Albertsons Florida Blog
The Albertsons Florida Blog - Celebrating 1 Year on the Web
Although I didn’t join flickr until January 2014, my blog officially launched on December 6, 2013, which I consider my official plunge into retail photography. I didn’t think that many people would care about Albertsons Florida when I first launched, but my thoughts have definitely changed a lot since then, with my website generating over 16,000 hits since launching! While 16,000 hits over a year is nothing compared to what some big name websites and blogs do in days (and in some cases minutes), I’m still really happy. It’s been an interesting year exploring all of these old stores and learning their stories, along with improving my photography skills. There is a big difference between my photos from the beginning and more recently. Flickrwise, most of my photos from the past year have been of the Palm Bay Kmart and its sudden closing, which as of last weekend is still sitting empty. Over on the blog I wrote about my most popular posts of the year, so why not take a look back at my top 5 photos out of the 445 that I’ve uploaded over the past year (well, technically 11 months) on flickr (as of 12/5/14)?
5. A Final Look - Well, Kmart happened to snatch 4 out of the top 5 slots of my most popular flickr photos, with the Palm Bay Kmart taking three of those places. This was the third to last photo I took of the interior of this store, showing some of the clutter and randomness from the last day.
4. …And Good-Bye - This is the last interior photo I took of the Palm Bay Kmart on its final day, showing the ‘Thank You for Shopping Big Kmart’ sign behind the customer service desk, which was plastered with ‘All Sales Final’ and other closing signs. I really liked this photo, as sad as it is.
3. Until the Blue Light Fades Away… - This was a manipulated photo I did of the Palm Bay Kmart store and uploaded the day it closed.
2. Classic Kmart Bag - This was one of the first few photos that I ever uploaded of an old Kmart bag in my collection from the 80’s.
1. Evolution of the Walmart Bag 2.0 – 1995-2014 - This was the only non-Kmart photo to make the top 5. This photo has gotten more views and more favorites (13) than any of my other photos. This photo chronicles every design of the Walmart bag over the last 20 years, edited together into one photo.
While those are the photos flickr considers as my most popular, I have three others I’d like to add as my personal favorites from the last year, which are Kmart has left the Building (10/29/2014 #2), Former Albertsons #4466 – Port St. Lucie, FL (6/7/2014 #12), and Former Kmart Palm Bay, FL (9/29/2014 #2), which came in at #10, #16, and #42 respectively on flickr’s count.
I still have plenty more photos to upload here for a while. I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone’s retail photos over the last year on flickr, and meeting others who share this interest. Feel free to check out my 1 year anniversary post on the blog here, and new store photos this Tuesday here on flickr!
The Albertsons Florida Blog - Celebrating 1 Year on the Web
Although I didn’t join flickr until January 2014, my blog officially launched on December 6, 2013, which I consider my official plunge into retail photography. I didn’t think that many people would care about Albertsons Florida when I first launched, but my thoughts have definitely changed a lot since then, with my website generating over 16,000 hits since launching! While 16,000 hits over a year is nothing compared to what some big name websites and blogs do in days (and in some cases minutes), I’m still really happy. It’s been an interesting year exploring all of these old stores and learning their stories, along with improving my photography skills. There is a big difference between my photos from the beginning and more recently. Flickrwise, most of my photos from the past year have been of the Palm Bay Kmart and its sudden closing, which as of last weekend is still sitting empty. Over on the blog I wrote about my most popular posts of the year, so why not take a look back at my top 5 photos out of the 445 that I’ve uploaded over the past year (well, technically 11 months) on flickr (as of 12/5/14)?
5. A Final Look - Well, Kmart happened to snatch 4 out of the top 5 slots of my most popular flickr photos, with the Palm Bay Kmart taking three of those places. This was the third to last photo I took of the interior of this store, showing some of the clutter and randomness from the last day.
4. …And Good-Bye - This is the last interior photo I took of the Palm Bay Kmart on its final day, showing the ‘Thank You for Shopping Big Kmart’ sign behind the customer service desk, which was plastered with ‘All Sales Final’ and other closing signs. I really liked this photo, as sad as it is.
3. Until the Blue Light Fades Away… - This was a manipulated photo I did of the Palm Bay Kmart store and uploaded the day it closed.
2. Classic Kmart Bag - This was one of the first few photos that I ever uploaded of an old Kmart bag in my collection from the 80’s.
1. Evolution of the Walmart Bag 2.0 – 1995-2014 - This was the only non-Kmart photo to make the top 5. This photo has gotten more views and more favorites (13) than any of my other photos. This photo chronicles every design of the Walmart bag over the last 20 years, edited together into one photo.
While those are the photos flickr considers as my most popular, I have three others I’d like to add as my personal favorites from the last year, which are Kmart has left the Building (10/29/2014 #2), Former Albertsons #4466 – Port St. Lucie, FL (6/7/2014 #12), and Former Kmart Palm Bay, FL (9/29/2014 #2), which came in at #10, #16, and #42 respectively on flickr’s count.
I still have plenty more photos to upload here for a while. I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone’s retail photos over the last year on flickr, and meeting others who share this interest. Feel free to check out my 1 year anniversary post on the blog here, and new store photos this Tuesday here on flickr!