Last month I upgraded from to Flickr Pro. For only $24.95/year I figured, why not? Being a hobbyist, I wanted to keep things as simple as I can for my photography portfolio. Flickr allows me to keep a basic portfolio with albums (a.k.a “Sets“) of all my pictures.
For me, one of the biggest benefits of being able to look at other people’s photostreams on Flickr is that I can find local places that I never would have thought to photograph. The “nerd” side of Flickr is pretty handy too. EXIF data (aperture, ISO, shutter speed info) is stored with your images, which gives you a good idea technically how an image was shot. All in all, for under $25, Flickr is a very powerful tool that allows beginners to veteran users a chance to share their photography and learn from others.