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Title: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: John Scifres on June 04, 2012, 04:12:00 PM
Perhaps this can help someone.  It humbled me a bit as I am not exactly inexperienced when it comes to posting pictures.

For years, I have been taking full resolution, 10 mp digital photos and then editing them to fit the Trad Gang parameters and minimizing file size/bandwith.  Yesterday I re-learned that if I take VGA resolution photos, they will automatically be 640 pixels wide and only 100 kb or so.  No editing required.  Doh!

So check your image size setting on your camera.  Don't forget to change it back if you are taking photos for printing though.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: Rob W. on June 04, 2012, 04:23:00 PM
I let photobucket shrink them at the point of upload. Then you don't have to worry bout camera settings.


Rob
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: Bjorn on June 04, 2012, 04:53:00 PM
I leave it to photobucket as well. My phone may not have settings   :dunno:
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: straitera on June 04, 2012, 08:11:00 PM
Using the online photo warehouse to post pix here at TG tripped me up more than once. Lee at Keepitsimple Archery walked me through Imgur.com. I owe him for that.

Thanks for the tips.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: limbolt on June 04, 2012, 09:10:00 PM
Posted my first pic's today using Imgur.com and they came out OK,but I did have to resize.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: Pat B on June 04, 2012, 10:55:00 PM
John, I figured that out a few years ago when I couldn't get clear pics by editing them. I think I found it by accident. Shortly after I signed up with Photobucket and haven't had to use it since. I believe my camera is still set up on the lowest resolution.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: Raging Water on June 04, 2012, 11:30:00 PM
John,

There is a setting on the bulk upload where you can tell Photobucket what size to to upload. You don't have to take low res photos. Photo bucket can resize them for you.

But, if you have troubles, let me know. I will post for you.

Matt
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: ishoot4thrills on June 05, 2012, 06:22:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Rob W.:
I let photobucket shrink them at the point of upload. Then you don't have to worry bout camera settings.


Rob
Same here. It's automatically re-sized when uploaded to a preset size.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: misfire on June 05, 2012, 06:42:00 AM
Thanks John, I'll try that out.
Title: Re: Confessions of a TradGang Picture Poster
Post by: John Scifres on June 08, 2012, 11:47:00 AM
I post on my personal site so I don't have the resizing option.  Wish I did  :(