Flickr as a Research Tool for My Workshop in April 2012

Cotton Ridge Create! is now on Flickr!

I just discovered Flickr last month; I know, where have I been? I signed up for a “Pro” account today ($24.95 per year for unlimited uploading and more), and started uploading photos. In looking around Flickr I found that I could create Galleries of photos from all over the site! This is great way to collect photos for research.

I’m planning to teach a class in April on how to build and finish a miniature shop using the Houseworks Bay Window Shop. I often look at photos of full-size and miniature items before making my own, just to get ideas. I don’t copy, but it’s a great way to brainstorm for ideas on how to make something realistic and unique. My prototype for the workshop may be a bakery, so I searched on Flickr for both full-size and miniature bakeries and shops. Here are the links to the Galleries of the great images I found:

As I work on the prototype for my class, I’ll be sharing photos and tips in the Cotton Ridge Create! Tutorial Archive And of course, I’ll upload the photos to Flickr!