Photos: from Camera to Blog Post

June 2, 2012 by • 13 Comments

I’ve been asked to share my process | Photos: from Camera to Blog Post!  How I resize, upload, and save my photographs for my blog.  And the other big question, do I pay for my storage!?!  Below you’ll find my “system.”  It works for me, but as with most things in life, there are lots of ways to go about getting the same results!
1. Download all photos into iPhoto and then crop out any “yuck” parts of the
photos I want to post.  I don’t “edit” it in iPhoto. Why!?!?
I’ll tell you in a minute, but first, see below how I export my blog photos
to my computer desktop with a ‘Medium’ size and ‘Maximum’ quality!

2. Okay, now for the reason I don’t edit in iPhoto…because I totally love picMonkey!
I’ve shared with you how I watermark and title my photos.  When I’ve complete
that, I save my photographs right back to my desktop, replacing the previous
photograph.  And for SEO reasons, I save my photograph with an “official”
photo name that relates to my blog post title, so it will pull up in image searches!
3. Seems like a hassle, but I do this all in bulk for all the post
photographs and it goes real quickly.  The next step is open
Picasa Web Albums.  I organize my pictures by monthly Albums.
Yep, in the picture below I’m saving this picture from my Pudding
Plants post in June 2012…I know I’m killing you with my creativity.
4.  Next, I create a post.  See my picture below…if you ever want
to see the “size” of your picture you can click on the HTML link on your post…
5.  When you click on the HTML coding, you’ll see the following coding.
See the highlighted portion?!  That’s my picture information!  This
particular photo has a height= 424 and width= 640.  I can use a
calculator and adjust the height and width as long as I don’t change
the proportion.  To do this, multiply the  current height by your desired width,
then divide that number by the current width…the answer is your desired height.
6. Enough math!?!  There’s an easier way to change your photo size!
Click on your picture and you’ll see some options…choose extra
large if your blog format will allow for that size of a photo.  If not,

choose the large possible size of photo that your format will allow.

DIY, Craft, Recipe and Decor blogs…One of the photos are
important to readers!  Large, beautiful pictures make readers feel like
they’re browsing a magazine…what’s your “system”…any tips to share?!
Oh, and do I pay for extra storage?!?! I don’t…
ever since I signed up for Google+ my account
has registered that I have unlimited space!
{see the details below…works for me}
 Picasa

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Comments

13 Responses to “Photos: from Camera to Blog Post”
  1. Lindsay says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:25 am

    This is awesome information! Thank you so much for breaking it down for the rest of us! I actually really needed this!

    Reply
  2. Holly @ abakershouse.com says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:58 am

    Great info, thanks! May I ask a completely basic question…how do you make a screen print as you have done in this post a number of times? I don’t know how to take a “photo” or copy of my screen in order to display it in a blog post as you have done so nicely. Thanks!

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  3. Back for Seconds says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:24 am

    I haven’t been good at commenting lately, but I have been reading! I truly enjoy reading your blog. You always give such useful tips, creative ideas, and helpful info. Thank you, Aimee!

    Reply
  4. Tricia says:
    June 2, 2012 at 3:27 am

    This is great, Aimee! Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!!!

    Reply
  5. SWEET YARNS says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks for this tutorial.

    Reply
  6. SWEET YARNS says:
    June 2, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Thanks for this tutorial.

    Reply
  7. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says:
    June 3, 2012 at 12:42 am

    Super tips and tutes Aimee!! ;)

    Reply
  8. Kim @ Savvy Southern Style says:
    June 3, 2012 at 1:13 am

    Wow,when you use picmonkey yours says Russel. I was wondering whose would say that. I am only the middle one.

    Reply
  9. Kelley @ Miss Information says:
    June 3, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    This is great and I never thought about how I name my pics but I for sure will now!

    Reply
  10. Kristin says:
    June 6, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Thanks so much for the info =)

    Reply
  11. ARod says:
    June 7, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    this might be a dum question but how do you do it in bulk??”I do this all in bulk for all the post
    photographs and it goes real quickly”

    Reply
  12. The Pretty Pinhead says:
    June 23, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    I’ll have to check out PicMonkey. I was using Picnik- but picnik is no longer :(

    I found your blog from the Six Sisters’ Stuff blog hop. New Follower :)

    Visit The Pretty Pinhead and enter my giveaway!

    Reply

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