Photo sizes for web pages
When taking photos most cameras have different file sizes to choose from. I have always said that the best size of photo to take with your camera is the largest format that it allows and to have extra media disks as back up. This way you can always resize the photo in your editing software to the final print size needed. Always remember you can shrink a photo without loosing quality but you cannot enlarge it past the original format it was taken in.
When editing your photos determine what you are going to use it for. Save the edited photo under a different file name so that you still have the original to use again. If it is going onto the web then it is recommended that you downsize it to the exact size it will be when published. Or use thumbnails. This will aid in speed of download for your site and will help to deter possible theft. You may also want to watermark you image, most editing programs offer this feature. Just remember the copyright laws. You cannot watermark an image that is not legally yours without the owner’s written consent.
With web images keep in mind that not everyone’s computer and monitor settings are the same as yours. Keep you images small but still viewable. The max size for speedy downloads of an image is 12K. Yes there are still people out there with dial up service. This size includes all images, animated, movies, etc.
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