Vistoso Hiking Club
How to Publish Your
Photos on this Site
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New club-related photos are always welcomed at our website.  To submit your photos, for
web publication, please follow these guidelines.  (If you get lost in these details, just hand
a photo disk to the webmaster.)

    •        Photos should be of general interest.  (See Appendix A.)
    •        Photos should be in a digital format
    o        That is, in the form of a file whose name ends with .jpg
    •        Send that file to the webmaster, as an attachment
    o        If you are not familiar with attachments, see Appendix B.
    o        Do not embed the photos into an e-mail message or WORD document
    o        Your webmaster’s address is paul1meier@msn.com
    o        If you are sending several photos, group them together in a folder, then  
    attach the folder
  •        Otherwise attach each photo, one by one


                                                      APPENDIX A
                               Suggestions for selecting photos for publication

The website has limited storage space, so be critical about choosing the few photos that
you would like to publish.  Ask yourself these questions:

    •        Is the photo of general interest to club members?
    o        Are two or more photos almost identical?
  •  If so, please send only the best one
    •        Is the photo properly exposed (not too dark or too light)?
    o       Exposure problems can be fixed, with a photo program such as Picture It!
            A photo program probably came with your digital camera or PC
    •        If the picture contains hikers, can you see their faces?
    o        Too many photos are taken from the rear of the hike
    o        Alert the subjects that they are about to be photographed, and give them
    time to smile
    o        Get the Guide’s permission to hike slightly ahead of the pack
            Wait for the hikers to get near, then snap the picture
    •        Have you included at least one picture of the terrain?
    o        Some web postings show only hikers, even though the hike was held in a
    scenic area.



                                                      APPENDIX B
                                                      Attaching Files

To attach a photo file to your e-mail, follow these steps:
    •        Start writing a new e-mail
    o        Open your message folder
    o        Click on “Write Message” (or something similar)
    o        Fill in the required info:
            To: paul1meier@msn.com
            Subject: (Not required, but helpful to the addressee)
            Text:  Tell the webmaster what you will send, via an attachment
    o        Click on “Attach File” (or something similar).
            A window will open, showing a location (directory) on your C: drive
    •        If you see the directory, where the photos are located, click on it.  (For
    example, My Pictures)
    •        If you do not see the correct directory, click on the down arrow in “Look In”.  
    Click on the correct directory.
            Select the picture file or folder
    •        For example, a folder “Hike on 3-12-08”
    •        Or a photo “IMG98743.jpg"
            Double click on that file or folder
    •        You should now be returned to the message you are writing
    •        Click again on “Attach File” to add another photo
    •        Check your message, to be sure that it has an attachment with the
    correct file name(s)
  • Send your message.