Using images

 

Yachts in San Sebastian bay. Summer 2007

(That’s me at the helm - not blogging, just breathing)

 

Just briefly, here is the FAQ from Wordpress about using images. Because I did say I would blog it. So I did. So there.

Use lots of images. Photos, cartoons, illustrations. They make a blog easier to engage with. Collect them online, find them on flickr, take photos, copy them from other sites, make them link to where they came from or what they are about, make your own!

If you want to edit photos (to change size, optimize for quick display on screen, etc) use your own software (eg. iPhoto) or try FastStone (PC only at this stage). Mac or PC users could try GIMP. Both are free.

I’ll post about slideshows, embedding videos, podcasts, music and other audio visual content soon.

Warning: Editing images can get pretty geeky and technical, so go gently. The easiest way to get images working for you in the early stages might just be to right-click and save the interesting, relevant ones you find on the internet, especially if they are already sized right to fit your blog’s template and if they load fast. Then just upload them to your blog following the wordpress instructions above.

Technical Note

The image above was taken with a mobile phone camera (Nokia N70). It has been stored in iPhoto and exported as a jpeg, reduced in size to 250 x 333 pixels.

I chose a mobile with the best camera I could afford at the time, so I’ld  always have something handy. Was thinking of getting a new Nikon D70s Digital SLR with a big fat 18-200mm lense at the time, but gee whiz, I just don’t think it would have gotten quite so much use.

Incidentally, I have worked professionally as an events, travel and portrait photographer on and off over the years. My folio is here. I am interested in hearing from folk who have projects they would like me to work on… with proper cameras.