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Macro Photography

  Ever wonder what that little flower looking icon on your camera did?

It’s actually a really fun and impressive mode to shoot photos in.  The mode is called “Macro” and is commonly known for shooting close-up photography. When shooting in Macro mode, you can get really crisp and detailed photos of the object you are photographing. Depending on your lens you can get a small portion in focus while the rest is blurred to make the object you want to focus on stand out. It’s a great mode to shoot flowers, insects, food to show texture or anything you want to see details of. Try it out and check out our Macro category!

 

Now Supporting HD Video Uploads

Crisp, clean and beautiful, HD video is now on Photobucket! We now support HD Video uploads up to 300MB or 10 minutes in length. We have upgraded our player to accomodate HD support so it is 16:9. Check out beautiful examples of HD Time Lapse videos by director Ross Ching.

Photobucket introduces visual search powered by Microsoft Silverlight

User Friendly Search Integration Encourages Sharing and Facilitates Image Discovery

San Francisco, Calif. – date, 2009 – Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), the Web’s premier standalone photo and video-sharing site, today launched Photobucket Visual Search, a new and compelling way for users to browse photos and videos on Photobucket. Leveraging Microsoft’s Silverlight technology, Windows Live Services and Photobucket’s Open API platform, Photobucket Visual Search presents search results in an easy-to-browse interface that delivers an enhanced search experience for Photobucket’s more than 80 million users worldwide. 

Spoiler alert: Photobucket users "call" American Idol winner

Last year, David Cook had significantly more searches on Photobucket than David Archuleta.  Our users "called" it.  So we decided to do the same search stats check this year.

And the winner? Adam Lambert. Five times as many searches as Kris Allen.

See Adam Lambert content on Photobucket here.

See Kris Allen content on Photobucket here.

You know we love them both. Actually all of them.

Great ideas for celebrating the end of the school year on Photobucket

The end of the school year is approaching. We have so many great things you can do to remember the school year on Photobucket. Here are some ideas:

Teacher Gifts

• Have your class parents upload their favorite photos from the year to a Group Album on Photobucket
• Gather the photos together into a printed Scrapbook for the teacher. It'll cost less than $40, and it'll be a wonderful gift she or he can keep forever.

Go here to start a Group Album: http://photobucket.com/groupalbums/
Go here to make a Scrapbook: http://photobucket.com/scrapbooks

Photobucket teams up with #1 comedian and radio star Steve Harvey to celebrate Prom season

We love Steve Harvey, the "King" of comedy and fashion. Mr Harvey is known for his impeccable and undeniable style. And he wants to see YOUR style for the Prom!

Asher Roth's official fan photo and video album on Photobucket

Party boy Asher Roth brings his own spin to his official Photobucket fan photo and video albums. New today. For all you Asher Roth fans -- join his album! He'll be checking out all the submissions himself.

See Jesse McCartney's Official Photo Album on Photobucket

Hey, don't miss Jesse's shout on on Photobucket! Jesse McCartney's official group photo and video album is here. Upload your favorite Jesse photos and videos here.

Green Day launches their fan photo and video album on Photobucket

We're excited to welcome Green Day to Photobucket! Enjoy their official fan photo and video album at http://photobucket.com/greendayfan.

Photobucket Reveals the 12 Users Selected for Inclusion in the Official Obama Inaugural Book

Commemorative Book Showcases Inauguration Celebrations; More than 20,000 User-Generated Photos Submitted Online to Photobucket

San Francisco, Calif. – April 27, 2009 – Photobucket (http://photobucket.com), the Web’s premier standalone photo and video-sharing site, today celebrated President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office by announcing the 12 Photobucket users whose photos were selected for inclusion in the Official Barack Obama 2009 Presidential Inaugural Book.  This is the only official book project of the 2009 Inauguration, and was produced with the full support and cooperation of the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee. 
In January, Photobucket, Epicenter Communications and the Presidential Inauguration Committee invited everyday Americans to submit photos of their personal celebrations of President Obama’s Inauguration.  Of the more than 20,000 photos submitted to Photobucket, 12 users were selected to have their photos included in this large-format coffee table book, which is available today at http://obamaphotobook.com.  These amateur, high quality photos will stand proudly alongside images from some of world’s most experienced photographers.

See the 12 Photobucket users who were selected for inclusion in the official Obama inaugural book

In January 2009, Photobucket was selected as the official selected as the online photo destination for the Barack Obama 2009 Presidential Inaugural Book. Photobucket users were invited to submit their photographic experience of the Inauguration to a special Group Album on Photobucket, and thousands did so.

Great new categories in photography this week in Find Stuff

We like the new categories that were added to the photography section on Find Stuff on Photobucket. Shadows, Rain, Nature and more. Some fabulous stuff to step through. Check it out.

Who knew? Pop Tarts are such fun

Photobucket users and their Pop Tarts. Check them out.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone on Photobucket

To see more fun St P's day images, go here: http://photobucket.com/images/st%20patricks%20day/

Lady Gaga comes to Photobucket

All the coolest artists are coming to Photobucket. Last week, we hosted My Chemical Romance's official fan group album. That group album got more uploads in the first day than any we've ever launched! (More even than the Obama Inauguration group albums!)

How many quotes and sayings could there be?

On Photobucket, millions. There are new ones every day. Check out our Quotes and Sayings Group Album. We read them every day! Keep them coming!

My Chemical Romance comes to Photobucket

My Chemical Romance just launched their official Group Album on Photobucket. Upload your fan photos, your concert photos, you in your best MCR t-shirt. They'll be watching the album!

Blur edges -- another cool new feature on Photobucket's image editor

Here are some other cool effects on Photobucket's image editor. Click on Edit Image next to any image in your album and have fun with all the special effects. There are lots of glittery new tricks available.

How to make glitter text on Photobucket's image editor

Sometimes we miss cool improvements on even our most popular features -- I just found a really nice glitter text editor in our Image Editor (powered by FotoFlexer) on Photobucket.

Why do we love these cute, fuzzy animals so?

I don't know. We just do. And there's a whole boatload of them on Photobucket's Find Stuff.