possible as well.

Once again, I would also like to encourage any ideas you may want to share on the photography front.