For anyone who would like to know more about how to post pictures on the worldwide web, here's the deal: The, 'Browse Button' found on most websites, simply, allows a user to search through his own computer's photo files in order to select an appropriate picture to, 'attach' to a post. With many members, an on-line forum is able to log and retain their computer's, 'IP' address; consequently, any photo, 'browsed' into a post will continue to be displayed from day-to-day. However this is not always true! There are a number of reasons, 'Why' a forum may suddenly, 'lose' a posted photo.
Before you are able to post a photo, you need to, first, download that photo into your computer. Transferring photos from a floppy disk or CD is the easiest way to accomplish this. However, do NOT store photos in Windows XP's, 'My Photos' directory UNLESS you want to, also, use them as wallpaper. Set up a new directory inside your own Windows account. On my notebook computer the separate photo directories are, c:\desktop\my computer\local disk (c)\documents and settings\arc angel\photo collection\*.* … . I store the photos I want to use in one of these picture subdirectories.
A problem may arise in keeping pictures posted for an extended period of time. One of the main reasons posted photos are, 'lost' is because your IP (Internet Provider) address may change every time you log onto the internet; consequently, any photo(s) that you post, today, will show today; but may NOT be displayed, again, after you log on and off a few times.
This is, 'Why' you should use a third-party picture host for anything you want other people to see, again and again, on the internet. There is, another, darker reason for using a third-party picture host: If you give a website - any website - access to your photo files; well, there are programs out there that have the ability to keep right on going once they're inside your computer. An attachment is, after all, a 24-hour open door into your computer's innermost sanctum.
For all of these reasons it is always better to use an outside photo hosting site. This, 'IP' address (Not quite the same thing as an, 'ISP'.) never changes; and, unless there's a storage time limit, your posted photo(s) will remain with the post(s). (Personally, I like to, 'clean house' on my posted photos every 90 days - or so.)
Here's some more information that may help to explain things, better:
http://consumer.net/IPpaper.asp
Because most (but not all) 35mm camera photos are too large to post attractively, most of your stored personal photos will need to be reduced in size. I have found it easy and convenient to upload the photo(s) I intend to post into an on-line photo editor. So far, my favorite photo editor is, http://www.myimager.com/ It is, 'intuitive' and simple to use.
The two most popular (and attractive) reduction sizes are, either, 60% or 70%. After you reduce a photo it will, first, be saved to the editor; you will need to, also, save it back to your own computer. When you do this change the photo's name from: 'myphoto#1.JPEG' to, 'myphoto#1R6.JPEG'. The new name reflects a reduction in size (R) by either 60 (6) or 70 (7) percent.
Download the new reduced photo into your working, on-line photo directory. On my notebook that would be the: 'c:\desktop\my computer\local disk (c)\documents and settings\arc angel\photo collection\on-line photos' directory. Now you are ready to select an on-line, 'Photo Host' website with a permanent web address in which to store your on-line photos for others to view over the internet. Once you've given your photos a PERMANENT INTERNET ADDRESS, you will be able to display them for others to see for extended periods of time in spite of: network ambiguities, dial-up service changes, a new internet provider, an automatically reassigned IP address, and internal file transfers or name changes.
I am presently using 2 third-party photo hosts. The first is, http://www.villagephotos.com I use their free program; but this is an excellent photo hosting site; and I may decide to upgrade to the $4.00 a month plan.
The other third-party photo host is, http://www.photobucket.com . This site is completely free, and offers automatic size reduction. This program is, a little, buggy; and it doesn't, always, run correctly; but it seems to be improving over time; it does work; and it's free.
:wink:
Before you are able to post a photo, you need to, first, download that photo into your computer. Transferring photos from a floppy disk or CD is the easiest way to accomplish this. However, do NOT store photos in Windows XP's, 'My Photos' directory UNLESS you want to, also, use them as wallpaper. Set up a new directory inside your own Windows account. On my notebook computer the separate photo directories are, c:\desktop\my computer\local disk (c)\documents and settings\arc angel\photo collection\*.* … . I store the photos I want to use in one of these picture subdirectories.
A problem may arise in keeping pictures posted for an extended period of time. One of the main reasons posted photos are, 'lost' is because your IP (Internet Provider) address may change every time you log onto the internet; consequently, any photo(s) that you post, today, will show today; but may NOT be displayed, again, after you log on and off a few times.
This is, 'Why' you should use a third-party picture host for anything you want other people to see, again and again, on the internet. There is, another, darker reason for using a third-party picture host: If you give a website - any website - access to your photo files; well, there are programs out there that have the ability to keep right on going once they're inside your computer. An attachment is, after all, a 24-hour open door into your computer's innermost sanctum.
For all of these reasons it is always better to use an outside photo hosting site. This, 'IP' address (Not quite the same thing as an, 'ISP'.) never changes; and, unless there's a storage time limit, your posted photo(s) will remain with the post(s). (Personally, I like to, 'clean house' on my posted photos every 90 days - or so.)
Here's some more information that may help to explain things, better:
http://consumer.net/IPpaper.asp
Because most (but not all) 35mm camera photos are too large to post attractively, most of your stored personal photos will need to be reduced in size. I have found it easy and convenient to upload the photo(s) I intend to post into an on-line photo editor. So far, my favorite photo editor is, http://www.myimager.com/ It is, 'intuitive' and simple to use.
The two most popular (and attractive) reduction sizes are, either, 60% or 70%. After you reduce a photo it will, first, be saved to the editor; you will need to, also, save it back to your own computer. When you do this change the photo's name from: 'myphoto#1.JPEG' to, 'myphoto#1R6.JPEG'. The new name reflects a reduction in size (R) by either 60 (6) or 70 (7) percent.
Download the new reduced photo into your working, on-line photo directory. On my notebook that would be the: 'c:\desktop\my computer\local disk (c)\documents and settings\arc angel\photo collection\on-line photos' directory. Now you are ready to select an on-line, 'Photo Host' website with a permanent web address in which to store your on-line photos for others to view over the internet. Once you've given your photos a PERMANENT INTERNET ADDRESS, you will be able to display them for others to see for extended periods of time in spite of: network ambiguities, dial-up service changes, a new internet provider, an automatically reassigned IP address, and internal file transfers or name changes.
I am presently using 2 third-party photo hosts. The first is, http://www.villagephotos.com I use their free program; but this is an excellent photo hosting site; and I may decide to upgrade to the $4.00 a month plan.
The other third-party photo host is, http://www.photobucket.com . This site is completely free, and offers automatic size reduction. This program is, a little, buggy; and it doesn't, always, run correctly; but it seems to be improving over time; it does work; and it's free.
:wink: