Remember first that photographs (and other graphics) are protected by copyright. Don't steal art from others.
You may use:
- Original Photos You Have Taken
- Photos Made by Friends (with permission)
- Photos from morguefile (nice to list a credit at the bottom of the post)
- Photos from stock.xchng (do note that the photos at the top are "premium" and involve a cost while the ones below are free)
- "Commons" Photos (Be careful though, because some people upload shots to Commons which are not in the public domain.)
Don't steal materials online (including photographs) and end up in a law suit like a young blogger from North Carolina.
How to Upload a Photo
Edit Your Photo First If Necessary:
Have your photo in a format where you can upload. I typically save pictures as JPEG files after I edit them in PhotoShop Elements which is a fairly inexpensive photo editing software package.
Another option (which is free) is Picnik. The students on the college newspaper use Picnik for the photos for the newspaper and find it easy to work with.
For online photos:
1. Right click on the copyright clear photo that you'd like to copy.
2. Press "Save Picture As."
3. Add a new name for the photo including good search word terms (SEO).
4. Save to a thumb drive or the computer. (I usually save online photos to the desk top and then delete after I upload.)
Then:
5. Sign in to Blogger.
6. Open a new post (or an old post to edit).
7. Put the cursor in the edit field.
8. Press the photo icon (and a pop up editing box appears). I prefer to be in HTML edit mode rather than compose when doing photos.
9. There are options for different sizes and for placement (right or left etc).
10. Press browse to find your photo (after clicking the photo icon on the Blogger toolbar).
11. Double click the photo. You will see the information in the field box.
12. Press upload at the bottom of the pop up photo edit box.
13. Save your work (Publish Post at bottom - orange button).
14. Go back and make sure that your post is visually appealing and that all elements are there.
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