I bet a psychiatrist could take a look at my flickr favorites at any given time and issue a diagnosis. Forget inkblots, our flickr favorites are today’s new digital Rorschach test. I have 1,872 images in my favorites list — on flickr, these are photos from other people that you see and tag as ones that particularly speak to you. You can then go back and revel in them whenever you want. Great cheap fun. Back when I started on flickr, my favorites were all pretty much house interiors — below is my first-ever favorites accumulation from 2+ years ago and still there on like page 52:
These days, though, it’s all babies and doggies and sassy 50s dames… storybook ranches, snowmen, family polaroids and… what a sentimental mushball I’ve become. Readers — what do your favorites say about you? Put a link to them in your Comment, and we’ll take a look. And remember to contribute your photos to the growing list of Flickr Groups that I have created and administer:
- Retro Renovation (773 members)
- Royal Barry Wills Vintage Homes (3 members)
- Mid-Century Modest Homes (25 members)
- Save the Pink Bathrooms (312 members)
- Mid-century Modern Red Geraniums (32 members)
- Knotty Pine Interiors (34 members)
- Storybook Ranch Houses (37 members)
Tikimama says
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34669939@N04/favorites/
Great idea! Sometimes I “fave” an item because it has an idea I want to be able to reference later, sometimes just because it’s just so cool!
When I’ve got some time later on, I’ve got to check out some other readers’ faves 🙂
kellypuffs says
ha! I recognize one of those photos! 🙂
Here are my favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellypuffs/favorites/
Amber Rhea says
Haha, I have thought the same thing about Flickr favorites… here’s the link to mine, all 1278 of them!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/favorites
Jeanne says
I don’t know how the Flickr Groups works. I just uploaded all my “before” interior shots of my house into a new Flickr account and I have some knotty pines you might want. I noticed I only have 100 MB of space and have used 25% already. I was hoping to add “afters” as I complete projects. Also, I don’t know how to join groups or add favorites. I’m such a newb. 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bungalow_modness
LornaLou says
I could look at these all day, but I have to get off the couch sometime!
here are my fave’s..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lornalou/favorites/
🙂
~Lauren (“LornaLou”)
Kelly says
Looking through the favorites of others is one of my favorite things to do! Of course, then I also find new favorites to add to MY favorites! : ) I think that my favorites say that I like old houses, quirky things and bright colors. I love the idea of using the favorites for a Rorshach test. You might be on to something!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53699664@N00/favorites/
pam kueber says
Hey Kelly, your favorites set is fantastic. I made it through 35 pages… but, I need to go organize my taxes. Ugh. We need to find out if any readers are psychologists or psychiastrists so that they can diagnose it. Only, it will all be *positive* like astrology always is! 🙂