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Posting photos in photo forum threads

Many new photography forum participants don’t know how to post, or embed, an image within a forum message. The process is quite simple and the method is the same for most forums. The image must first be uploaded to a server such as at an online photo hosting site.

To post an image, use its full URL

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Go to the image at a hosting service, right click it and open the Properties menus.

Next, highlight the full address (URL), copy the URL and then paste it into the subject area in a forum post. For the image to appear, you MUST include the .jpg extension.

Generally, you should get the URL from the image itself, not the address bar of a browser.

For example, below is the full URL to a thumbnail photo in the Digicamhelp Photo Galleries. One space has been added after the http: so you can see the how the text is supposed to appear (you wouldn’t normally add a space).

http: //www.digicamhelp.com/gallery/thumbs/256-graceful-goose.jpg

Graceful gooseWhen the correct URL is posted in a thread, the image will appear.

This method is the most commonly used in photography forums, but not all forums use it. Some require code placed around the URL for the image such as: [img] URL [/image]

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18 Comments (add »)

  • On 15 June 2009 at 7:35 am janiceenberg said:

    Hey All, it’s always nice to meet new people..Just wanted to introduce my self as new comer into the forum and for you all please feel free to ad me to your buddy list

  • On 4 October 2009 at 7:25 pm exhaccerada said:

    Hi everybody, I’m new here. Thanks for being a part of this community. Cheers.

  • On 4 October 2009 at 8:11 pm Gail Bjork said:

    Hi and Hey, too! Welcome. Hope you find the information at Digicamhelp helpful. If you have questions, please feel free to post them in our Q&A Forum!

  • On 8 November 2009 at 5:04 am Rubby said:

    i’ve searched everywhere for instructions on how to do this…..THIS WAS PERFECT AND CLEAR! great JOB!!

  • On 9 November 2009 at 10:33 am Nonveshonee said:

    What’s up everyone, I’m new to the forum and just wanted to say hey. Hopefully I posted this in the right section!

  • On 10 December 2009 at 11:42 am IrisBallweg said:

    Halo,

    I am new here and have a quick question:

    A good friend of my so son’s teacher recommended this forum to me to advertise my sought after xRumer services.

    Where would I post my ad without spamming this forum?

    Regards,

    Iris

  • On 10 December 2009 at 2:41 pm Gail Bjork said:

    I recommend you look for advertising space in forums that cater to webmasters.

  • On 22 July 2010 at 10:15 pm Remote spy said:

    Wow, that’s really useful information, thx for sharing. :)

  • On 28 July 2010 at 11:18 am DiggerMan said:

    Thank you, this was <b>enlightening</b>! :)

  • On 26 August 2010 at 8:46 pm hi said:

    THAT WAS HELPFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS :D

  • On 19 April 2011 at 11:24 pm jacob said:

    thanks but i want to put my own picture onto a forum not, for example, ones off google images.

  • On 20 April 2011 at 6:28 am Gail Bjork said:

    jacob, some forums let you upload images directly to their servers. If not, you’ll have to upload your photos somewhere and imbed them into a forum post. You can use one of the many free photo hosting services such as Picasa Web Albums or Flickr. Here is a listing of some of the popular photo hosting sites.

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  • On 19 July 2011 at 7:27 am aksoraji said:

    very very useful!

  • On 27 July 2011 at 4:19 am AliG said:

    Hi, is it possible to use Facebook for this purpose too?
    Thanks

  • On 28 July 2011 at 2:32 pm Gail Bjork said:

    AliG, yes. Make sure you get the full URL to the location of the image. It must included the .jpg extent ion.

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