Posting/sizing question

[D3Lifer]

I just bought a Sony digital SLR camera, and for the most part love the pics I'm getting. I've still got a lot to learn about using it though. One thing that is frustrating is that the file sizes (@3.0+MB) are way too big to post here. If I resize by cropping, I'm left with just a small fragment of the photo. Am I missing something here? Is there a way to resize my photos without losing desired content? Thanks, Frank

 

[Kit Fox]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (D3Lifer @ Jan 17 2009, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I just bought a Sony digital SLR camera, and for the most part love the pics I'm getting. I've still got a lot to learn about using it though. One thing that is frustrating is that the file sizes (@3.0+MB) are way too big to post here. If I resize by cropping, I'm left with just a small fragment of the photo. Am I missing something here? Is there a way to resize my photos without losing desired content? Thanks, Frank[/b]

Cropping is the wrong way to reduce the size of images. This might seem like an exspensive route to take, but i'll explain it anyway. I reduce the size of my images using Photoshop. I use their "save for web" function which digitally compresses the images which reduces the total file size.

If you are looking for an affordable alternative to Photoshop, consider Photoshop Elements.

A free alternative is Picasa by Google.

 

[Hideandwatch]

Hey Frank congrats on the new camera! The way I do it, and it may be the wrong way...I use Photobucket as a web host and then just use the link from Photobucket to post them here. My files seem to be reduced automaticaly when I upload them to Photobucket. Only crop if you want to get rid of a fragment of the image.

Here's the link to Photobucket, there are several other hosting sites but I use this one. good luck with the new camera, looking forward to see your shots.

http://photobucket.com/

 

[D3Lifer]

Thanks for the advice guys. I've joined photobucket. I'll try moving something here with a new topic.