How to post a picture

[lagunamiata]

Since there've been questions on posting pictures, I thought I'd write up the instructions...

1. Host the picture you want to upload somewhere.
Some places to host:
www.fotki.com/
www.imageshack.us/

2. Once the photo is uploaded, get the link to the photo.
At Fotki, click on the "Share Photo" button, then click on "More sharing options" and choose the direct link to photo.
It'll look like this:
images15.fotki.com/v264/photos/7/71028/3107850/na6ce-vi.gif
At ImageShack, choose either the direct link to image or hotlink for forums.
Direct link looks like this:
img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif

3. Click the 4th button on the second row in the forum, its the Insert Image button.
This will place code that looks like [ img ][ /img ] - but without the spaces.

4. Paste your link from above BETWEEN the ][
It'll look like this, without the spaces:
[ img ]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif[ /img ]
If you have the Hotlink for forums from ImageShack, just paste that into the post. Again, no spaces in the real link.
[ URL=http://imageshack.us ][ IMG ]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif[ /IMG ][ /URL ]

Now you should be able to see the image!
From Fotki -

ImageShack -


Now, about the Avatar... make sure your image fits the size allowed by the forum, 100 x 100. If you need help resizing, feel free to e-mail it to me.
Now, upload it and then get the direct link to the image and paste that into the Avatar on your profile.

Questions? Let me know!

[C4Shane]

Thanks LM - that will help out a lot of folks!!! more Karma for ya!

[lagunamiata]

Woo-hoo! Up to 8!!

[ROADBOY]

Yes sir, mighty helpfull

[prancingdawg]

lagunamiata said:

Since there've been questions on posting pictures, I thought I'd write up the instructions...

1. Host the picture you want to upload somewhere.
Some places to host:
www.fotki.com/
www.imageshack.us/

2. Once the photo is uploaded, get the link to the photo.
At Fotki, click on the "Share Photo" button, then click on "More sharing options" and choose the direct link to photo.
It'll look like this:
images15.fotki.com/v264/photos/7/71028/3107850/na6ce-vi.gif
At ImageShack, choose either the direct link to image or hotlink for forums.
Direct link looks like this:
img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif

3. Click the 4th button on the second row in the forum, its the Insert Image button.
This will place code that looks like [ img ][ /img ] - but without the spaces.

4. Paste your link from above BETWEEN the ][
It'll look like this, without the spaces:
[ img ]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif[ /img ]
If you have the Hotlink for forums from ImageShack, just paste that into the post. Again, no spaces in the real link.
[ URL=http://imageshack.us ][ IMG ]http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9677/na6cevi0ai.gif[ /IMG ][ /URL ]

Now you should be able to see the image!
From Fotki -

ImageShack -


Now, about the Avatar... make sure your image fits the size allowed by the forum, 100 x 100. If you need help resizing, feel free to e-mail it to me.
Now, upload it and then get the direct link to the image and paste that into the Avatar on your profile.

Questions? Let me know!

Yeah, do you have the premium fotki account or the cheapo free one ?


Pdawg

[ROADBOY]

I'm sure LM will answer for himself but, I believe he has the premium account.

I had the free cheap-o. With the free account you get pic hosting but the links to each pic changes every day. So, after about a day the pic in the forum doesn't show up and you get the little red x. You have to then set up the link to the pic again and again and again and again and again, well you get the picture.

[lagunamiata]

Bump!

[gigi]

Thanks, I may give it a try but i am usually a technical idiot!

[lagunamiata]

Ah, technologically challenged! That's ok, many on here are too!

[gigi]

I guess I'm goning to have to give in and get one of those digital cameras.

[jbyrd]

Yes. We like it when wemenz give in. ;D

[soloracer]

Would love to post pics, but always go to sleep halfway thru the process. Dunno about evryone else but my PREMIUM ROADRUNNER acts like dial up, only slower. IMHO roadrunner got hammered ,finally, by Wiley.
But then i live in Salisbury, NC .
Things are sooooooooooo slow here that we got Saturday Nite Live sunday at noon monday.
James

[prancingdawg]

*rolls on floor laughing til snot comes out his nose*

[damnyankee]

gigi said:

I guess I'm goning to have to give in and get one of those digital cameras.

Send your digital pics to my, I will get them posted. ;D

[lagunamiata]

soloracer said:

Would love to post pics, but always go to sleep halfway thru the process. Dunno about evryone else but my PREMIUM ROADRUNNER acts like dial up, only slower. IMHO roadrunner got hammered ,finally, by Wiley.
But then i live in Salisbury, NC .
Things are sooooooooooo slow here that we got Saturday Nite Live sunday at noon monday.
James

Well it IS Salisbury!!! Things happen ssllloooowwweeeerrrrrr up there.

[soloracer]

So, LM, how was your trip up here this week? Really i was shocked that your services were needed. Someone in Salisbury has a computer that has more than 35 bits of memory?
Next time you come up pm me.
Jeannie and I would be glad to meet you for lunch. Or dinner.
James

[lagunamiata]

Bump

[trickbrick]

I can post a picture, but how do I make it smaller? (See sig... UGH!)

[trickbrick]

OK I think I made it smaller, just resized it in my photo program. It's better but still not great.