Remember this: Forever Wherever loves COLOR! If you want a pick-me-up of beautiful bright colors, you can find it here.
Isn’t this picture AWESOME!
Given this addiction, you might imagine how entranced I became when I finally found a way to search millions if images on Flickr in a way that works like my brain works…visually!
Check this Out!
Be warned… you’ll have a hard time stopping once you start on this!
Idee Multicolr Search Lab
This thing is so awesome! You can search for photos based purely on color! And you can add up to ten colors to the mix. The results are pure eye candy!
It’s super easy and intuitive to use. Just start picking colors. I started with the color of my coffee cup, then added the color of a sticky note in front of me…and I was off and running!
This is totally addictive. I could sit and do this for hours!
Air Tight Interactive – Related Tag Browser
This tool uses the tags, or descriptive words, that flickr users associate with the pictures they upload. This gives you some ability to direct your search based on subjetct. I started with one word: Explore
I spent awhile just playing around with this tool.
Once you type in your first entry, a thumbnail selection box comes up in your screen. Move your mouse over a little and the screen zooms out revealing a circle of related tag words all around the image.
Pick one of those and keep exploring!
As soon as you see a photo you like, click on it and a preview pops up to the right. I went from Explore, to Sea, and found this:
FlickrStorm
FlickrStorm is another great tag related search tool with a different kind of interface. As with the others, it’s easy to get hooked and just sit and look at these pictures.
FlickrStorm seems to me to give a little more ability to target your search.
I recently did an article on trim and molding over at RemodelingGuy.net, so trim was on my mind.
I searched for Trim, Blue.
I ended up with this:
I love these colors!
So there you go… three great tools to help you find inspiration, color, and fun on flickr. I hope you enjoy!
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Thanks for the lovely comment on my blog
I agree those colours are gorgeous and I had no idea you could do that with Flickr – thanks for sharing!
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Love all the colors in the pictures you have posted!
Thanks for visiting me earlier this week for Thankful Thursday!
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Wow—wow, I had no idea you could do so much on Flickr…..I’ll need to spend some time playing around with it! Thanks so much for the info!!
suzanne
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That first photo is GREAT!!!! LOVE BRIGHT COLOURS!
ENJOY your weekend… may it be BRIGHT!
Fifi
Fantastic info – thanks for sharing. Thanks for stopping by earlier also. It’s nice to meet you here.
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Very cool! I guess it’s important to properly tag photos uploaded to Flickr so that they will come up in these kinds of searches. Good information!
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Oooh! These are great tools! Thanks so much for sharing. I’m off to check them out now!
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Flickrstorm is one I haven’t heard of yet, but it does make me rethink how I tag my photos on Flickr- I don’t think I am being as specific as some people are, as maybe I should be.
Thanks for the heads up on another fun Flickr tool!
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I love the blue trim the best! Beautiful.
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Hi,
I haven’t heard of this. Thanks for the info!
I’m sending this to three friends who LOVE color–they will have so much fun!
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(also, those *have* to be the same pajama sets–that’s exactly what they were like)
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Man, I know what I’m going to be doing the rest of the day! Those color searches sound like fun. Glad you liked you soap! Keep in touch.
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Thanks for all the Flickr tips.
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What a great post! I lovelovelove the first pic and had no idea there were so many tools within Flickr. Thanks for the eye candy AND the information!
Great blog you have!
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