Easy Lightroom to Flickr
Although Lightroom doesn’t support direct export to flickr a ‘donation ware” plugin is available (from this website) that makes the export process really simple. To be honest this is one of the most sophisticated flickr export plugins I have seen.
It does everything from manage tags, to allocating photos to sets & Flickr groups.
The plugin is really easy to install. Download and extract the .zip file into the downloads folder of your Mac. In Lightroom click on the File Menu and select ‘plugins manager.
A window will appear listing the various plugins (if any) you have installed. Now click the ‘Add’ button and locate the downloaded file.
Once installed you should see the following window outlining the terms of conditions of use and how the donation ware system works.
For security reasons all 3rd party flickr applications have to be authorised within your user account. This is a simple process. Probably the quickest way to authorise is to click on the photo you want to export to flickr and select ‘Export’ from the File Menu.
Initially I was a little confused as to where the flickr options but click on the top image that says “Export to disk” to display the various export options, including Flickr.
I was able to quickly upload this image to flickr, the Lightroom tags remained intact and I was able to add it to a ’set’ and ‘flickr groups’ all from within the Lightroom application.
If you use Lightroom and post photos to flickr this plugin is pretty much essential. Donations are set at around $15-$20
Note: The plugin still functions after the trial but is limited to uploading ten images at any one time. I think when you see just how powerful this plugin is you won’t hesitate to donate.
To download the plugin click here.
