Posting Photos 101 (Revised)

What is one of the first things you did when you brought that shiny new Jeep home? You took a picture of it right? Maybe not everybody, but most do. So you want to show off that new ride here in the JeepPatriot.com forum but don't really know quite how. This is understandable because there is a vast amount of great info to read here. Basically, there are two ways to display your photos. One is to use the Gallery feature of the forum, and the other is to post the photo in the messages you create. I'll describe the Gallery method first followed by the Message method.

Gallery Method:
First, there is a great photo section on this forum available to everyone called the Gallery. To get to it just click the link in the dark grey line (circled in red),
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-1.jpg
or follow this link:http://www.jeeppatriot.com/gallery/ to get to it. Photos placed in the Gallery can be of .jpg, .jpeg, or .png file types and cannot be larger than 250K in size.

Once in the Gallery, in order to upload photos of your new ride you must click on the Upload Photos menu item (circled in red):
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-2.jpg
or use this link to get there from here: http://www.jeeppatriot.com/gallery/uploadphoto.php

Once you are in the Upload Photo screen below,
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-3.jpg

select a category from the JeepPatriot Members Galleries dropdown (circled in red):
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-4.jpg

Once a category has been selected, then click the Browse button, (circled in red) above, to locate the photo you want to upload. You will need to locate the photo on your computer to select it for uploading.

You should take a moment to enter a title for the photo, any keywords to help others find your photo, and a brief description about the photo. You can also select to get notified via email when someone enters a comment about your photo. When you are ready, click the Upload/Submit button, (circled in red).
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-5.jpg


Message Method:
Now all this is great, but you still want to show off that photo in a message, similar to how I placed these screen shots in this message. Here's some tips on how to do this. First, I store most of my photos offsite on the website called PhotoBucket.com. If you choose to store the photos here in the Gallery, please consider resizing the photo to save space. One method to do this is to resize your photo with a photo editor or graphics utility. One of the most useful add on utilities I have downloaded from Microsoft, is a application called Image Resizer. It is a part of the Windows XP PowerToys utilities that are free from Microsoft.

If your OS is Windows XP, visit the following link to download and install the Microsoft PowerToy call Image Resizer. Very slick image utility that allows your to resize any image. Just right click the file and select Resize Picture. It leaves the original file unchanged. Here's that link:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx.

There is not a Vista version of the XP PowerToys, however, you can download another image resizer called QuickResizer at: http://www.ivertech.com/quickResizer/default.aspx.

Another way to reduce the size of a photo is to crop the photo to show only what really needs to help explain what you are posting about.

So you know how and where to submit a photo. From where you stored your photo, display it and then right click the image and select "Copy Image Location". This places the image's URL onto your clipboard. In the message where you want to display the image, in the Advanced message editor, click the "Insert Image" icon (circled in red):
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-6.jpg
which pops up this box:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l186/wadefallin/Gallery-7.jpg
Paste the contents of the clipboard into the URL line and click the OK button. I just press the CTRL-V keys to do this.

That's pretty much it... I know this is very long and can be confusing to some. If you have any questions, please send me a PM and I'll do my best to answer your question.

lol, rather ironic that the posting pics 101 thread has a bunch of red "x"s :wow: lol

lol, rather ironic that the posting pics 101 thread has a bunch of red "x"s :wow: lol

Thanks for pointing that out. I have fixed the links. Please let me know how the photos look now...

This was caused by the photos being moved on the original site. I have since placed the fies on PhotoBucket.com.

I've been trying to figure out the gallery for 2 weeks now. I'm logged in and the only options I see up in the green bar is: HOME SEARCH and REGISTER. Figuring I may have to create a separate login for the gallery, I click the register, and it pops up that I already have an account. Granted, I back down at this point because I'm not going to reset my password.

To be safe, I've tried a different browser and a different PC only to get the same results. So, is the gallery locked or closed at this point? Or does it require special permissions to post to?

I've been trying to figure out the gallery for 2 weeks now. I'm logged in and the only options I see up in the green bar is: HOME SEARCH and REGISTER. Figuring I may have to create a separate login for the gallery, I click the register, and it pops up that I already have an account. Granted, I back down at this point because I'm not going to reset my password.

To be safe, I've tried a different browser and a different PC only to get the same results. So, is the gallery locked or closed at this point? Or does it require special permissions to post to?

I don't sem to have the same display you are describing, so I have sent a PM to Gaze in hopes he can let me know how to advise you. I seem to remember I too had to post some number of messages before I was able to post to the Gallery. Not real sure what that number was (maybe 50) or even if it was at this forum.

I'll get back to you when I hear back from Gaze.

I'm up to 100 and I still can't get in to the gallery. Any word from Gaze?

JC, I realize this may sound redundent, but bear with me here.
Try to actually "log OUT" (but not leave the website!) and then log back in again. Make sure you are logged too. (see your name and last visited times?)
From there, try hitting the Gallery button again and see if the options change that you have been limited to so far.
Good luck. I hope you can get this resolved so you can post pics like crazy!:D

No effect. What's weird is where there should be options, it only has REGISTER showing up like the data base between the forums and the gallery are not talking to each other, but if I click on the REGISTER link, the database says I'm already registered, then asks for a password reset.

No effect. What's weird is where there should be options, it only has REGISTER showing up like the data base between the forums and the gallery are not talking to each other, but if I click on the REGISTER link, the database says I'm already registered, then asks for a password reset.


Sheesh..now I feel like I wasted your time, JC. Sorry 'bout that! I was hoping that might clear something up.
Time to throw it at Gaze (like everyone already said but I was too stubborn to concede to)!

Gaze?

Anyone?

Bueller?

Bueller??

Nah, it was worth a shot. I did get in touch with Gaze, and he's looking in to it. He didn't seem too sure what was going on either.

Same thing going on here too. I'll be waiting for the reply from Gaze.

Same thing going on here too. I'll be waiting for the reply from Gaze.

Same here as well. Clicking on the upload link gives me" Sorry, you don't have permission to upload photos."

There's an obvious issue with the gallery that we're attempting to resolve... for now your best bet is to use an external photo host if you need to.

Sorry for the hold up!

Try again, guys... I just gave it a whirl and it works fine for me today. Maybe our photo hosting service was down.

No change for me.

are you using Internet Explorer or another browser?

Just tried again. Same - only options are "Home", Search", and "Register". Using Internet Explorer.

I'm at a total loss then... It seems to be working fine for me now.
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=963&cat=500

We'll have to wait until DMAG visits again. Unfortunately I don't have the abilities to adjust the settings on our photo host. I've been trying to get ahold of DMAG for a while now with no success.

It's giving me the proper headings here, as of 3:25pm today. I didn't bother actually trying to upload any pics because I have nothing to add, but at least the capability is there as I have the proper options on my toolbar (including upload photos, etc).
And I am using I.E. for my browser, for the record.

Good luck guys. I know how frustrating it can be.

Nadda on my end. I still can't get in on either Firefox or IE on either of my home computers.

I clicked on the link to upload my pics and it says i dont have permission? Can some one email me and let me know how to do this.

I clicked on the link to upload my pics and it says i dont have permission? Can some one email me and let me know how to do this.

The Photo Gallery will be reloaded in a day or two to correct some problems. Because of that, any photos placed there may not be there after the reload. Please give us a few days to sort things out with it and then, hopefully, you shouldn't have any problems uploading. An announcement will be made when it is back up and functioning.

How do you decide on who to vote for for the Patriot of the Month. Based on there photos? Because I cant get into a lot of them.